From Closed to Claimed Spaces for Participation: Contestation in Urban Redevelopment Induced-Displacements and Resettlement in Kigali, Rwanda

Land, Год журнала: 2020, Номер 9(7), С. 212 - 212

Опубликована: Июль 1, 2020

In many cities and urban areas in Africa, land acquisition for redevelopment, readjustment, resettlement of affected residents are currently framed as innovative approaches to eradicating informal settlements, improving the living environments, supporting implementation newly adopted city Master Plans. Nevertheless, it is not yet known how responses institutions people shape these processes. Based on research conducted Kigali, Rwanda, this article discusses residents’ expropriation necessary redevelopments. Our findings show that settlement dwellers voiced their concerns over deviations from Expropriation Law, compensation decision-making made behind closed doors, lack transparency property valuation, packages they perceive be unfair. Some consequences strong feelings unfairness, exclusion, marginalisation; distrust increased perceptions impoverishment risks, all which fuel contestation resistance attitudes among landowners. The landowners agitate assert rights stake claims through contestations, community mobilisation, legal recourse. We conclude such contestations constitute claimed spaces interactions laying claim fair processes against ‘’exceptionality’’ “decide-defend” approaches, while local authorities legitimacy decisions. Critically, households by redevelopments see opportunities participation fundamental securing future.

Язык: Английский

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Politics and the Urban Frontier

Oxford University Press eBooks, Год журнала: 2022, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Окт. 18, 2022

Abstract Despite the rise of global technocratic ideals city-making, cities around world are not merging into indistinguishable duplicates one another. In fact, as urbanizes, urban formations remain diverse in their socio-economic and spatial characteristics, with varying potential to foster economic development social justice. This book argues that these differences primarily rooted politics, if we continue view technological projects be managed rather than terrains political bargaining contestation, quest for better futures is doomed fail. Dominant critical approaches tend explain difference reference variegated impacts neoliberal regulatory institutions. This, however, neglects multiple ways which wider politics capital accumulation distribution drive divergent forms transformation different places. order unpack shapes differential development, this focuses on East Africa frontier: least urbanized but fastest urbanizing region world. Drawing a decade research spanning three case-study countries (Ethiopia, Rwanda, Uganda), Politics Urban Frontier provides first sustained, book-length comparative analysis trajectories Eastern dynamics underpinning them. Through focus infrastructure investment, propertyscapes, street-level trading economies, protest, it offers multi-scalar, historically grounded, interdisciplinary transformations unfolding world’s most dynamic crucible change.

Язык: Английский

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Defining spatial justice: A review

Habitat International, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 160, С. 103387 - 103387

Опубликована: Апрель 10, 2025

Язык: Английский

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Suitability Analysis for Resettlement Potential Sites of Flood Vulnerable Community in Kigali city, Rwanda

Earth Systems and Environment, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 8(2), С. 521 - 544

Опубликована: Март 25, 2024

Язык: Английский

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Urban induced-displacement of informal settlement dwellers: A comparison of affected households' and planning officials’ preferences for resettlement site attributes in Kigali, Rwanda

Habitat International, Год журнала: 2021, Номер 119, С. 102489 - 102489

Опубликована: Дек. 15, 2021

There is an increase of induced displacement informal settlement dwellers in Kigali city due to the ongoing redevelopment existing inner areas and disaster risk mitigation actions high-risk zones. Local authorities are currently much more interested compensating affected households kind, namely by providing new homes resettlement sites as a strategy avoid creation settlements. In this context, site issue fundamental concern for both targeted communities policy makers. Understanding households' preferences regarding attributes crucially important if such relocation projects be successful long term. This study explores compares them opinions professional planning officials. Findings revealed similarities well significant differences between two groups' on what sites' attributes. The paper further analyses spatial implications suitability residential city. Differences led different maps areas. Given substantial divergent views, selecting based stakeholder views would essential contribute effective conflict-free processes.

