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Land Governance Assessment Framework [PDF]

, 2014
The Land Governance Assessment Framework (LGAF) is a diagnostic tool to assess the status of land governance at country level using a participatory process that draws systematically on existing evidence and local expertise rather than on outsiders.
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Soil Governance: Accessing Cross-Disciplinary Perspectives [PDF]

, 2014
Soil provides the foundation for agricultural and environmental systems, and are subject to a complex governance regime of property rights and secondary impacts from industry and domestic land use.
Howard, Tanya Marjoram, Lawson, Andrew
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Factors Determining Farmers’ Access to and Sources of Credit: Evidence from the Rain-Fed Zone of Pakistan

Agriculture, 2020
This study investigates the factors that affect farmers’ access to agricultural credit and its role in adopting improved agricultural technologies in the rain-fed zone of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), Pakistan. Using logistic models, we assess and compare the
Ayat Ullah, Nasir Mahmood, Alam Zeb, Harald Kächele   +3 more
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The Spatial Mismatch between Tourism Resources and Economic Development in Mountainous Cities Impacted by Limited Highway Accessibility: A Typical Case Study of Lhasa City, Tibet Autonomous Region, China

Land, 2023
We studied the misalignment between tourism resources and economic development in mountainous cities in the context of limited highway network accessibility.
Maoyu Luo, Jiaming Li, Lingzhi Wu, Weiqin Wang, Zhuoga Danzeng, Lamu Mima, Renfeng Ma   +6 more
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An Identification Method of the Externality of Cultural Facilities from the Perspective of Spatial Distribution of Cultural Industry: A Case Study of Ningbo, China

Buildings, 2023
The identification and depiction of the externality of urban facilities have always been a hot and challenging research issue in human geography and urban planning.
Baoyu Zhu, Renfeng Ma, Maoyu Luo, Lingzhi Wu, Wenqing Fu   +4 more
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Towards an integrated approach for land spatial ecological restoration zoning based on ecosystem health assessment

Ecological Indicators, 2023
Mitigating ecosystem degradation has been a worldwide strategy, and China has been implementing land spatial ecological restoration for an all-around ecological preservation in recent years. A comprehensive diagnosis of the ecosystem health status and an
Tianyu Lv, Chen Zeng, Chuxuan Lin, Wenping Liu, Yijiao Cheng, Yangbiao Li   +5 more
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Evaluation of the urban Land use plan’s effectiveness in achieving resource efficiency: the case of Bahir Dar city- Ethiopia

International Journal of Urban Sustainable Development
Urban land use plans (ULUPs) contribute to the efficient use of resources for sustainable urban development. However, the metered contribution of Bahir Dar’s ULUPs to the efficient use of resources has not yet been known.
Behailu Melesse Digafe, Achamyeleh Gashu Adam, Gebeyehu Belay Shibeshi   +2 more
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Perception Analysis of the Transformation from a Fishery-Led to Industry-Led Island with its Human Settlement Changes: A Case Study of Liuheng Island, Zhoushan City, China

Land, 2023
Based on the theories of industrial structure and settlement environment, this paper conducts a quantitative and qualitative study to investigate how the evolution in the industrial structure of the island affects the settlement environment with relevant
Wenqing Fu, Renfeng Ma, Xianjun Liang, Yiran Zhao, Lingzhi Wu, Maoyu Luo, Yanjun Mao   +6 more
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Governing India’s Land

World Development, 2014
Under conditions of market-orientation and globalization, land is being transferred from agriculture and common property uses, to corporate farming, private industry, and the service sector. How are intra- and international land transactions governed? Using the case of India, this paper emphasizes the sub-national scale.
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Working governance for working land

Science, 2018
The lifting of economic sanctions on Iran in early 2016 raised hopes among conservationists that much available to protect the country's unique and threatened biodiversity. Unfortunately, on 4 November, economic sanctions were reimposed, likely leading to serious repercussions on biodiversity conservation.
Brockington, Dan, Adams, William M, Agarwal, Bina, Agrawal, Arun, Büscher, Bram, Chhatre, Ashwini, Duffy, Rosaleen, Fletcher, Robert, Oldekop, Johan A   +8 more
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