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Bertrand Monique. (2019). "A cadastre for Mali ? " The production of land titles and the challenge of property data on the periphery of Bamako. Land Use Policy, 81, p. 371-381. ISSN 0264-8377.

Titre du document
"A cadastre for Mali ? " The production of land titles and the challenge of property data on the periphery of Bamako
Année de publication
2019
Type de document
Article référencé dans le Web of Science WOS:000457820000036
Auteurs
Bertrand Monique
Source
Land Use Policy, 2019, 81, p. 371-381 ISSN 0264-8377
This article examines the massive and unregulated registration of land titles on the periphery of Bamako. These permanent titles were the focus of reform launched in 2014 for the establishment of a cadastre in Mali. The measures taken to improve land inventories excluded provisional and customary rights, however, and targeted urban and peri-urban environments more specifically. This article studies the terms for securing land tenure in a peri-urban environment in which the commodification of land has driven great competition but done little to encourage investment. The analysis underscores the challenges in exploiting the data that describe land titles. It highlights the numerous limitations, but also the informative potential in the context of ongoing urban sprawl. Finally, the article highlights how land speculation is tied to both the socio-economic characteristics of title holders and to enduring political weakness in the country.
Plan de classement
Développement économique / Aménagement du territoire [095] ; Economie : secteurs d'activité [096] ; Urbanisation et sociétés urbaines [102]
Description Géographique
MALI ; BAMAKO
Localisation
Fonds IRD [F B010075189]
Identifiant IRD
fdi:010075189
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