Ingwani, Emaculate (2015) Land Transactions and Rezoning Strategies in the Peri Urban Communal Area of Domboshava, Zimbabwe: Challenges and Pitfalls. REAL CORP 2015. PLAN TOGETHER – RIGHT NOW – OVERALL. From Vision to Reality for Vibrant Cities and Regions. Proceedings of 20th International Conference on Urban Planning, Regional Development and Information Society. pp. 379-389.
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Abstract
Urbanization in sub-Saharan Africa has led to the proliferation of peri-urban settlements close to cities. Residents who have local tribal as well as migrant backgrounds in these spaces often take land matters into their own hands leading to diverse land transactions. This paper is based on field research on Domboshava, a peri-urban communal area located 20km northeast of Harare, the capital city of Zimbabwe. In this peri-urban communal area, land transactions are shifting from customary inheritance in the tribal line to individualized land transactions such as direct land sales and renting – prompting the local authority (Goromonzi Rural District Council) to propose rezoning as a solution to increased land transactions in in this peri-urban communal area. This strategy has however become part of the problem as land transactions proliferated ahead of the implementation of the rezoning strategy. Forty-one local residents, as well as a number of key informants such as Traditional Leaders and local government officials were sampled for the study. Qualitative and quantitative data were collected through structured interviews, review of pertinent documents, as well as observation. I used Hirschman (1970)’s voice, exit, and loyalty model to reveal the reactions of community residents to the local authority’s rezoning strategy (as a solution to proliferation of land transactions), as well as to demonstrate the community residents’ criticism or disregard of, or compliance with this strategy. My findings reveal that when community residents find themselves stuck within planning strategies they perceive as dysfunctional, they react differently to their situation. Often, this compounds the problems. Appropriate planning strategies that address the challenges in Domboshava are sorely needed. Acknowledgement: Since this paper is based on my PhD thesis, I would like to acknowledge the Graduate School at Stellenbosch University in South Africa for funding the research, and the Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA) for funding my fieldwork.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | tribal, rezoning, planning interventions, peri-urban, land transactions |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform |
| Depositing User: | REAL CORP Administrator |
| Date Deposited: | 10 Mar 2016 12:16 |
| Last Modified: | 10 Mar 2016 12:16 |
| URI: | http://repository.corp.at/id/eprint/5 |
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