@article{Mushinge:334612,
      recid = {334612},
      author = {Mushinge, Anthony and Simposya, Alex Mumbaala and Mukeya,  Ngosa},
      title = {AN INQUIRY INTO THE CAUSES OF ILLEGAL OCCUPATION OF LAND  IN ZAMBIA’S CITIES: A CASE OF KITWE CITY},
      journal = {African Journal of Land Policy and Geospatial Sciences},
      address = {2022-11-01},
      number = {2367-2023-1098},
      month = {Nov},
      year = {2022},
      abstract = {Like in a number of other developing countries, the issue  of illegal occupation of land is evident in Zambia’s  cities. This problem has continued to exist, despite the  existence of laws and public institutions meant to address  the issue. The objectives of this paper were to establish  the factors that lead to continued illegal land occupation  in Zambia’s cities, establish the consequences of illegal  occupation of land, and suggest how illegal occupation of  land can be eradicated. Using evidence from the city of  Kitwe, the study used both secondary and primary data to  conclude that illegal land occupation in Zambian cities has  continued to occur due to various factors. These factors  include cumbersome land acquisition procedure, high land  fees, weak enforcement of development control laws,  inadequate monitoring of land use, land speculation,  illegal allocation of land by some city council officials  and councillors, under development of rural areas, and  rapid increase in urban population. Illegal occupation of  land has consequences which included demolition of  property, disruption in land use planning, and loss of city  councils’ revenue. In view of the foregoing, illegal  occupation of land can be addressed through a number of  means, which include: streamlining land acquisition  procedure; reducing land fees for public land; ensuring  effective enforcement of development control laws; ensuring  adequate monitoring of land use; eradicating illegal  allocation of land by some councillors and council  employees; and improving living conditions in rural areas.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/334612},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.334612},
}