Title: Adapting land administration to the institutional framework of customary tenure : the case of peri-urban Ghana

Authors: Arko-Adjei, Anthony

Place: Amsterdam

Publisher: IOS press

Year: cop. 2011

Journal: Sustainable urban areas

Volume: 39

PAGE: --

Subject: Rural Decentralization and Local Governance

Keywords: customary law, capacity building, finance, urban areas, land tenure, ghana

Abstract: 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.

URL: http://www.itc.nl/library/papers_2011/phd/arko-adjei.pdf

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