Informal land investments and wealth accumulation in the context of regularization: case studies from Dar es Salaam and Mwanza
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Informal land investments and wealth accumulation in the context of regularization: case studies from Dar es Salaam and Mwanza. / Andreasen, Manja Hoppe; Mcgranahan, Gordon; Kyessi, Alphonce; Kombe, Wilbard.
I: Environment and Urbanization, Bind 32, Nr. 1, 01.04.2020, s. 89-108.Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › fagfællebedømt
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T1 - Informal land investments and wealth accumulation in the context of regularization: case studies from Dar es Salaam and Mwanza
AU - Andreasen, Manja Hoppe
AU - Mcgranahan, Gordon
AU - Kyessi, Alphonce
AU - Kombe, Wilbard
PY - 2020/4/1
Y1 - 2020/4/1
N2 - Between half and three-quarters of new housing development in African cities has been taking place on land acquired through informal channels. This paper offers insights from a study of self-builders’ investments in informal land and housing in Dar es Salaam and Mwanza, two of the largest and fastest growingcities in Tanzania. The findings demonstrate that self-builders’ investmentsin informal land and self-built housing are inextricably linked with householdwealth accumulation processes and long-term security. In light of the researchfindings, the paper offers reflections on the potential impacts of ongoing landformalization processes. The paper argues that the informal housing system has far more advantages than appreciated by proponents of formalization, that the vision of bringing “dead capital” to life is misleading, and that the anticipated emergence of active formal markets for land and housing may not serve the needs or interests of low- and middle-income households.
AB - Between half and three-quarters of new housing development in African cities has been taking place on land acquired through informal channels. This paper offers insights from a study of self-builders’ investments in informal land and housing in Dar es Salaam and Mwanza, two of the largest and fastest growingcities in Tanzania. The findings demonstrate that self-builders’ investmentsin informal land and self-built housing are inextricably linked with householdwealth accumulation processes and long-term security. In light of the researchfindings, the paper offers reflections on the potential impacts of ongoing landformalization processes. The paper argues that the informal housing system has far more advantages than appreciated by proponents of formalization, that the vision of bringing “dead capital” to life is misleading, and that the anticipated emergence of active formal markets for land and housing may not serve the needs or interests of low- and middle-income households.
U2 - 10.1177/0956247819896265
DO - 10.1177/0956247819896265
M3 - Journal article
VL - 32
SP - 89
EP - 108
JO - Environment and Urbanization
JF - Environment and Urbanization
SN - 0956-2478
IS - 1
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