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Journal of Water and Climate Change, 2021 Given rising concerns about climate change and development in Africa, this paper draws on Community Risk Assessment for mapping the risks of Fulani Herders to climate change in North-Western Ghana. Herder communities are seldom explored in climate change
Lambert Abatanie Napogbong +2 more
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SQUATTING ON GOVERNMENT LAND [PDF]
Journal of Regional Science, 2013 ABSTRACTThis paper presents an economic theory of squatter settlements in developing countries. It adds to the existing literature by explicitly modeling squatting on government‐owned land and presents a unified framework for analysis of issues related to squatting, urban planning and policy.
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The Governance of Land Use: A Conceptual Framework
Land, 2023 How land is used is connected to some of the most important issues of our time: sustainable development, economic development, reducing territorial inequalities and the rights of future generations, to name but a few.
T. Krawchenko, J. Tomaney
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Land, 2023 The accessibility of mountain tourist attractions is a prerequisite to enhancing the attractiveness of tourist attractions and driving the well-being of local residential areas, which increases people’s prosperity and the sustainable development of ...
Qianqian Gong +8 more
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Spatiotemporal Dynamics and Drivers of Ecosystem Service Value in Coastal China, 1980–2020
LandIn response to the widespread decline in ecosystem service value (ESV) caused by rapid industrialization and urbanization-driven land-use transitions in Coastal China—characterized by shrinking farmland and expanding built-up land and crystallized in the
Qing Liu +5 more
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Critical Gaps in Land Governance with Respect to the Land Registration System in Ethiopia
Mizan Law Review, 2021 Land registration is a useful land information system practised in almost all modern nations. It is also true that many land registration systems fail due to a number of reasons. This article investigates whether the land registration system in Ethiopia
Melkamu Belachew Moges
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Technology innovation and environmental outcomes of road transportation policy instruments
Nature CommunicationsRoad transportation policies can drive innovation in more environmentally sustainable vehicle and fuel technologies but may have unintended consequences.
Clara Ma +2 more
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Governing Global Land Deals: The Role of the State in the Rush for Land [PDF]
Development and Change, 2013 ABSTRACTOver the past decade, there has been a dramatic increase in large‐scale land deals, often from public lands to the hands of foreign or domestic investors. Popularly referred to as a ‘global land grab’, new land acquisitions are drawing upon, restructuring and challenging the nature of both governance and government.
Wolford, Wendy +4 more
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African Journal on Land Policy and Geospatial Sciences, 2018 The Continental Land Policy Initiative, now the African Land Policy Centre, has made tremendous progress in generating knowledge on land governance since inception in 2006. A key milestone was the formulation of a Framework and Guidelines on Land Policy
IBRAHIM MWATHANE
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Land Governance in Post-Conflict Settings: Interrogating Decision-Making by International Actors
Land, 2019 Humanitarian and development organizations working in conflict-affected settings have a particular responsibility to do no harm and contribute to the wellbeing of the population without bias. The highly complex, politicized realities of work in conflict-
D. Betge
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