Understanding urban land, politics, and planning: A critical appraisal of Kampala's urban sprawl

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dc.contributor.authorBidandi, Fred
dc.contributor.authorWilliams, John J.
dc.date.accessioned2022-05-12T08:22:05Z
dc.date.available2022-05-12T08:22:05Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.description.abstractThis paper seeks to make a contribution to contemporary urban land insights and political debates in relation to planning in the Ugandan capital, Kampala. It also evaluates how the city authorities engage with communities on land and related urban issues. Scholars have generally ignored the important aspect of community engagement regarding planning in Kampala. Moreover, political power relations seem to influence if not determine social conditions at the grassroots level. In this paper urban land is defined from competing perspectives vis-à-vis lived experiences at the grassroots level. This paper seeks to understand the urban land question through the lens of Henri Lefebvre's writings on the production of space and the right to the city. Questions this study seeks to answer include: Why is politics at the centre of land in Kampala? How is community engagement on land and planning understood by city government? After exploratory research and a review of extant literature, this study utilised an interview guide to collect primary empirical data.en_US
dc.identifier.citationBidandi, F., & Williams, J. J. (2020). Understanding urban land, politics, and planning: A critical appraisal of Kampala's urban sprawl. Cities 106,102858. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cities.2020.102858en_US
dc.identifier.issn0264-2751
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.cities.2020.102858
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/7380
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherElsevieren_US
dc.subjectUrban landen_US
dc.subjectKampalaen_US
dc.subjectCommunity engagementen_US
dc.subjectHenri Lefebvreen_US
dc.subjectPoliticsen_US
dc.subjectLand policyen_US
dc.titleUnderstanding urban land, politics, and planning: A critical appraisal of Kampala's urban sprawlen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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