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African Journal on Land Policy and Geospatial Sciences is a journal specialized in publishing research activities carried out in the field of geo-spatial sciences and land governance. It aims to encourage innovation, promote the exchange of knowledge and scientific outcomes related to its themes. The journal's target community is made-up of researchers, professors and professionals working in the newspaper field. The journal also aims to promote scientific articles and productions at the African, regional and global levels. The institutions as well as the international universities will enrich by their contribution the scientific level of the journal. The journal can, among other things, deal with professional themes and good practices in the field of land governance.
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Displaying 61 - 65 of 434Foncier Et Recompositions Sociales En Mauritanie Analyse Socio-Anthropologique Et Juridique Des Difficultés D’Accès Des Descendants Des Couches Serviles À La Terre
Context and backgroundDespite a social recomposition marked by the abolition of slavery and the emancipation of the layers of servile origin, access to land ownership rights for descendants of servile origin is far from guaranteed in Mauritania. Customary law based on Islamic jurisprudence stands up to the law of 1960 and the decrees of 1983 and previous legal reforms; in short, the modern legal arsenal does not elucidate, justify or facilitate equitable access of the descendants of the former servile strata to land like other landless Mauritanian communities.
Acquisition Of Land In Flood Risk Informal Setlements In Dar Es Salaam: Choices And Compromises
Context and background Residing in areas of flood risk informal settlements is more or less normal among low-income households in most cities of the developing countries. While living in such settlements present challenge to quality of life, many among the urban poor offer these areas.Goal and objectives:This paper analyses factors that drive urban residents to acquire land and build houses in flood prone areas.
Context and background:In mining communities in the developing world, agricultural livelihoods are gradually being lost in terms of labour and farmlands. The operations of the miners coincide with other land use activities and cause conflicts between p...
Mining And Its Implications On Food Security In Amansie West And South Districts, Ghana.
Context and backgoundFine-scale mapping of residential land price (RLP) is essential to the understanding of residential land market dynamics and improving urban planning. However, such cartographic resources and experimental studies to map RLP at fine...
Fine-Scale Mapping Of Residential Land Price Using Machine-Learning: An Experimental Study In The City Dominated By Informal Land Markets.
Analysis Of The Technical Efficiency Of Wayleave Acquisition Process. A Case Study Of Transmission Infrastructure In Kenya
Context and backgroundIn response to national development challenges, the Government of Kenya has disseminated its development agenda through the ‘Kenya Vision 2030, which aims at creating “a globally competitive and prosperous country with a high quality of life by 2030”. Infrastructure projects are key enablers in spurring the socioeconomic development.