Rethinking Land Tenure in Africa

This book explores the relationship between land tenure and human behaviour to explain how people’s actions, choices, and everyday experiences shape land access, ownership, use and the exercise of land rights. It shows why “appropriate human behaviour” matters for secure access to land, people’s lives, and societal development. Drawing on research and real-life voices, the book highlights common land-related challenges and the human behaviour behind them. It also offers practical suggestions for governments and land professionals to improve land tenure systems to support fair, secure, and lasting access to land.