dc.description.abstract | Any land policy is aimed at land allocation and
distribution. It affects both the value of land and
the use and distribution of the product. The urban
land policies that any nation follows are based on
adopting different measures in order to achieve similar
land-policy objectives. There are various urban land
policy measures in Kenya. These include compulsory
land acquisition (land banking), land use, zoning, and
land taxation.
Along with land policy, land values are affected
by several factors. However, in different periods and
regions, it is not always the same factors that affect
land values. Such factors include population, Gross
Domestic Product, the economic situations, political
events time, area and distance from the city centre
The study attempts to investigate whether it is
true for Nairobi that land values have been affected
by the urban land policy and more so zoning. It is
apparent from literature reviewed and the data analyzed
that urban land policy, and in particular zoning, has
an effect on land values.
There are two parts to this study. The first
part comprises the introductory chapters generally
covering the introductory formalities which include
among others, the study objectives, research
methodology and hypothesis. In this first part we
have also reviewed related literature and give a
short history of the study area and the history of
zoning there. The literature reviews urban land policy,
the urban land market and zoning in both developed and
developing countries. This was done in order to find
out if urban land policy and in particular zoning has
any effect on land values. The second part of this
study comprises the data analysis chapter and final
conclusions and recommendations chapter. The
conclusions are based on the findings from different
factors regressed against land values existing in
different zones in Nairobi from 1935 to 1987. It was
found out that land policy decisions, especially zoning,
have had an effect on land values. Zoning contributes
about 60% when considering all the zones chosen. Zoning,
however, is not significant when considering zone by
zone, because there is no intra zoning arrangement;
and also provision was made in this study for other
land uses in each zone. | en |