Pro-poor land management system : a study considering dynamic aspect of land tenure in Nepal
Paudyal, Dev Raj
Informal settlements are a common feature of developing countries and are typically the product of an urgent need for shelter by the poor people. Most developing countries experience a massive migration from rural area to cities where the majority of the new urban dwellers settle in non-regularized areas, often in locations that are exposed to natural hazards (such as land slides and flooding) and to ill health, illiteracy and unemployment. Land tenure in these types of settlement is informal, and does not provide enough security for its residents. Since these settlements are not part of the formal land management system there is also a general lack of information or at least reliable information necessary for planning purposes as well as for the formulation of policies and programme for upgrading and regularization of the areas. There are two factors for rural to urban migration in Nepal, the Pull factor and the Push factor. Opportunities for employment, physical facilities, entertainment facilities, better future, secure life, social respect etc are the pull factor. Population growth, difficult rural life, low agriculture productivity, no land ownership, unemployment, natural disaster, lack of physical facilities, less secured life, weak bureaucracy etc are the push factor. This paper first describes about the components of land tenure system considering the dynamic aspect of land tenure. It then elaborates the land tenure system, informal settlement and the procedure for informal settlement regularization in Nepal. It investigates a new innovative approach for pro-poor land management in peri urban area of Kathmandu using Remote Sensing Technology and GIS tools.
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