Climate resilient urban development: Why responsible land governance is important |
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| Affiliation: | 1. RMIT University, School of Mathematical and Geospatial Sciences, GPO Box 2476?V, Melbourne, Australia;2. Aalborg University, Department of Development and Planning, Fibigerstraede 11, DK-9220 Aalborg, Denmark;3. University of Twente, Geoinformation Science and Earth Observation, Hengelose straat 99, Enschede, The Netherlands;1. Chair of Land Management, Technical University of Munich, D-80333 Munich, Germany;2. Esna and Associate Consulting, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia;3. Ministry of Land and Resettlement, Windhoek, Namibia;4. Farafina Institute, Bayreuth, Germany;5. Centre for Geospatial Intelligence Services, Institute of Local Government Studies, Ghana;6. Tetratech ARD, C/O Chipata District Land Alliance, Chipata, Zambia;7. Ministry of Public Works, Indonesia;8. Rivers State University of Science and Technology, Nigeria;9. Agostinho Neto University, Angola;10. Universite Alassane Ouattara, Cote d’lvoire;11. Universite Catholique de Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo;1. University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia;2. Trimble Navigation Ltd., 17806 IH-10, Suite 300, San Antonio, TX 78257, USA;1. KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Real Estate Planning and Land Law, Brinellvägen 1, Stockholm 10044, Sweden;2. Lantmäteriet, the Swedish mapping, cadastral and land registration authority, Gävle 80182, Sweden;1. Public Governance Institute, Parkstraat 45 - Box 3609, KU Leuven, 3000, Leuven, Belgium;2. Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation ITC, Building No. 75, Hengelosestraat 99, University of Twente, 7514AE, Enschede, the Netherlands |
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| Abstract: | In less-developed countries, the major global pressures of rapid urbanization and climate change are resulting in increased vulnerability for urban dwellers. Much of the climate impact is concentrated in urban and coastal areas, as urban development spreads into areas that are hazard-prone. Often this development is dominated by poor quality homes in informal settlements or slums on informal or illegally occupied or subdivided land.Urban development needs to be more climate-resilient to meet the post millennium development goals (MDGs) agenda. One of the elements in achieving climate-resilient urban development is the degree to which climate change adaptation and risk management are mainstreamed into two major elements of land governance, viz. securing and safeguarding of land rights, and planning and control of land-use.This paper proposes ways in which the growth of human settlements can be better managed through responsible governance of land tenure rights, and effective land-use planning to reduce vulnerability, provide adequate access to safe land and shelter, and improve environmental sustainability. |
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| Keywords: | Climate resilient urban development Responsible land governance Land administration Tenure security Land-use planning and control |
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