The Role of the State and Individual in Sustainable Land Development
Published on 28. June 2006
Book
Hardback
196 pages
978-0-7546-3513-0 (ISBN)
Description
Bringing together case studies from Europe, Africa and North and South America, this book makes a fresh assessment of the role of the individual and the state in land development. It discusses a range of issues related to land reform, land development and land management, providing a unique reflection of the current state of research. Particular emphasis is laid on the implementation of sustainable processes of land development as an integrated principle of land management. The book examines the rights of the land users and addresses a number of issues relating to sustainability and land development, ranging from emerging land markets and environmental issues, through to natural resource development. The case studies provide practical examples of the application of land reform and land development to land management.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
23 b&w illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-7546-3513-0 (9780754635130)
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Persons
Robert W. Dixon-Gough is Senior Lecturer in the School of Computing and Technology at the University of East London, UK. Dr Peter C. Bloch is Faculty Associate and Senior Scientist in the College of Agricultural and Land Sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA.
Content
Introduction; Land ownership and personal empowerment: a review of some aspects of current land reforms in the light of the lessions 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; Index.