The Structure of Land Ownership in Nairobi

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ID2139276
AutoresM Kimani, Samuel Munyaka Kimani (0000-0003-1451-0530, University of Nairobi, autor correspondente)
Ano1972
Volume6
Fascículo3
Páginas379-402
Data de publicação1972-01-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoCanadian Journal of African Studies / Revue canadienne des études africaines (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0008-3968 • E-ISSN: 1923-3051
EditoraInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/00083968.1972.10803679
OpenAlexW1488373095
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas10
Referências citadas4

Interests in studies of the status of land are varied. The tenure systems, allocation and functional utilization, value, disposition of size, quality and pattern of parcels, are but a few of the range of topics appearing in the literature on land to which many disciplines have contributed. Numerous studies have been made of land tenure systems in rural areas, but the structure of land ownership in urban areas has been largely ignored.1 Thus, the primary purpose of this paper is to examine the ownership structure of Nairobi.2 Various important questions are investigated. For example, who owns what land ? What acreages and values of land are owned by particular groups ? What factors underlie the particular patterns of land ownership ? It is well known that most developing countries are moving away from the colonially inherited, toward rationalization and reformulation of land policy. Kenya is no exception to this trend. Answers to the questions raised could stimulate useful discussions and possibly form a fundamental basis upon which improvement on land policy for both urban and rural areas can be made. Although a specific Kenyan case study, the findings may very well bear some important policy implications in other countries reminiscent of colonialism

Agriculture · Archaeology · Business · Economics · Geography · Land tenure · Socioeconomics · African history and culture studies · Land Rights and Reforms · Urban and Rural Development Challenges