Urban Land Governance in a Post-Conflict City: Institutional Tensions and Tenure Insecurity in Hargeisa, Somaliland
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: Hargeisa has high levels of insecure tenure, weak institutional structures, and rapid urban development. Adopting a qualitative case study as its methodology, this study is based on five interviews with municipality planners, land officers and GIS personnel. Findings of the tenure systems showed fragmented tenure systems, overlapping mandates, and capacity gaps, but also opportunities with the introduction of GIS use and community relations. Findings suggest that there are explicit actions in which solutions could be integrated and implemented, such as integrating and improving digital tools to address adaptation, clarity and robustness of tenure policy, and capacity of the institution that are necessary for similar context cities.
Author: Bade, Zakarie Abdi
Institution: University of Hargeisa
Language: English
Topic: Land Rights and Reforms
Subfield: Soil Science
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W7126031337
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