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, 2020
Governments and corporations exclaim that “energy transition” to “renewable energy” is going to mitigate ecological catastrophe. French President Emmanuel Macron makes such declarations, but what is the reality of energy infrastructure development ...
A. Dunlap
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Governments and corporations exclaim that “energy transition” to “renewable energy” is going to mitigate ecological catastrophe. French President Emmanuel Macron makes such declarations, but what is the reality of energy infrastructure development ...
A. Dunlap
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Current Digest of the Russian Press, The
Land grab (also called large-scale land acquisitions [LSLA] or large-scale land transaction [LSLT]) refers to the appropriation of large tracts of land by private or, at times, public investors and agribusinesses. Public awareness of land grabbing spiked after surging global food prices in 2007 spurred significant farmland investments from rich ...
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Land grab (also called large-scale land acquisitions [LSLA] or large-scale land transaction [LSLT]) refers to the appropriation of large tracts of land by private or, at times, public investors and agribusinesses. Public awareness of land grabbing spiked after surging global food prices in 2007 spurred significant farmland investments from rich ...
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Scientific Bulletin of the Politehnica University of Timişoara Transactions on Engineering and Management, 2023
This paper aims to raise awareness about land grabbing and its negative impact on EU countries and to find several measures to stop it. The first chapter defines the phenomenon of land grabbing, it presents its history, the factors that determine the occurrence and/or perpetuation of the phenomenon, and the effects.
Bianca Zablatoschi +2 more
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This paper aims to raise awareness about land grabbing and its negative impact on EU countries and to find several measures to stop it. The first chapter defines the phenomenon of land grabbing, it presents its history, the factors that determine the occurrence and/or perpetuation of the phenomenon, and the effects.
Bianca Zablatoschi +2 more
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, 2020
In the context of large-scale land deals in sub-Saharan Africa, social conflicts have increased. In many of these conflicts, traditional authorities are central actors. Whereas several studies highlight their significance as mediators in conflicts, their
Sarah Kirst
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In the context of large-scale land deals in sub-Saharan Africa, social conflicts have increased. In many of these conflicts, traditional authorities are central actors. Whereas several studies highlight their significance as mediators in conflicts, their
Sarah Kirst
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World Development, 2018
Gold prices hit historic highs following the 2008 financial crisis, catalyzing an international gold rush. Along Ghana's Offin River, recent mining activities have irreversibly transformed the landscape and lives of local people. Cocoa farms, subsistence
H. Hausermann +10 more
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Gold prices hit historic highs following the 2008 financial crisis, catalyzing an international gold rush. Along Ghana's Offin River, recent mining activities have irreversibly transformed the landscape and lives of local people. Cocoa farms, subsistence
H. Hausermann +10 more
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2016
1. Global Land Grabs: historical processes, theoretical and methodological implications and current trajectories 2. The Land Rush and Classic Agrarian Questions of Capital and Labour: a systematic scoping review of the socioeconomic impact of land grabs in Africa 3.
Edelman, Marc +2 more
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1. Global Land Grabs: historical processes, theoretical and methodological implications and current trajectories 2. The Land Rush and Classic Agrarian Questions of Capital and Labour: a systematic scoping review of the socioeconomic impact of land grabs in Africa 3.
Edelman, Marc +2 more
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2014
In recent years, some food crises have threatened food security worldwide. These episodes were induced by extreme climate events occurring in periods of unprecedented worldwide pressure on agricultural land due to new bioenergy policies, changes in diets, and demographic growth.
D'Odorico, Paolo, RULLI, MARIA CRISTINA
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In recent years, some food crises have threatened food security worldwide. These episodes were induced by extreme climate events occurring in periods of unprecedented worldwide pressure on agricultural land due to new bioenergy policies, changes in diets, and demographic growth.
D'Odorico, Paolo, RULLI, MARIA CRISTINA
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Insufficient research on land grabbing
Science, 2016Over the past decade, an unprecedented boom in land transactions—commonly referred to as land grabbing—has occurred globally. At least 45 million hectares of land have changed hands through concessions, long-term leases, and ownership transfers ([ 1 ][1], [ 2 ][2]).
Chuan, Liao +3 more
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In Good Faith: Land Grabbing, Legal Dispossession, and Land Restitution in Colombia
Journal of Latin American Geography, 2019:Colombia’s 2011 Victims’ and Land Restitution Law (the Victims’ Law) seeks to restore hundreds of thousands of hectares of land to displaced conflict victims.
Max Counter
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Impact of land grabbing on food security: evidence from Ghana
Environment, Development and Sustainability, 2022Abdul-Hanan Abdallah +2 more
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