Implications of institutional interplay on land management: A case of traditional land tenure and formal laws in the Uluguru Mountains, Tanzania

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dc.contributor.authorMalisa, Emmanuel Timothy
dc.contributor.authorMahonge, Christopher Paul
dc.date.accessioned2023-07-20T07:42:04Z
dc.date.available2023-07-20T07:42:04Z
dc.date.issued2023-03
dc.descriptionJournal Articleen_US
dc.description.abstractDespite land management efforts since colonial times in the Uluguru Mountains, land degradation persists. Formal land laws and traditional land tenure system were examined to show the implications of formal and informal institutional interplay on land management. Participatory rural appraisal and interviews were employed to collect data. Content analysis and descriptive statistics were used for qualitative and quantitative data respectively. The study brings to light multi-faceted institutional interactions demonstrated by interplay between formal land laws and the traditional land tenure system, with each type of institutions influencing the other. Predominant form of land tenure regime in the Uluguru Mountains is individual land property. In precolonial, colonial and the immediate post-independence eras, clan-based land tenure regime and interinstitutional conflict dominated. Individual land property can enhance land management as it can enhance land security. However, it does not guarantee conservation of farmland water sources. Arguably, the implications of land tenure regimes on land management are not adequately explained by the property rights theory as the theory rejects rationalities other than that of maximizing individual utility, which is contrary to the study findings. There is a need for forming/strengthening institutions for regulating water sources in individually owned farmland.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://www.suaire.sua.ac.tz/handle/123456789/5423
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherElsevieren_US
dc.subjectLand tenure Institutions Interplay Uluguru Mountainsen_US
dc.subjectLand tenureen_US
dc.subjectinstitutions interplayen_US
dc.subjectUluguru mountainsen_US
dc.titleImplications of institutional interplay on land management: A case of traditional land tenure and formal laws in the Uluguru Mountains, Tanzaniaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.urlhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2023.106626en_US

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