This research analyses how fundamental changes in thinking about land rights and informal settlements alter urban planning policies for Dar es Salaam. Through a historical analysis from 1890 until...Show moreThis research analyses how fundamental changes in thinking about land rights and informal settlements alter urban planning policies for Dar es Salaam. Through a historical analysis from 1890 until today, the changes in land policies in the urban context are examined and the research consists of two major parts. First, the modernization theories and the theory and literature in regard to land rights are analyzed chronologically and later contrasted with postcolonial studies theories. This depicts the change in thinking in regard to urban land rights and informal settlements. The second part of the research consists of the historical analysis of the chosen case study. Here, the analysis of the urban land policies ranges from the colonial, post-colonial, and current periods. Thus, it gives a detailed overview of the development of policies and urban planning also regarding the changes of thinking and the general political environment. Additionally, the subject of informal settlements is connected to urban planning and policies. Specifically, the emergence of informal settlements after WWII and previous colonial land policies are outlined. The general change of thinking and policymaking of property and land rights with the advent of the new millennium and initiatives such as the MDGs and SDGs are taken into account. This can also be found in the Tanzanian policymaking in regard to the legal recognition of informal settlements and the goal of creating a more sustainable urban space. However, the inclusion of informal settlements as stakeholders in the policymaking and planning in Dar es Salaam still has to be achieved.Show less
