Arif, Shahzad | 2010
- Author(s): Arif, Shahzad
- Publisher: Urban institute center on international development and governance (IDG)
- Pages: --
- Keywords: decentralization in government, institution building, local government, public opinion, pakistan
This report presents the results of an opinion survey on citizens’ views of local government in Pakistan. It was carried out in October 2008, when all of the provinces in Pakistan were reviewing and reforming their local government systems to improve the delivery of services.
Arko-Adjei, Anthony | cop. 2011
- Author(s): Arko-Adjei, Anthony
- Publisher: IOS press
- Pages: --
- Keywords: customary law, capacity building, finance, urban areas, land tenure, ghana
Case studies from peri-urban areas in Ghana and participatory GIS are used to demonstrate that customary rights can be recognized by adapting land administration to the institutional framework of customary tenure, provided customary institutions receive sufficient support to undertake LA functions.
Arko-Adjei, Anthony | 2010
- Author(s): Arko-Adjei, Anthony
- Publisher: International federation of surveyors (FIG)
- Pages: --
- Keywords: land tenure, governance, urban areas, customary law, accountability, popular participation, ghana
Key governance issues within customary land delivery in Ghana are identified (efficiency, equity, accountability, participation, transparency) and a framework for assessing customary tenure institutions for peri-urban land governance is presented.
Armanios, Daniel Erian | 2010]
- Author(s): Armanios, Daniel Erian
- Publisher: Stanford university. Collaboratory for research on global projects (CRGP)
- Pages: --
- Keywords: decentralization in government, water supply, sustainable development, empowerment, economic aspects, egypt
This work applies a community-of-practice (CoP) approach towards understanding the sustainability of 23 Egyptian rural water projects. Only decentralized regional governance can achieve an economy of scale while ensuring projects facilitate and harness localized practices.
Arntzen, Jaap and Setlhogile, Tshepo and Barnes, Jon | 2007
- Author(s): Arntzen, Jaap and Setlhogile, Tshepo and Barnes, Jon
- Publisher: International resources group (IRG) [etc.]
- Pages: --
- Keywords: rural development, community participation, poverty alleviation, food security, wildlife, agriculture, southern africa
This paper focuses on the socio-economic benefits of community-based natural resource management and its contributions to rural livelihoods, its impact on poverty and food security, and a comparison with other land use and development options.