Fit-for-Purpose Land Administration from Theory to Practice: Three Demonstrative Case Studies of Local Land Administration Initiatives in Africa

Uchendu Eugene Chigbu, Tobias Bendzko, Menare Royal Mabakeng, Elias Danyi Kuusaana and Derek Osei Tutu
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Uchendu Eugene Chigbu: Department of Land and Property Sciences, Faculty of Natural Resources and Spatial Sciences, Namibia University of Science and Technology, Windhoek 9000, Namibia
Tobias Bendzko: Chair of Land Management, Faculty of Aerospace and Geodesy, Technical University of Munich (TUM), 80333 Munich, Germany
Menare Royal Mabakeng: Department of Land and Property Sciences, Faculty of Natural Resources and Spatial Sciences, Namibia University of Science and Technology, Windhoek 9000, Namibia
Elias Danyi Kuusaana: Department of Real Estate and Land Management, SD Dombo University of Business and Integrated Development Studies, Wa, Ghana
Derek Osei Tutu: Lands Commission, Cantonments, Accra, Ghana

Land, 2021, vol. 10, issue 5, 1-24

Abstract: Land is a critical factor of production for improving the living conditions of people everywhere. The search for tools (or approaches or strategies or methods) for ensuring that land challenges are resolved in ways that quickly respond to local realities is what led to the development of the fit-for-purpose land administration. This article provides evidence that the fit-for-purpose land administration—as a land-based instrument for development—represents an unprecedented opportunity to provide tenure security in Africa. The article presents case studies from three sub-Saharan African countries on local-level experiences in the applications of fit-for-purpose guidelines as an enabler for engaging in tenure security generating activities in communities. These case studies, drawn from Ghana, Kenya, and Namibia, are based on hands-on local land administration projects that demonstrate how the features of the fit-for-purpose guideline were adopted. Two of the case studies are based on demonstrative projects directly conducted by the researchers (Ghana and Kenya), while the other (Namibia) is based on their engagement in an institutional project in which the Global Land Tool Network (GLTN) and other local partners were involved. This work is relevant because it paves a path for land administration practitioners to identify the core features necessary for land-based projects.

Keywords: customary tenure; fit-for-purpose; land administration; land inventory; land management; land tenure; mobile-based applications; pro-poor; land surveying; tenure security (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q15 Q2 Q24 Q28 Q5 R14 R52 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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