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Land tenure regularisation for sustainable land use in informal urban settlements: Case study of Lalaouia and Mesguiche, Souk Ahras, Algeria
Land is a topic of increasing importance in cities in developing countries. In Algeria,the issue of land is also complex and delicate. Furthermore, problems related to landare more acute when it concerns informal (or illegal) settlements. Since 1945, a ruralurbanmigration movement in Souk Ahras has resulted in the emergence of informalsettlements that had developed on the agricultural land situated on the outskirts ofthe colonial urban centre. In general, under a formal pattern of urban development, access to land titles precedes the act of building and occupation. In the case ofinformal settlements, the acquisition of landownership ultimately occurs, after theoccupation of land, through regularisation procedures. This article focuses on theexperience of land tenure regularisation carried out in two informal settlements,namely Lalaouia and Mesguiche, in the city of Souk Ahras, Algeria. The articleseeks to identify elements that have contributed to the greater or lesser successof land regularisation. The main finding of this research is that the regularisationof land tenure in Lalaouia and Mesguiche reflects the general tendency of theAlgerian government toward informal settlements that is based essentially on therecognition of these informal settlements. Thus, a land tenure regularisation strategyis implemented. It consists of a combination of physical upgrading programmes thathave been ongoing since the mid-1970s, on the one hand, and land-titling measuressupported by a set of legal texts to handle the issue of informal tenure, on the other.It is found that the regularisation of the informal settlements relies on an accurateland-information system. The approach adopted within the selected informalsettlements can be assessed as positive, since it enabled a relative tenure security,the stability of residents, and the improvement of life standards. Nevertheless, thesetechnical and legal tools are applied separately, instead of a unified approach ofregularisation. Besides the fact that the regularisation process is often tedious andtime consuming, the article also highlights the main challenges and obstacles thatimpede the regularisation process: historical complexity of land status, and lack of human, technical and financial resources. These issues are exacerbated by social conflicts that are often associated with heritage.
Land tenure regularisation for sustainable land use in informal urban settlements: Case study of Lalaouia and Mesguiche, Souk Ahras, Algeria
Land is a topic of increasing importance in cities in developing countries. In Algeria,the issue of land is also complex and delicate. Furthermore, problems related to landare more acute when it concerns informal (or illegal) settlements. Since 1945, a ruralurbanmigration movement in Souk Ahras has resulted in the emergence of informalsettlements that had developed on the agricultural land situated on the outskirts ofthe colonial urban centre. In general, under a formal pattern of urban development, access to land titles precedes the act of building and occupation. In the case ofinformal settlements, the acquisition of landownership ultimately occurs, after theoccupation of land, through regularisation procedures. This article focuses on theexperience of land tenure regularisation carried out in two informal settlements,namely Lalaouia and Mesguiche, in the city of Souk Ahras, Algeria. The articleseeks to identify elements that have contributed to the greater or lesser successof land regularisation. The main finding of this research is that the regularisationof land tenure in Lalaouia and Mesguiche reflects the general tendency of theAlgerian government toward informal settlements that is based essentially on therecognition of these informal settlements. Thus, a land tenure regularisation strategyis implemented. It consists of a combination of physical upgrading programmes thathave been ongoing since the mid-1970s, on the one hand, and land-titling measuressupported by a set of legal texts to handle the issue of informal tenure, on the other.It is found that the regularisation of the informal settlements relies on an accurateland-information system. The approach adopted within the selected informalsettlements can be assessed as positive, since it enabled a relative tenure security,the stability of residents, and the improvement of life standards. Nevertheless, thesetechnical and legal tools are applied separately, instead of a unified approach ofregularisation. Besides the fact that the regularisation process is often tedious andtime consuming, the article also highlights the main challenges and obstacles thatimpede the regularisation process: historical complexity of land status, and lack of human, technical and financial resources. These issues are exacerbated by social conflicts that are often associated with heritage.
Land tenure regularisation for sustainable land use in informal urban settlements: Case study of Lalaouia and Mesguiche, Souk Ahras, Algeria
Zohra Hafsi, Fatma (author) / Chabi, Nadia (author)
2019-12-06
Town and Regional Planning; Vol. 75 (2019); 17-30 ; 2415-0495 ; 1012-280X
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
DDC:
710
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