Programme of action for the implementation of mediumterm development plan 19972000. The challenges of sustainable land use planning in. Ghana trend analysis for family planning services 1993, 1996. Land use regulations and urban planning initiatives in. The role of cadastral surveying in land development in the western state of nigeria. Land use policies have proven an effective means of achieving similar objectives in other developing cities. Land use regulations and urban planning initiatives in accra. Land use, land tenure and agricultural development in ghana. Establishment of the land use and spatial planning authority 3. However, landuse planning is not just farm planning on a different scale.
This paper sought to analyze the land use cover change of sekonditakoradi metropolis between 1991 and 2016, and its implications on the sustainability of the city. Tf noname bbfaofood and agriculture organization fund. Land use, land cover, and trends in ghana west africa. Mantey abstract in ghana, there is general indiscipline and lack of transparency in the land market. Application the planning system planning at national level 2. All trademarks and s on this page are owned by their respective owners. Ghana research projects and internships overview and samples. Department of surveying engineering, university of new brunswick. The development control process is subject to plans, regulations and laws. Rural planning in the developing world with a special focus on natural resources. The land use planning and management project, ghana.
This study sought to detect changes in land cover in the tema metropolis of ghana from 1990 to 2010. Lupmp is funded by the government of ghana and the nordic development fund. Tool for land use planning lupmis developed and is in use. Gis application to support land administration services in. Citizens in ghana are fraught with difficult situation when it comes to land acquisition. Conflict resolution, consultation and negotiation, ghana, land use. Urban sustainability is directly influenced by land use controls which ensure efficient use is made of urban land. Land use plans include both resource management plans rmps and management framework plans mfps. It provides a national policy framework and is responsible for preparing development policies and plans, and for monitoring and evaluating their implementation. Land use planning is a key component of urban management. Land use plans ensure that the public lands are managed in accordance with the intent of. Significantly, the acquisition and development of land is the basis of physical growth.
In ghana, recently, acquisition of land has become tiresome and very expensive, especially in elite areas of accra. The long winding, extravagant formalities and procedures involving multiple agencies has create an environment. Ghana has a decentralised structure of governance, with local, regional and national. I in collaboration with other bodies instill order and discipline into the land market through curbing the incidence of land encroachment. Ghanas population as at the 2000 population census stands at 18. Area, ghana 1990 2010 mark seyram amenyoxa, simon mariwah and kingsley nana osei abstract land use and land cover changes are local and place specific, occurring incrementally in ways that often escape our attention. This is the perception that is purported of traditional land ownership and management systems and has become stereotypical or the mindset of many.
In many ways one can see the various development plans from independence as predicated on earlier plans, such as guggisbergs 10year development plan 19201930, which was the first outline of an integrated development plan in. Nov, 2015 in many countries across the globe, spatial land use planning constitutes one of the established governance systems by which governments articulate and implement policies aimed at achieving an integrated and functional organization of activities, as well as regulating the type, location and timing of these activities at various spatial scales owens and cowell 2011. However, land use planning is not just farm planning on a different scale. The prime objective of family planning programmes is to reduce unmet need for contraception, which is the major origin of unintended pregnancies. The most obvious land cover change in ghana is the major increase in agricultural land in all regions of the country. This entry contains the percentage shares of total land area for three different types of land use. Ghana trend analysis for family planning services, 1993, 1996, and 2002 rathavuth hong nancy fronczak orc macro amanua chinbuah health research unit ministry of health, ghana robert miller population council orc macro calverton, maryland usa january 2005. This report presents findings on trends in family planning services in ghana based on data from dhs surveys in 1993, 1996, and 2002.
However, the largest increases can be seen in the northeast, eastcentral, and southwestern regions of ghana. It is pertinent to note that one of the major declarations of the 1962 land tenure law, like its predecessor, was that all lands in north. Land use plans and planning decisions are the basis for every ontheground action the blm undertakes. It is the central coordinating agency of the nations decentralised planning system.
After independence in 1960, the government of northern nigeria enacted a new law titled land tenure law 1962. However, the largest increases can be seen in the northeast, eastcentral, and southwestern regions of. Different platforms approach tested use of cots and use of floss fao sola. Urban planning and design research millennium cities. The colonial 1946 town and country planning ordinance erected a legislative and administrative framework for land use planning in nigeria. Lupmp aims at enhancing the institutional, legal, technological and human resource capacity of the town and country planning department tcpd. Ghana lisghana design and development lis phase 1 completed in 2012. Ghana is situated on the gulf of guinea in west africa.
Ghana trend analysis for family planning services 1993. Sekonditakoradi has been a preferred city in ghana for many individuals after the discovery of oil in the area in 2007. To the extent that all urban areas in ghana have already been declared statutory planning areas see baffour awuah et al. A conceptual approach for enhancing customary land management. Institutional factors and software developments part one 1 introduction in ghana, as elsewhere in the world, land is a unique resource of fixed location, incapable of expansion in supply except in cases where, marginal increases have been made through reclamation. The land use planning and management project is a subcomponent of the ghana land administration project. Ghana is a republic and is a member of the west african economic grouping of countries ecowas. Gis application to support land administration services in ghana. The process of land acquisition is beset with a lot of problems and many prospective individual homeowners have had to abandon the idea of owning a home altogether. Tf053449canadian international development agency cida cofinancing for ghana. The issues faced by the citizens are not related to land prices. Fao development series 1 food and agriculture organization of. The importance of housing on the other hand cannot be over emphasised. Project name ghanaghana land administration project.
