Uncovering land tenure insecurities: tips for tenure responsive land-use planning in Ethiopia

Uchendu Chigbu, Zebad Alemayehu and Walter Dachaga

Development in Practice, 2019, vol. 29, issue 3, 371-383

Abstract: Land-use planning, although a mechanism for development, can also generate insecurity during its implementation. This article argues that tenure security and land-use planning should not be implemented in isolation from each other. It posits that land-use planning – rather than restricting the security of people's tenure – has the potential to serve as a means of securing tenure. The article explores tenure (in)security elements in land-use planning as a crucial challenge in the urban town of Gelan Sidama Awash, Ethiopia. Using data collected through stakeholders’ interviews, it uncovers their tenure security challenges, and outlines a set of measures for enhancing tenure security through land-use planning.

Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1080/09614524.2019.1567688

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