Developing a land information systems (LIS) application for communal land dispute resolution : a case study of the Oshana Communal Land Board.
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2005
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The issue of land recording and keeping in the Communal Area of Namibia has been
a severe dilemma to the Government. Various types of land disputes are on increase
and continue to be predominant despite various Acts, Policies and other related
Legislations on the Land Administration and Management passed by Namibian
Parliament. Since the establishment of the Oshana Communal Land Board, effort was
made to keep conventional records of information pertaining to land parcels in
communal areas of Oshana Region. However, spatial information about the land
ownership records is still not available in a well-designed and organised system.
The non-existence of Land Information Management (LIM) System using Land
Information Systems (LIS) application as management tool contributed to this
problem. However, Oshana Communal Land Board used manual based system with
incomplete coverage and less comprehensive information. In most cases decision
makers have to make critical decisions based on little or no information.
Therefore, LIM System and data sharing are the major features of the OSHCLB and
in order to facilitate these processes there is a need for the introduction of LIS
application. Adequate land information is crucial to sustainable development and
sound information systems are of vital importance to land management systems. This
is also been expressed in the various reports including the Operational Manual for
Communal Land Board in Namibia.
The user needs and requirements were carefully considered during the data collection
stage. The system was designed using proven methodologies, which were explained
and reasons for the choice is discussed. However, the detailed LIS applications can be
pursued by other researchers or consultants in the future to make the system complete.
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Thesis (M.Env.Dev.)-University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg, 2005.
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Geographic information systems--Namibia., Land use--Namibia--Data processing--Management., Land tenure--Namibia--Data processing--Management., Cadastres--Namibia., Land use, Rural--Namibia--Data processing--Management., Oshana Communal Land Board (Namibia)., Theses--Environmental science.