Urban land use planning in ghana the study country. General procedures in acquiring land ghana integrity initiative. The objective is to analyze traditional land use systems in the asikumaodobenbrakwa district according to. Ghana land cover time series 1975, 2000, and 20 download land cover and graphs data. The complexities of women land ownership in northern ghana. Accordingly, the study engaged a largely qualitative approach, interviewing respon. Land tenure, women land conflicts, ownership, endogenous development subject areas. Introduction the issue of land has always been seen as an all mens affair. The challenges of sustainable land use planning in nigerian. Economic development planning planning in ghana the history of economic planning in predates independence in 1957.
It suggests a reorganization of urban land use planning and management machinery in the area and institutionalization of local planning authority as indispensable to achieving sustainable land use planning and management in the city. Land use and spatial planning act, 2016 1 act 925 arrangement of sections section application 1. The land use planning and management project is a 3year project aimed at enhancing the institutional, legal, technological and human resource capacity of the town and country planning department tcpd. Functions of the authority the board of the authority 5. A conceptual approach for enhancing customary land. It is an integral part of the broader land administration project lap which has been implemented by the ministry of lands, forestry and mines since 2003. Land administration in ghana is governed by both customary and enacted legislation. Some 166 laws that regulate land administration and establish mandates for different agencies.
In december, 1946, government established the port harcourt planning authority with an area of jurisdiction covering 64. Mci began working in accra, ghanas capital and largest city, in early 2010, collaborating with a number of partners across accra, columbia university and multilateral institutions to address some of the citys most pressing challenges and facilitate healthy, environmentally sound, economic and social development. It shares boundaries with togo, burkina faso and cote divoire. Ghana land administration project english the world bank. The projects immediate counterpart is the town and country planning department, which is a key agency of the ministry of local government, rural development and environment with the mandate for the planning and management of human settlements cities, towns and villages in ghana. Ghana was once the worlds largest producer of cacao. Affordable plots of land for sale in accra modern ghana. Uncontrolled land use planning often result in slums and squatter settlements in these areas tuladhar, 2004. The country contains 22,754,000 hectares, and the population was estimated to be 24,332,755 in 2010, growing at an annual rate of 2. The land use planning and management project lupmp in ghana is a three year initiative 20072010. It is pertinent to note that one of the major declarations of the 1962 land tenure law, like its predecessor, was that all lands in north ern nigeria were under the control and subject to the disposition of the governor and were to be held and administered for the use and common. Since the accra metropolitan region currently possesses few effective land use policies, the region stands to benefit a great deal from the establishment of a comprehensive and diverse set of policies.
Building on tradition and modernity by kasim kasanga and nii ashie kotey february 2001 copies of this publication can be obtained from. Otsebreku behind apollonia oyibi road ghs 20,000per plot 2. By contrast, the traditional communal land tenure system in ghana, in which land is managed by a chief, head of a family or stool for the benefit of a community, does not, based on the research conducted for the purpose of this paper, have a similar record with respect to the implementation of land use policies. Planning involves anticipation of the need for change as well as reactions to it. Although use of contraception increased noticeably between 1988 and 1993 from percent to 20 percent, use of family. This is characterized by multiple sales of residential. Lupmp land use and spatial planning authority ghana. Land acquisition and situation in ghana sundeep dhawan.
According to the ghana demographic and health survey gdhs 2008, a third of women of reproductive age reported unmet need for family planning. Lupmp is, effectively, an ambitious attempt to reform and update ghana s land use planning and management system. Land use and urban travel in kumasi, ghana request pdf. Pdf changing land usecover of ghanas oil city sekondi. In ghana and many african countries, it remains unknown.
Like most countries in ssa, ghanas land use planning system is a relic of colonialism, which was instituted to pursue the british colonialists agenda rakodi, 2006a, njoh, 2009. The coordinated programme of economic and social development policies 20102016 underpins the preparation of development plans and annual budgets at the sector and district levels throughout the country. Mining, logging, fishing and light industry are also key industries. In many countries across the globe, spatiallanduse planning constitutes one of the established governance systems by which governments articulate and implement policies aimed at achieving an integrated and functional organization of activities, as well as regulating the type, location and timing of these activities at various spatial scales owens and cowell 2011. This study focuses on unmet need in ghana over a decade, using information gathered in the ghana demographic and health surveys gdhs conducted in 1988, 1993, and 1998. Bachelor thesis land use systems in ghanas central region. In tropical countries deforestation is the most significant factor for the emission of greenhouse. Appropriate land use may also be mismanaged because of unsuitable agrarian patterns, and outdated tenure systems with inadequate protection of tenure rights larsson, 1991.
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