An experiment on the role of participatory GIS in the adjudication process of customary lands

Authored by

Kwabena Asiama, Anthony Arko-Adjei

Abstract

This study presents the results from an experiment conducted in two peri-urban areas of Northern Ghana using Participatory GIS (PGIS) to identify land tenure and use rights on customary and statutory lands. P-Mapping was used to uncover indigenous knowledge on the changes in land ownership, land use rights and land-use types over ten years. The paper finds that properly trained local people can reliably delineate and indicate land rights and land uses in their environment on photomaps with little support from professionals. The experiment results show that PGIS can accelerate land adjudication processes on customary lands.

Details

Organisation(s): Geodetic Institute
External Organisation(s): Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
Type: Article
Journal: Survey review
Volume: 55
Pages: 178-191
No. of pages: 14
ISSN: 0039-6265
Publication date: 2023
Publication status: Published
Peer reviewed: Yes
ASJC Scopus subject areas: Civil and Structural Engineering, Computers in Earth Sciences, Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)
Sustainable Development Goals: SDG 2 - Zero Hunger, SDG 15 - Life on Land
Electronic version(s): https://doi.org/10.1080/00396265.2022.2040869 (Access: Closed )
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