The role of the state and individual in sustainable land management

The role of the state and individual in sustainable land management / edited by Robert W. Dixon-Gough, Peter C. Bloch.

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 uni...

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Other Authors: Dixon-Gough, R. W., Bloch, Peter C.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Aldershot, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate Pub., ©2006.
Series:International land management series.
Subjects:
Land use > Planning.
Land use, Rural > Planning.
Land use > Government policy.
Land use, Rural > Government policy.
Land tenure.
Land reform.
Land use > Environmental aspects.
Land use, Rural > Environmental aspects.
Sustainable development.
land reform.
sustainable development.
NATURE > Natural Resources.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Environmental Economics.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Green Business.
Land reform
Land tenure
Land use > Environmental aspects
Land use > Government policy
Land use > Planning
Land use, Rural > Environmental aspects
Land use, Rural > Government policy
Land use, Rural > Planning
Sustainable development
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Table of Contents:
  • 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.

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