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Showing 1 to 20 of 60 for “"Land Acquisition"”.
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A land acquisition feasibility analysis process
… study offers an interpretive assessment of how a land feasibility acquisition analysis might be performed. A discussion of the process which was utilized in presenting a "data packet" of all relevant information for developing a proposed site is provided. Additionally, a discussion of possible …
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How land acquisition compensation is implemented : a case in Northern China
Land acquisition is the primary policy tool used by Chinese local governments to meet land demand for urban expansion and economic development. This thesis focuses on the compensation implementation of a land acquisition case in a fourth-tier city, demonstrating the evolution of compensation and …
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Dynamics of local initiatives in land acquisition : the case of General Santos City, the Philippines
Thesis (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 1998.
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The impacts of large-scale land acquisition for communal landholders: a case study of Atebubu-Amantin municipality, Ghana
The study assesses the impacts of Large-Scale Land Acquisition (LSLA) for communal landholders in the Atebubu-Amantin Municipality of Ghana. It employs a combination of Accumulation by Dispossession (ABD) and Sustainable Livelihood Framework (SLF) in analysing the impacts. Using these two …
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Behind "successful" land acquisition : a case study of the Van Quan new urban area project in Hanoi, Vietnam
… In order to accommodate the spiraling land demand triggered by urban and economic growth, the Vietnamese government has been using the mechanism of compulsory acquisition at an astounding scale to convert massive amount of agricultural land to urban land for non-agricultural uses. A …
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The potential and limits of the proactive land acquisition strategy: land reform implementation in Gauteng province of South Africa
Land reform in South Africa emerged as one of the important policies for reconciliation, reconstruction and development of the country after years of racial segregation. Its implementation has been three-fold i.e. land restitution, redistribution and tenure reform. The initial sub-programmes of …
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When the train comes : exploring the use of property and land acquisition funds to ensure affordability in future transit station areas
… turned to Transit - Oriented Development (TOD) land acquisition funds to preemptively preserve affordability in future transit station areas. This thesis examines the role of land acquisition within the array of tools for preserving affordability near transit through three case studies: Denver …
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Analysis of factors influencing decisions to acquire public lands for wildlife
Public land acquisition for wildlife-related purposes was studied, using land acquisition under the Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act between 1947 and 1970 for the analysis. On the basis of a literature review, variables were selected for graphing and for regression analysis. Data was …
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Assessment of the Implementation of Land Surveyed Projects for Human Settlement Development: A Case of Ilala Municipal Council
… of the study was to assess the implementation of land surveyed projects for human settlement development in Ilala Municipal Council. A cross-sectional research design was adopted where by a purposive sampling technique simple random sampling and systematic random sampling were used due to …
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The Cumberland Trail: an assessment of the land acquisitions and potential ecological value of Tennessee's new linear park
Tennessee's first linear state park, the Cumberland Trail State Scenic Trail, will stretch over three hundred miles from Signal Point in Hamilton County, to the Cumberland Gap on the Kentucky border. Although the trail uses land already in public ownership at different locations along its proposed …
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The economic contribution of river recreation and tourism in the Little Yampa Canyon, Colorado
… in the energy and agriculture sector. A land acquisition proposal by the Bureau of Land Management seeks to expand public access to the Yampa River and the nearby recreation amenities and improving highway access to the current Little Yampa Canyon Special Recreation Management Area, while …
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Spirit of the land : politics, memory, and the sacred in South African land claims
… role of sacred space in people's attachment to land, analysing the ways in which people create sacred space through labour, ritual, myth, and memory. Three case studies explore the human interpretation of the sacred through the history and politics of land acquisition and dispossession. While …
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Impacts of adjacent land use on Blue Ridge Parkway costs
… compared. Costs associated with access control, land acquisition, and landscape screening, were higher in areas with a greater percentage of private ownership.
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A Political Ecology of Oil Palm in the Peruvian Amazon
… industry by promoting large-scale investment and land acquisition. Based on an examination of the opposing discourses of available environmentalist and developmentalist videos and texts, I trace environmental conflict created by the establishment of a large-scale plantation in the …
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Understanding the Challenges in Financing Affordable Housing: Multiple Stakeholder Perspectives from Namibia
… high house prices, and a shortage of serviced land. Resultantly, the Namibian government is continually targeting to increase land supply and to incentivise the private sector. This research was centred on the challenges faced by multiple stakeholders that are challenged with financing …
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Exploring Indonesia's Capital City Relocation As a Model for Multidimensional Conflict Resolution
… observation, document analysis, survey data, land-use/land-cover change assessment, and Soft Systems Methodology (SSM). SSM tools, including rich picture analysis, CATWOE, Root Definition, a Conceptual Activity Model, and 3E indicators, were employed to compare normative governance assumptions …
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Between Fields and Cities: The Politics of Land Use Changes in Punjab, India
… thesis examines the urbanization of agricultural lands in the State of Punjab, looking for patterns that explain the type of development that is occurring while embedding these transformations in a larger political and economic context. The study will focus on both transportation infrastructure …
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A simulation game for wildlife management planning
… management system included in the model are: land acquisition, hunter access, habitat improvement, stocking programs, coordination with forestry practices, public relations, hunting regulations, and budget calculations. Public reaction to the planner's policies is provided on an annual basis …
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The Effect of Power and Colonialism on Religion and Secularization: Expanding Taylor's A Secular Age
… and the law of nations creating a vehicle for land acquisition and resource extraction by examining the writings of Francisco de Vitoria, Hugo Grotius and John Locke. In order to trace the effects of flows of power from religious authority to state authority, this paper examines the views of …
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