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1. Library Resource

   

   Mitigating Land Corruption through Computerisation of Statutory Land Governance Activities: Evidence from DRC, Tanzania and Zambia

   Vol 3, No 3: September 2020

   Peer-reviewed publication

   September, 2020

   Tanzania, Zambia, Democratic Republic of the Congo

   Land & Corruption

   land governance

   corruption

   activities

   This study was on mitigating land corruption through computerisation of land governance activities that include land use planning, cadastral surveying, servicing of land, land allocation, land registration and titling and land development. Using evidence from Lubumbashi (Democratic Republic of the Congo), Dar es Salaam (Tanzania) and Kitwe (Zambia), the study used both primary and secondary data to conclude that despite computerisation of land governance activities in Tanzania and Zambia, corruption still persists.

2. Library Resource

   

   Confronting complexity : using action-research to build voice, accountability, and justice in Nairobi's Mukuru informal settlements

   Journal Articles & Books

   December, 2015

   Indigenous & Community Land Rights

   Land & Corruption

   Urban Tenure

   advocacy

   corruption

   land rights

   slums

   urban planning

   The Constitution of Kenya (2010) has provided the means for confronting new challenges to evictions and access to justice faced by vulnerable groups such as the residents of Mukuru. New jurisprudence has begun to emerge, addressing the human rights implications of evictions. Project researchers along with the Katiba Institute and Strathmore University’s School of Law work closely with the community to investigate different existing tenure arrangements in Mukuru to determine how the Constitution and land laws can be used to address challenges related to insecure land tenure.

3. Library Resource

   

   Land Governance in Post-Conflict Settings: Interrogating Decision-Making by International Actors

   Peer-reviewed publication

   February, 2019

   Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo

   Indigenous & Community Land Rights

   Land & Corruption

   Land Conflicts

   land governance

   corruption

   post-conflict settings

   sustainable development

   land rights

   land conflicts

   capacity development

   Indigenous Peoples

   development agencies

   local communities

   Humanitarian and development organizations working in conflict-affected settings have a particular responsibility to do no harm and contribute to the wellbeing of the population without bias. The highly complex, politicized realities of work in conflict- and post-conflict settings often require quick, pragmatic and results-oriented decisions, the foundations of which remain frequently implicit. Such decisions might follow an intrinsic logic or situational pragmatism rather than intensive deliberation.

4. Library Resource

   

   Land Ownership Chapter

   From the Book: State of Open Data

   Journal Articles & Books

   February, 2019

   Global

   Land & Corruption

   cadastral administration

   cadastral register

   corruption

   geographical information systems

   land governance

   land ownership

   land registration

   land use

   open data

   research

   Key points

   • Global availability of land ownership and land deals data is patchy, but, when available, it has been used by individual citizens, entrepreneurs, civil society, and journalists.

   • Over the last decade, a number of responsible data lessons have been learned. These lessons can provide guidance on how to balance transparency and privacy and on how to draw research conclusions from partial data.