Community involvement in land regularization for informal settlements in Tanzania: A strategy for enhancing security of tenure in residential neighborhoods

Habitat International

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1066-1081

  Magigi, Wakuru ^a   Majani, B B K ^a  

^a ARDHI UNIVERSITY   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Community involvement; Informal settlements; Land regularization; Security of tenure

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; INFORMAL SETTLEMENT; LAND MANAGEMENT; LAND TENURE; LAND USE PLANNING; LANDOWNERSHIP; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; NEIGHBORHOOD; RESIDENTIAL LOCATION;

AFRICA; DAR ES SALAAM [TANZANIA]; EAST AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TANZANIA;

EID: 33749999495     PISSN: 01973975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.habitatint.2005.12.002     Document Type: Article

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