Capacity building for secure tenure: the role of the University College of Lands and Architectural Studies (UCLAS), Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Kironde, J.M. Lusugga
The University College of Lands and Architectural Studies (UCLAS), formerly known as the Ardhi Institute is a Constituent College of the University of Dar es Salaam. It is a unique institution in the country in the sense that it has a long tradition of training, research and consulting, and offers a comprehensive range of long and short courses in human settlements development and management. The main contribution of UCLAS to the goal of secure tenure for all has been in the areas of training the requisite manpower. This is witnessed by the fact that the student enrolment has grown from 388 in 1994/95, to 933 in 2003/04. Relevant courses offered and related to human settlements include urban and rural planning, land management and valuation and land surveying. The course curricula have been reviewed to reflect new developments globally but also locally. Research themes have been developed and research undertaken with a special focus on access to land and shelter by low-income households who continue to flock into urban areas. In the city of Dar es Salaam possibly over 80% of all residents live in unplanned/informal areas.
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