Assessing customary land administration systems for peri-urban land in Ghana

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dc.contributor.advisorAugustinus, Clarissaen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorAkrofi, Emmanuel Offeien_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-07-31T10:24:20Z
dc.date.available2014-07-31T10:24:20Z
dc.date.issued2013en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes abstract.
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references.
dc.description.abstractCustomary tenure is the predominant land tenure system in Ghana. It has been practiced for many years. Customary land tenure is built on the foundations of an African concept of land, distinguished by centrality of community, spirituality, and mutual dependence of the individual and the community. Colonization, increased population, rapid urbanisation has placed enormous pressure on customary tenure, especially in peri-urban areas. This study investigates customary administration in peri-urban Ghana. Using critical realism and multimethodology, peri-urban customary tenure in Accra and Kumasi, the fastest growing cities in Ghana, are assessed. A model for assessing functionality for peri-urban customary systems has been developed. The results indicate that functional customary systems adhere to the principles of good governance in customary land administration, although a lot needs to be done to improve accountability, transparency and land rights of women. It was also observed that whether the system has patrilineal or matrilineal inheritance does not have any significant influence on functionality. Further research is recommended to investigate best practices from other tenure systems to improve peri-urban customary tenure without compromising good aspects of customary systems.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationAkrofi, E. O. (2013). <i>Assessing customary land administration systems for peri-urban land in Ghana</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment ,Division of Geomatics. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/4989en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationAkrofi, Emmanuel Offei. <i>"Assessing customary land administration systems for peri-urban land in Ghana."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment ,Division of Geomatics, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/4989en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationAkrofi, E. 2013. Assessing customary land administration systems for peri-urban land in Ghana. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Akrofi, Emmanuel Offei AB - Customary tenure is the predominant land tenure system in Ghana. It has been practiced for many years. Customary land tenure is built on the foundations of an African concept of land, distinguished by centrality of community, spirituality, and mutual dependence of the individual and the community. Colonization, increased population, rapid urbanisation has placed enormous pressure on customary tenure, especially in peri-urban areas. This study investigates customary administration in peri-urban Ghana. Using critical realism and multimethodology, peri-urban customary tenure in Accra and Kumasi, the fastest growing cities in Ghana, are assessed. A model for assessing functionality for peri-urban customary systems has been developed. The results indicate that functional customary systems adhere to the principles of good governance in customary land administration, although a lot needs to be done to improve accountability, transparency and land rights of women. It was also observed that whether the system has patrilineal or matrilineal inheritance does not have any significant influence on functionality. Further research is recommended to investigate best practices from other tenure systems to improve peri-urban customary tenure without compromising good aspects of customary systems. DA - 2013 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2013 T1 - Assessing customary land administration systems for peri-urban land in Ghana TI - Assessing customary land administration systems for peri-urban land in Ghana UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/4989 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/4989
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationAkrofi EO. Assessing customary land administration systems for peri-urban land in Ghana. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment ,Division of Geomatics, 2013 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/4989en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDivision of Geomaticsen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Engineering and the Built Environment
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherArchitecture, Planning and Geomaticsen_ZA
dc.titleAssessing customary land administration systems for peri-urban land in Ghanaen_ZA
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