@article{Sarfo:334445,
      recid = {334445},
      author = {Sarfo, Anthony Kwabena and Anokye, Prince Aboagye},
      title = {TOWARDS ELIMINATION OF CORRUPTION IN THE LAND SECTOR:  INCORPORATION OF GEOSPATIAL TECHNOLOGIES IN LAND GOVERNANCE  AT THE LOCAL LEVEL},
      journal = {African Journal of Land Policy and Geospatial Sciences},
      address = {2021-05-01},
      number = {2367-2023-1000},
      month = {May},
      year = {2021},
      abstract = {In the wake of rapid urbanization and population growth,  there is much contestation with the ownership and use of  land globally, especially in Africa. It is widely  acknowledged that the implementation of sustainable land  governance is an antidote to tackling land-related  conflicts (mostly as a result of multiple sales of land),  engendered land access, among others. However, land  governance in Ghana is challenged with inefficiencies and  corruption being paramount amidst the implementation of  other interventions. On this premise, this study sought to  explore the viability of geospatial technologies in  tackling corruption in land governance in Ghana, the  present bottlenecks with the use of such technologies among  land agencies, and the plausible solution going forward.   The paper advances a course for the incorporation of  technology in land management as an indispensable endeavor  to eliminating the bottlenecks and contributing to the  fight against corruption in the land sector. Employing a  mixed-method approach, chiefly qualitative, 250  individuals, including personnel selected nationwide from  the five LAP implementing agencies and patrons of their  services as well as individuals in academic and research  institutions were interviewed. It was evident from the  findings that there is generally, a low understanding of  geographic information systems and their use in land  governance at the local level. About, 96 percent of the  personnel interviewed alluded to the importance and the  need to incorporate GIS into land governance to enhance  efficiency in their field of work. The paper advocates for  the use of geographic information systems (GIS): database  management systems (DBMS) and decision support systems  (DSS) for land administration, documentation, and  management.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/334445},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.334445},
}