Need of effective land policy in Zanzibar : A case study of West district;

A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for award of the degree of master of science in development policy (MSc. DP) of Mzumbe University

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Main Author: Mtambua, Hamziji Haji
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Language:English
Published: 2024
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Online Access:https://scholar.mzumbe.ac.tz/handle/123456789/1358
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spelling oai:41.59.85.69:123456789-13582024-10-02T07:22:50Z Need of effective land policy in Zanzibar : A case study of West district; Mtambua, Hamziji Haji Land Policy in Zanzibar Land Law in Zanzibar Land Use in Zanzibar Land Disputes A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for award of the degree of master of science in development policy (MSc. DP) of Mzumbe University The main objective of this study was to examine the need of effective Land policy in Zanzibar with reference to West district as a case study and the specific objective was to examine social and economic effects of land dispute in Zanzibar in relation to Land Policy of 1982, to identify the challenges of change of land use in Zanzibar in relation to Land Policy in Zanzibar and to identify the opportunities that can be created by Zanzibar land policy. The major methods used in data collection were questionnaires, structured interview, observation and focus group discussion to get relevant information from the respondents. Statistical package for social sciences (SPSS) and Microsoft excel programme were used to analyze data, which were then summarized into frequencies and percentages and presented in tables and graphs for easier and to give clear understanding of the study. The growing population and increasing of social and economic activities including Tourism and service development require effective management and administration of land in order to use scarce land resource for development of Zanzibar. This study used 120 respondents including land owners, land officers and local government authorities. The results of this study show that, there is a need of effective land Policy in Zanzibar to guide various social and economic developments, control land use management, effective and easiest land ownerships as well as controlling land disputes. It also showed that land policy will reduce land disputes, proper land use as well as will identify the investment opportunities in west district.The study suggested the review of existing land Policy that will address the issues of effective land ownership and titling, introduction of effective legal instruments in every district to deal with land disputes, mobilize land departments and local government authorities and other land stake holders to work in strong collaboration. Private 2024-10-02T07:22:46Z 2024-10-02T07:22:46Z 2013 Thesis APA https://scholar.mzumbe.ac.tz/handle/123456789/1358 en application/pdf
spellingShingle Land Policy in Zanzibar
Land Law in Zanzibar
Land Use in Zanzibar
Land Disputes
Mtambua, Hamziji Haji
Need of effective land policy in Zanzibar : A case study of West district;
title Need of effective land policy in Zanzibar : A case study of West district;
title_full Need of effective land policy in Zanzibar : A case study of West district;
title_fullStr Need of effective land policy in Zanzibar : A case study of West district;
title_full_unstemmed Need of effective land policy in Zanzibar : A case study of West district;
title_short Need of effective land policy in Zanzibar : A case study of West district;
title_sort need of effective land policy in zanzibar a case study of west district
topic Land Policy in Zanzibar
Land Law in Zanzibar
Land Use in Zanzibar
Land Disputes
url https://scholar.mzumbe.ac.tz/handle/123456789/1358
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