The role of the state and individual in sustainable land management
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Format: | Elektronisch E-Book |
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Sprache: | English |
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Aldershot, England
Ashgate Pub.
c2006
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Schriftenreihe: | International land management series
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Beschreibung: | Includes bibliographical references and index Land ownership and personal empowerment : a review of some aspects of current land reforms in the light of the lessons of modern social history -- Changes in land use and their implications upon coastal regions : the case of Grange-Over-Sands, northwest England -- Land management, cadastral reform and biodiversity : a New Zealand study -- The contested territories of Costa Rica : sustainable land management challenges in the neotropics -- Flood defence and estuary management : a case study of the Blackwater Estuary, Essex, England -- Characteristics of land-related administrative institutions : what is needed to support equitable and productive land development? -- Managing informal settlements in Botswana -- The contribution of foreign assistance to the development of land markets and the strengthening of property rights : the case of USAID -- Comparative evaluation of purchase and subdivision processes in Denmark, England and Wales, and Belarus -- The role of land consolidation and land readjustment in modern society -- Land tenure reform in Scotland Bringing together case studies from Europe, Africa, North and South America, this book examines the current situation regarding the role of the individual and the state in land development. By examining a range of issues related to land reform, land development and land management, it provides a unique reflection of the state of research and stresses the implementation of sustainable processes of land development as an integrated principle of land management. The book is divided into three main section, as well as a contextual introduction and concluding chapter. The first section focusses on land reform and concentrates on recent developments that have taken place in transition economies and addresses issues of the rights of the land users, together with contested land rights in South America. Part Two addresses a number of issues relating to sustainability and land development, ranging from emerging land markets, environmental issues, through to natural resource development. Finally, the third part provides practical case studies of the application of land reform and land development to land management |
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Beschreibung: | 1 Online-Ressource (vi, 187 p.) |
ISBN: | 9780754680116 0754680118 0754635139 9780754635130 |