TITLE:
COFOPRI’s Land Regularisation Program in Saul Cantoral Informal Settlement: Process, Results and the Way Forward
AUTHORS:
Seth Asare Okyere, Karenina Aramburu, Michihiro Kita, Haroon Nazire
KEYWORDS:
Informal Settlements, Formalisation, Land Title, Urban Development Planning, Saul Cantoral
JOURNAL NAME:
Current Urban Studies,
Vol.4 No.1,
March
21,
2016
ABSTRACT: The need to address the challenge of urban informal settlements has led a number of formalization
programs over the past few decades. In this paper, we focus on the land regularization program
implemented by COFOPRI in Saul Cantoral informal settlement in Lima, Peru. The study
sought to understand implementation interventions and current conditions following state land
regularization program in the study area. Qualitative methodologies such as unstructured interviews,
observation and photography were used. The study revealed that land title promoted
gender inclusiveness and enhanced tenure security. However, economic and social integration of
informal residents were far from realized. Rather, social, environmental and infrastructural conditions
have worsened. The study suggests the need to revise and integrate land regularization
into the urban development planning process of the settlement through collaborative planning.