Kanyeihamba, George W. (1974) Law in urban planning and development in East Africa. PhD thesis, University of Warwick.

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Abstract

This study is intended to be a critical examination of the role of
law and the legal profession in Urban pinning and development in the
context of East Africa. It discusses the actual, proposed and possible
functions of law and gives a critical analysis of shortcomings in the
existing law and attitudes towards the planning process. It begins by
discussing the various notions of plmning and development and what these
mean to different groups of people whose work relate to the subject of
planning and development. The first three chapters may be regarded as
setting the scene in that they outline the perspective of the study,
describe the region and its people, deal with the current and future
problems of urbanization, discuss the land tenure systems and evaluate
the processes of acquiring land for urban planning and developnent.
The middle of the thesis, and particularly chapter five examines
the organs, institutions, bureaucracies and. infrastructures of urban
agglomerations. Chapter six deals with land use planning, the aims and
objectives in such planning and how the resulting plans are implemented
and enforced. Of special interest are the functions fulfilled or to be
fulfilled by lawyers in this process. Chapter seven discusses housing
as one of the important objectives of planning and evaluates the agencies
of developzent including foreign investments, building societies and
self-help projects. Included in this chapter are urban rates and rents.
The last chapter is a resume of the study but concentrates on what the
author has called "The Lawyer's 'brief' in Urban Planning and Development".
The theeme of the study has been that planning and development is a
multi-purpose, multi-disciplinary subject in which law must play its part. Consequently, there has been considerable use of materials and authorities
traditionally regarded as "non-legal". One of the fascinating points in
this kind of study is the use and analysis of such materials and authorities
for the purpose of producing a legal discourse.

Item Type:	Thesis (PhD)
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HT Communities. Classes. Races K Law [LC] > KN Asia and Eurasia, Africa, Pacific Area, and Antarctica
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):	City planning and redevelopment law -- Africa, East, Urbanization -- Africa, East
Official Date:	October 1974
Dates:	Date Event October 1974 Submitted
Institution:	University of Warwick
Theses Department:	School of Law
Thesis Type:	PhD
Publication Status:	Unpublished
Supervisor(s)/Advisor:	McAuslan, Patrick
Sponsors:	Commonwealth Academic Staff Scholarship Committee
Extent:	[ix], 807 leaves
Language:	eng

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