Land Evictions, Structural Conflicts and its implications on Urban Development in Sub-Saharan Africa Cities: Evidence from Dar Es Salaam Metropolitan-Tanzania
Journal Title: International Journal of Research in Chemistry and Environment (IJRCE) - Year 2013, Vol 3, Issue 3
Abstract
This paper centered on documenting why there are so many poorly managed and forced evictions in Dar es Salaam and its implications on sustainable urban growth and development. It considers both policies, legal and structural processes and changes towards enhancing city livability and sustainable land development. Magomeni-Ubungo and Ubungo-Mbezi road stretch Neighbourhood along Morogoro road and Mbweni Neighborhoods are evidence based cases explored in the City. Likely, the process involved, mismatch of the country policy and legal practices, enforcement and their impacts are documented. Through this forced eviction using police, home guards and militias, the poor people’s lives and livelihoods are disrupted, communities severed from their roots, their homes demolished and their families uprooted in the name of modernization and development. Urban residents who were evicted and resettled in far away relocation had no accessibility to city services. The reasons as to why lawful decisions are poorly executed to the extent of causing hardship and chaos, and on how to avoid such violent acts in sustainable urban development are discussed. The paper establishes take home messages potential for planning institutions as an eye opener on how to rectify land and structural based conflicts between citizens and their government, fair compensation in case of land evictions and resettlements for public interest, procedures of declaring public right of way and the manner in which evictions are effected in case of urban infrastructure extension projects in rapidly urbanizing cities of Sub-Saharan Africa.
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Magigi W.
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