ABSTRACT

This paper interrogates the links between city-scale land titling, tenure security and housing investment, using a case study of the donor-funded Land Management and Administration Project (LMAP) in Cambodia’s capital, Phnom Penh. It finds that LMAP activities centred on titling in planned residential areas with ‘informal’ tenure, despite residents exhibiting strong pre-titling tenure security and substantial housing investments. In contrast, ‘informal’ self-built settlements with high tenure insecurity and low levels of investment were excluded from project activities. Resultantly, the project did not increase tenure security and investment for the most vulnerable urban dwellers. The paper discusses the reasons for the project’s shortcomings, revealing policy implications for city-scale titling projects, and speaking to wider academic debates on titling in urban areas.

摘要

本文以柬埔寨首都金边的捐助方资助的土地管理和行政项目（LMAP）为例，研究了城市规模的土地所有权，土地使用权保障与住房投资之间的联系。研究发现，LMAP活动的重点是在拥有“非正式”使用权的规划住宅区中建立所有权，尽管居民表现出强大的提早使用权保障和大量住房投资。相比之下，项目活动中排除了土地使用权高度不安全和投资水平低的“非正式”自建定居点。结果，该项目并没有增加最脆弱的城市居民的土地保有权和投资。本文讨论了该项目存在缺陷的原因，揭示了对城市规模的所有权项目的政策含义，