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Investigation of potential land value tax policy - options for Scotland [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
The University of Reading has been appointed by the Scottish Land Commission (SLC) to conduct research to assess, with reference to international experience, the potential of land value taxation to contribute to a more productive, accountable and ...
Hughes, Cathy   +5 more
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Borders as Infrastructure [PDF]

open access: yes, 2021
An investigation of borders as moving entities that influence our notions of territory, authority, sovereignty, and jurisdiction. In Borders as Infrastructure, Huub Dijstelbloem brings science and technology studies, as well as the philosophy of ...
Dijstelbloem, Huub, Dijstelbloem, H.
core   +1 more source

Linguistic Construction of Ethnic Borders [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
This volume focuses on the linguistic constructs involved in ethnic borders. Ethnic borders have proven themselves to be surprisingly long-lived: in nearly all European countries and beyond, border demarcation, exclusion of foreigners, and minority ...

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European experience of land resource potential development in the conditions of globalization

open access: yesZemleustrìj, Kadastr ì Monìtorìng Zemelʹ, 2021
The article analyzes the use of land resources of countries in the context of globalization. Investment-attractive regions have been identified, the socio-economic and political conditions of which contribute to the seizure of land by foreign investors ...
А. Chumachenko, Y. Kryvoviaz, O. Zhuk
doaj   +1 more source

Space, time and group identity in Jubilees 8-9

open access: yesHTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2008
Jubilees 8-9 is a rewriting of Genesis 10. It changed a depiction of Israel’s identity in genealogical terms into one using spatial terms. This ideological construct was based on a Noah tradition and on Biblical texts describing the ideal borders of the ...
Pieter M. Venter
doaj   +1 more source

Oral tradition in the study of ulayat land disputes in West Sumatra

open access: yesWacana: Journal of the Humanities of Indonesia, 2010
Land is a society's potent symbol of wealth, social power, and culture. A long time ago, when extensive jungles and forests still abounded, there were probably no serious conflicts over land ownership.
Susi Fitria Dewi
doaj   +1 more source

Quantifying the Drivers of Vegetation Resilience Gradient Effects Across Hierarchical Administrative Borders: A Case Study of the Beijing–Tianjin–Hebei Region

open access: yesLand
Understanding vegetation resilience gradient effects across hierarchical administrative borders is critical for cross-jurisdictional land management yet remains underexplored.
Lifu Zheng   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Spatiotemporal characteristics and the national variations of borderland use change in Laos within the geopolinomical context

open access: yesFrontiers in Forests and Global Change, 2023
Laos, the only landlocked country in Mainland Southeast Asia (MSEA), has established over 40 geopolinomical mechanisms with its neighboring countries (including China, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, and Myanmar), leading to significant land-use change (LUC)
Yi Wang   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Impact of Trade with Border Effect on GDP per Capita: Global Evidence

open access: yesEconomies
Many countries worldwide share borders that offer several benefits, such as easier access, faster knowledge transfer, and more efficient trade diplomacy.
Hansen Tandra   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Medicalising borders

open access: yes, 2021
The subject of this volume is situated at the point of intersection of the studies of medicalisation and border studies. The authors discuss borders as sites where human mobility has been and is being controlled by biomedical means, both historically and

core   +1 more source

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