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State-Vs. Community-Led Land Tenure Regularization in Tanzania
(Lap Lambert Academic Publ, 2012)The importance of security and certainty of land tenure among the urban poor cannot be overemphasised. A key justification for it is that tenure security provides incentives for investment in land and hence an impetus for ... -
The Status of Public Transportation in unplanned suburbs of Kisumu Municipality, Kenya
(International Journal of Arts and Commerce, 2012)The paper examined public transportation in three unplanned suburbs of Kisumu Municipality namely Nyamasaria, Otonglo and Mamboleo based on Mixed Method Approach. Data was collected from both secondary and primary sources. ... -
Dynamics of street vending phenomenon in the Kisumu Municipality, Kenya
(International Journal of Arts and Commerce, 2012)Street vending is the sub-sector of informal businesses that operate in urban spaces meant for other uses. It was believed that street vending would be absorbed by modern sector with time but instead it has grown to providing ... -
Dynamics of street vending phenomenon in the Kisumu Municipality, Kenya
(International Journal of Arts and commerce, 2012)Street vending is the sub-sector of informal businesses that operate in urban spaces meant for other uses. It was believed that street vending would be absorbed by modern sector with time but instead it has grown to providing ... -
Village Baseline Study: Site Analysis Report for Yabello–Borana, Ethiopia
(CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS), 2012)The village baseline of Denbela Saden village in the CCAFS benchmark site of Yabello in Ethiopia took place from 10th to 12th August 2011. Focus group discussions were conducted separately for men and women. Denbela ... -
Village Baseline Study: Site Analysis Report for Usambara–Lushoto, Tanzania (TZ0105)
(CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS), 2012)The village baseline study of Kwang’wenda village in the CCAFS benchmark Lushoto site, Tanzania took place from April 27 to 29, 2011. Focus group discussions were conducted separately for men and women. Population growth ... -
Village Baseline Study: Site Analysis Report for Albertine Rift–Hoima, Uganda
(CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS), 2012)The village baseline study of Kibaire village in the CCAFS benchmark site Hoima in Uganda took place from 13 to 16 July 2011. Forests are exploited at unsustainable levels in Kibaire but deforestation does not appear to ... -
Village Baseline Study: Site Analysis Report for Kagera Basin–Rakai, Uganda
(CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS), 2012)The village baseline study of Kyengeza village in the CCAFS site Kagera Basin – Rakai in Uganda took place from 4 to 6 July 2011. Study participants are aware that their food security depends on protecting and appropriately ... -
Village Baseline Study: Site Analysis Report for Nyando–Katuk Odeyo, Kenya
(CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS), 2012)This is the report of the village baseline study of Kamuana village in the CCAFS benchmark site of Nyando, Kenya, which took place from 18 to 20 May 2011. Population pressure has created land fragmentation and reduction ... -
Village Baseline Study: Site Analysis Report for Lawra–Jirapa, Ghana (GH0108)
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Pushing Back the Frontiers of Property: Community Land Trusts and Low-Income Housing in Urban Kenya
(Pergamon, 2013)Property lies at the heart of the urban development process. While it creates the wealth needed to finance the urban economy, property can also be a source of disenfranchisement, especially among those unable to cope with ... -
(Re)Designing Land Tenure to Meet Housing Needs of The Urban Poor: Implementing Community Land Trusts In Kenya
(Planum Association, 2013)The sheer pace of urbanisation in Kenya today far outstrips the ability of the state to provide housing for the ever-expanding urban population. Implicated in this housing crisis are existing forms of land and housing ... -
Venturing Off the Beaten Path: Social Innovation and Settlement Upgrading in Voi, Kenya
(Edward Elgar Publishing, 2013)Access to land in Kenyan towns is severely constrained by supply (Yahya 2002; Bassett 2005). The official land delivery processes premised on conventional state and market mechanisms have proved inadequate in coping with ... -
Village Baseline Study: Site Analysis Report for Makueni–Wote, Kenya (KE0202)
(CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS), 2013)The village baseline study of Kithoni village in the CCAFS benchmark site of Makueni, Kenya took place from June 11th – 14th, 2012. Focus group discussions were conducted separately for men and women. The village is in ... -
Exploring the utility of the spatiallyconstrained accessibility measure in integrating urban cycling and land-use in Pune, India
(2013-09-12)Urban cycling in many developing cities is greatly hindered by the physical barriers occasioned by the dichotomous approach to urban land-use and transport planning. This divided approach to planning engenders urban forms ... -
Village Baseline Study: Site Analysis Report for Xai Xai, Zongoene Village, Bairro 1, Mozambique
(CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS), 2014)This is the report of the village baseline study of Zongoene Village, Bairro 1, in the CCAFS benchmark site of Xai Xai, Mozambique in May 2013 to complement an earlier household baseline survey done in the same village. ... -
Village Baseline Study: Site Analysis Report for Chicualacuala, Maluana, Mozambique (MO0145)
(CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS), 2014)This is the report of the village baseline study of Maluana village in the CCAFS benchmark site of Chicualacuala, Mozambique from May 5-12, 2013 to complement an earlier household baseline survey done in the same ... -
Factors determining land use development in the unplanned suburbs of Kisumu Municipality, Kenya.
(2015)The paper demonstrated that land use development in the unplanned suburbs in Kisumu Municipality is dictated by several factors. It covered three unplanned suburbs namely Nyamasaria, Otonglo and Mamboleo based on Mixed ... -
Tracing Kisumu’s path in the co-production of knowledge for urban development
(Co-producing Knowledge for Sustainable Cities, 2015)This chapter traces the history of Kisumu from 1900 to the present to demonstrate the various levels of knowledge co-production over the years and how these have shaped the development of the city. Kisumu is said to have ... -
Spatial Location Factors Affecting the Integration of Urban Agriculture into Land Use Planning of Eldoret Municipality, Kenya
(International Journal of Liberal Arts and Social Science, 2016)Urban agriculture is an activity being practiced globally in it as a survival strategy. The question of organized urban land use has therefore become critical. The purpose of this study is to examine spatial location ...