Язык: Английский

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Two Sides of the Coin: Unveiling the Socioeconomic Impacts of Land Expropriation on Kigali Residents

Urban Forum, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 36(1), С. 17 - 42

Опубликована: Май 22, 2024

In a bid to become global cities and centers of innovation, many African have embraced rapid physical transformation as the default urban development paradigm. However, this mantra is exacting significant social cost. At core lies land expropriation, granting governments power accumulate in name public interest. Focusing on Kigali case study employing livelihood asset framework snowball sampling technique, we examine impact expropriation endowment well-being affected individuals. Results reveal complex picture. Expropriation dispossesses individuals their primary productive assets - physical, financial, leading impoverishment. This practice not only risks exacerbating poverty cycle but also undermines Kigali's reputation "Model City Africa." Rebuilding these has proved challenging for most, with insufficient compensation often used subsistence rather than activities. To cope new life, diversification emerges resilience-building strategy. reveals that does always result deprivation assets. cases where receive adequate compensation, appears facilitate mobility through improved housing investments profitable ventures. Nonetheless, concludes, yields varied socio-economic impacts, addressing would require integrated multifaceted measures. We advocate revised package by government mitigate deprivation. Additionally, recommend investment affordable housing, alternative options, promotion participatory planning, facilitation capital acquisition small-scale businesses, coaching property owners strategies reconstitution post-expropriation.

Язык: Английский

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Leveraging Geospatial Information to Map Perceived Tenure Insecurity in Urban Deprivation Areas

Land, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 13(9), С. 1429 - 1429

Опубликована: Сен. 4, 2024

Increasing tenure security is essential for promoting safe and inclusive urban development achieving Sustainable Development Goals. However, assessment of relies on conventional census survey statistics, which often fail to capture the dimension perceived insecurity. This insecurity crucial as it influences local engagement effectiveness policies. In many regions, particularly in Global South, these methods lack necessary data adequately measure study first used household derive variations then explored potential Very-High Resolution (VHR) satellite imagery spatial assess deprived areas. Focusing city Kigali, Rwanda, collected data, were analysed using Multiple Correspondence Analysis addition, VHR datasets characterize deprivation. Finally, a Random Forest regression model was relationship between characteristics The findings highlight geospatial information estimate within contexts. These insights can inform evidence-based decision-making by municipalities stakeholders initiatives.

Язык: Английский

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“This place is fake:” green capitalism and the production of scarcity in Kigali, Rwanda

City & Society, Год журнала: 2024, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Ноя. 13, 2024

Abstract This article is about green capitalism, demolition, and the production of housing scarcity in Kigali, Rwanda. It follows Kiyovu cy'abakene—a real place that was near zero‐carbon, built with renewable resources, owned operated by Kigali residents—as it first reimagined as a rhetorical “slum” then converted into an actual one force. And design construction Batsinda Housing estate, sustainable solution to fictional “crisis” inadequate Kigali. Drawing on several years ethnographic research, I argue many cities like it, destruction environments not only local elites who wish demolish “slums” or “informal settlements” build “world‐class” luxury cities. The demolition neighborhoods displacement people live there also done service making new markets for commodities through scarcity. To manufacture effective demand while maintaining their monopoly over what constitutes “sustainable,” Kigali's international teams managers consultants must render alternative, ecologically sound, African‐owned building technologies “unsustainable.”

Язык: Английский

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Multidimensional Evaluation of Compensation for Informal Housing Demolition on Collectively Owned Land: A Case Study in Nanjing, China

Journal of Urban Planning and Development, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 149(3)

Опубликована: Июль 7, 2023

China has experienced rapid urbanization in the last few decades. In this context, housing demolition becomes a challenge involving people’s livelihood during process of urban renewal. As legacy issue, governance informal is imminent. Small-property-rights (SPRH) refers to long-term, large-scale built on collectively owned land China. Although Collectively Owned Land Price Assessment Guidance stipulates that SPRH cannot be demolished forcibly without compensation. However, Management Law states compensation standards depend local governments, resulting unfair By integrating first-difference model (FDM) and boundary-fixed-effect into hedonic pricing model, study proposes based market value standard, which takes state-owned standard residential floor price account. Using case Nanjing, estimates whether Xingdu Garden’s deviates from reasonable level. The results indicate reasonable. Residents can take advantage purchase affordable housing, generous subsidies have significantly improved their living standards. FDM also offer technical support for assessing rationality These findings, providing reference renewal social equity, applied other cities.

Язык: Английский

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Urban displacement and resettlement towards facilitating stakeholder participation

Опубликована: Сен. 7, 2022

Van Maarseveen.I am very grateful for your guidance, continuous support and encouragement throughout this journey.I have the most profound respect gratitude Prof. dr.Richard Sliuzas Dr. Johannes Flacke as they never lacked time to help me shape my ideas, even during periods

Язык: Английский

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