Harnessing the power of negotiation to overcome the challenges of informal settlements in regularization projects. (The case of Dodoma, Tanzania)

Context and background Participatory planning has been advocated throughout history. This paper examines the negotiations with landowners aimed at addressing challenges in informal settlements, particularly in urban areas. To gather data on these negotiations during the regularization process, in...

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Main Authors: PAULO KITOSI, David Mwipopo, Ramadhani Tekka
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Language:English
Published: EL-AYACHI 2025-03-01
Series:African Journal on Land Policy and Geospatial Sciences
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Online Access:https://revues.imist.ma/index.php/AJLP-GS/article/view/53736
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description Context and background Participatory planning has been advocated throughout history. This paper examines the negotiations with landowners aimed at addressing challenges in informal settlements, particularly in urban areas. To gather data on these negotiations during the regularization process, in-depth interviews were conducted with landowners and official interviews were held with experts. Results: The research findings reveal that the complexity of land rights and development in informal settlements often leaves experts with no choice but to engage in negotiations. These negotiations address a variety of issues, including plot boundaries, land use, land conflicts, the provision of community facilities, and access areas such as roads and footpaths. In regularization projects, negotiations have been focused on resolving issues such as access roads, settling land conflicts, designating areas for public use, and fostering consensus among stakeholders. This process requires building trust between landowners and the technical team, as well as ensuring inclusivity throughout the regularization process.
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spelling doaj-art-4816b9c5a4cd4622b5c409390f0ab7ef2025-08-20T02:26:07ZengEL-AYACHIAfrican Journal on Land Policy and Geospatial Sciences2657-26642025-03-018310.48346/IMIST.PRSM/ajlp-gs.v8i3.53736Harnessing the power of negotiation to overcome the challenges of informal settlements in regularization projects. (The case of Dodoma, Tanzania)PAULO KITOSI0David MwipopoRamadhani Tekka1Ministry of Lands, Housing and Human Settlement Development Mbeya University of Science and Technology Context and background Participatory planning has been advocated throughout history. This paper examines the negotiations with landowners aimed at addressing challenges in informal settlements, particularly in urban areas. To gather data on these negotiations during the regularization process, in-depth interviews were conducted with landowners and official interviews were held with experts. Results: The research findings reveal that the complexity of land rights and development in informal settlements often leaves experts with no choice but to engage in negotiations. These negotiations address a variety of issues, including plot boundaries, land use, land conflicts, the provision of community facilities, and access areas such as roads and footpaths. In regularization projects, negotiations have been focused on resolving issues such as access roads, settling land conflicts, designating areas for public use, and fostering consensus among stakeholders. This process requires building trust between landowners and the technical team, as well as ensuring inclusivity throughout the regularization process. https://revues.imist.ma/index.php/AJLP-GS/article/view/53736Challanges of informal settleemntnegotiationinformal settlement regularization
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Harnessing the power of negotiation to overcome the challenges of informal settlements in regularization projects. (The case of Dodoma, Tanzania)
African Journal on Land Policy and Geospatial Sciences
Challanges of informal settleemnt
negotiation
informal settlement regularization
title Harnessing the power of negotiation to overcome the challenges of informal settlements in regularization projects. (The case of Dodoma, Tanzania)
title_full Harnessing the power of negotiation to overcome the challenges of informal settlements in regularization projects. (The case of Dodoma, Tanzania)
title_fullStr Harnessing the power of negotiation to overcome the challenges of informal settlements in regularization projects. (The case of Dodoma, Tanzania)
title_full_unstemmed Harnessing the power of negotiation to overcome the challenges of informal settlements in regularization projects. (The case of Dodoma, Tanzania)
title_short Harnessing the power of negotiation to overcome the challenges of informal settlements in regularization projects. (The case of Dodoma, Tanzania)
title_sort harnessing the power of negotiation to overcome the challenges of informal settlements in regularization projects the case of dodoma tanzania
topic Challanges of informal settleemnt
negotiation
informal settlement regularization
url https://revues.imist.ma/index.php/AJLP-GS/article/view/53736
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