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Land-based Investments in Tanzania

Legal Framework and Realities on the Ground

Peer-reviewed publication
August, 2014
Tanzania
Land & Food Security
Land & Gender
Land & Investments
concession (land)
displacement
dispossession
land dispute
land investments
land law
land reform
Beginning in the mid-1970s through to the 1980s, Tanzania experienced a severe socio-economic crisis. In an attempt to turn things around the abating economy and accelerate economic growth, the government embarked on a broad range of radical policy, legislation, and institution reforms, which opened doors for foreign direct investments (FDIs) and further initiatives have been taken to create an enabling environment for investments to flourish in the country.
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Development of Road Selection Model for Transportation Improvement with Minimum Compensation Costs in Upgrading Informal Settlements

The Case of Dar es Salaam City, Tanzania

Journal Articles & Books
January, 2014
Tanzania
Land & Food Security
Land & Investments
compensation
compulsory acquisitions
informal property
urban planning
Selection of roads for improvement of transport network with minimum demolition of houses required in roads widening has been a challenge for many years in upgrading informal settlements. The problem is compounded by lack of a methodological tool required to assist decision makers on selecting roads that can be widened and improved for improvement of transport network with minimum demolition of houses and compensation costs.
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The Dilemma of Implementing Property Taxation in Tanzania amidst Unending Search for Yielding Strategy.

Lessons from Dar es Salaam LGAs

Journal Articles & Books
January, 2014
Tanzania
Land & Food Security
Land & Investments
agrarian structure
informal property
land tax
property law
Property taxation has a long history of implementation in Dar es Salaam; yet Local Government Authorities (LGAs) ability to raise revenue through property tax has remained low. This article examines various initiatives by the government to develop a functional property tax system capable of generating sufficient revenue for the LGAs. It observes that while there have been efforts to develop the capacity of LGAs in exploiting the property tax revenue source, the tax base coverage and revenue collection levels are still critical, calling for more attention.
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Urban Expansion and Compulsory Land Acquisition in Dodoma National Capital, Tanzania

Journal Articles & Books
July, 2014
Tanzania
Land & Food Security
Land & Investments
compensation
compulsory acquisitions
land access
land administration
land valuation
urban planning
The shifting of national capitals from old cities to new sites was fashionable from the 1956 to 1990s. While in the past this move was politically motivated, in the later decades this shift has been motivated by economic and innovation attributes to establish centres for building states and national identity. Tanzania declared its intention of shifting the national capital from Dar es Salaam to Dodoma in 1973. This declaration and the recent establishment of large institutions in Dodoma fuelled its expansion from a small town of about 45,000 people in 1973 to 410,956 people in 2012.
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Displacement by the Displacees

Perceptions From Farm Owners in Resettlement for Airport Expansion Project. Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Journal Articles & Books
January, 2015
Tanzania
Land & Food Security
Land & Investments
compulsory acquisitions
concession (land)
displacement
dispossession
land access
land administration
This paper analyses the resettlement process and procedures followed during the displacement of communities from Kipawa and Kigilagila settlements to pave way for the expansion of the Dar es Salaam International Airport in Dar es Salaam city. The paper is based on findings of a PhD research project carried out between 2010 and 2013 that explored procedures and process which caused displacement of the receiving community while resettling the displaced residents from Kipawa and Kigilagila.
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Displacement by the Displacees

Perceptions From Farm Owners in Resettlement for Airport Expansion Project. Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Journal Articles & Books
January, 2015
Tanzania
Land & Food Security
Land & Investments
compulsory acquisitions
concession (land)
displacement
dispossession
land access
land administration
This paper analyses the resettlement process and procedures followed during the displacement of communities from Kipawa and Kigilagila settlements to pave way for the expansion of the Dar es Salaam International Airport in Dar es Salaam city. The paper is based on findings of a PhD research project carried out between 2010 and 2013 that explored procedures and process which caused displacement of the receiving community while resettling the displaced residents from Kipawa and Kigilagila.
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Application of Road Selection Model for Transportation Improvement in Informal Settlements

The Case of Dar es Salaam City, Tanzania

Journal Articles & Books
July, 2015
Tanzania
Land & Food Security
Land & Investments
compulsory acquisitions
informal property
informal settlements
land access
land acquisitions
The Road Selection Model was developed for the purpose of transportation improvement in informal settlements that minimises demolition of houses and compensation costs required in roads widening. The need of the model was to guide and support decision makers on challenges of widening narrow roads for accessibility and mobility improvement as part of upgrading informal settlements.
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Conceptualising Informal Livelihood Activities: Regulatory Approaches as In-Space and In-Time arrangements

The case of Dar es Salaam City, Tanzania

Journal Articles & Books
January, 2015
Tanzania
Land & Food Security
Land & Investments
compensation
compulsory acquisitions
informal property
informal settlements
land access
land acquisitions
urban planning
This paper examines regulatory approaches for informal livelihood activities within cities. Informality is generally conceptualised in terms of activities, workers and governance. Scholars have concentrated much advocating development of micro enterprise and improvement of capital goods. Little focus has been put on the conceptualisation of regulatory approaches for informal livelihood activities spatially, which sought to be the aim of this paper.
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Making land grabbable: Stealthy dispossessions by conservation in Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2021
Tanzania
land conservation
land grabbing
dispossession
land dispute
local communities
This paper seeks to answer the question: how does land become grabbable and local people relocatable? It focuses on the historical and current conditions of land tenure that enable land grabbing. While recognising the important contributions thus far made by the critical literature on land grabbing, this paper moves forward towards understanding specific processes that befall before land is grabbed and its original users relocated.
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Understanding Land Deals in Limbo in Africa: A Focus on Actors, Processes, and Relationships

Journal Articles & Books
September, 2021
Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, Senegal
Land & Investments
land governance
land acquisitions
land investments
land deals
displacement
land dispute

This publication serves as an introduction to a collection of articles published in the African Studies Review. It discusses the implications of as well as the question through what actors, processes, and relationships land deals become stalled or partially implemented. The reviewed articles draw on long-term, in-depth ethnographic research of land deals in Senegal, Tanzania, and Zambia.