Can neo-customary land delivery systems provide land for the low-incomes in sub-Saharan African cities?
Durand-Lasserve, Alain
This paper refers to some of the main findings of a French-British research project on Current changes in customiser land delineavit systems in sub-Saharan Africa citiess, carried out in 2003-2004 jointly with national research teams in the 9 following countries: * Benin (Cotonou & Porto Novo) * Cameroon (Douala & Yaounde) * Ghana (Kumasi) * Kenya (Nairobi) * Namibia (Windhoek) * Senegal (Dakar) * South Africa (Mandela Village, Gauteng Province) * Tanzania (Dar es Salaam) * Uganda (Kampala). It focuses on three sets of issues: 1. What is the role of neo-customary land delivery systems regarding access to land for housing the poor in sub-Saharan African cities? 2. What are the current changes and trends regarding neo-customary land delivery practices in urban and suburban areas? 3. Are customary land delivery systems viable and sustainable alternatives to formal systems in providing the poor access to urban land?
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