Woensdag 17 September 2014

The rector of the International Institute of Social Studies cordially invites you for the Public Defence of the thesis "Innovation Dynamics and Agricultural Biotechnology in Kenya" by Mr Hannington Odame. Professor dr Leo de Haan, Chair; Professor dr Ben White, Promotor; Professor dr Jan Douwe van der Ploeg, Associate professor dr Paul Hebinck, Professor dr Max Spoor, Professor dr Mohamed Salih, Associate professor dr Jun Borras

iss

PhD Defence Paul van Asperen: Evaluation of innovative land tools in sub-Saharan Africa: three cases from a peri-urban context. Sub-Saharan Africa is urbanizing rapidly, but most countries lack appropriate tools to manage their urban growth. This creates both risks and opportunities for prospective land holders, resulting in a tangle of insecure land rights and claims under multiple tenure systems. Recently, innovative land tools have been proposed and implemented to formalize land tenure. It is envisaged that tenure security for land holders will increase and in turn contribute to poverty reduction. This study evaluates such tools in three peri-urban areas in Lusaka (Zambia), Oshakati (Namibia) and Gaborone (Botswana), with a focus on the perspective of the land holders.

tudelft