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Urban squatters and the poor in F iji: Issues of land and investment in coastal areas
Author(s) -
BryantTokalau Jennifer Joy
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
asia pacific viewpoint
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.571
H-Index - 38
eISSN - 1467-8373
pISSN - 1360-7456
DOI - 10.1111/apv.12043
Subject(s) - human settlement , land tenure , geography , indigenous , state (computer science) , investment (military) , informal settlements , land use , settlement (finance) , environmental planning , political science , economic growth , economics , politics , agriculture , ecology , law , archaeology , finance , algorithm , computer science , payment , biology
P acific land issues are not only about Indigenous ownership in rural areas. Within urban areas in particular, land historically alienated into State control produced consequences only now being realised. In F iji, all State land is claimed by communal landowners and such claims were said to be one reason for the 2006 coup. It has been suggested in recent times that urban informal settlements on the qoliqoli (coastal and foreshore land) are at risk and face increasing challenges from landowners. This paper examines a neglected area of urban State land in F iji and comments on the future of the urban poor in F iji if land tenure is unresolved.