Land Tenure Disputes and Resolution Mechanisms: Evidence from Peri-Urban and Nearby Rural Kebeles of Debre Markos Town, Ethiopia
| Autor: | Worku Nega, Sayeh Kassaw Agegnehu, Reinfried Mansberger, Tilahun Dires |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Global and Planetary Change
dispute resolution Ecology business.industry land tenure Agriculture Conciliation Alternative dispute resolution Dispute resolution Renting Geography Mediation Arbitration land dispute peri-urban Rural area business Socioeconomics Land tenure Nature and Landscape Conservation |
| Zdroj: | Land Volume 10 Issue 10 Land, Vol 10, Iss 1071, p 1071 (2021) |
| ISSN: | 2073-445X |
| DOI: | 10.3390/land10101071 |
| Popis: | In Ethiopia, like in other developing countries, land disputes are critical problems both in peri-urban and rural areas. Handling such disputes requires scientific and evidence-based interventions. This study analyzes the nature, types, and causes of land tenure disputes and the resolution mechanisms thereof in peri-urban and nearby rural kebeles of Debre Markos town. Interviews for the investigation were conducted with sample landholders and concerned legal experts in Debre Markos town’s peri-urban area and Gozamin Wereda of Amhara National Regional State in Ethiopia. Compared to rural areas, the incidence of land tenure disputes is high in peri-urban areas. The land tenure disputes identified in the study areas are boundary trespassing disputes, landholding disputes, land rental disagreements, divorce-related land disputes, bequeath disputes, parcel exchange disputes, and land use-related disputes. The land tenure disputes are resolved mainly by formal means such as court litigations and administrative decisions, or by informal means known as alternative dispute resolution mechanisms (ADRMs). In both study areas, negotiation, mediation/conciliation, and arbitration are the most frequently employed ADRMs. In particular, mediation plays a significant role in resolving symmetrical land tenure disputes both in peri-urban and rural areas. |
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