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Integrating Urban Agriculture in Land Use Planning and Management for Sustainable Urban Land Governance in Tanzania

Projektbeschreibung

Urban agriculture is a common livelihood strategy for residents of cities in developing countries. In Dar es Salaam, urban agriculture comprises the production of crops, livestock and vegetables. This research focuses on understanding how Urban Agriculture (UA) can be integrated in urban land use planning and management proceses for sustainable development taking Dar es Salaam as a case study area. Urban agriculture is defined widely. In this context conceived as farming activities in the built-up areas and peri-urban where open spaces are available, with special emphasis on amaranths production. Poverty is a relative term conceived as income and non-income state in human life. Basically in this respect poverty refers to lack of food, access, use and control of land and information for sustaining urban livelihoods of the urban poor i.e small holder farmers. Sustainable development refers to consideration of legal, institution contexts, stakeholders’ involvement and financial needs for UA development in view to safeguarding present and future prospects of the city land development including community livelihood strategies. It takes also, into account urban agricultural as an integral component of the city’s urban planning and management functions. Urban land use planning and management process refers to a process of guiding, directing and controlling use of land and adopting land use principles for the orderly, efficient, and equitable development and arrangement of land. Important issues include land use regulation, land resource management, and environmental conservation, protecting UA, housing development and investment attraction, which are addressed through tools such as land use plans, zoning, and capital improvements programs. It also deals with land use conflict areas identification, water sources and irrigation options for sustainable urban development.

Projektleitung

Drescher A W

Ansprechpartner

Prof. Dr. Axel Drescher
Tel.: +49 761/203-3513
Email: Axel.Drescher@sonne.uni-freiburg.de

Laufzeit

01.10.2005 bis 01.10.2008

Finanzierung

St. Augustine University, DAAD