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Showing 1 to 18 of 18 for “"Land Claim"”.
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Capitalism and private nature reserves: the taming of Mala Mala land claim
… expose its callous nature. In South Africa, land restitution calls into question capitalism's operation as it disrupts the conventional process of profit accumulation. This is evident when looking at the manner in which land claims are settled in private nature reserves that are under a land …
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Genealogies and narratives of San authenticities the ?Khomani San land claim in the southern Kalahari
… in studying authenticity, the framing of the land claim lodged by the San against the Kalahari Gemsbok National Park in South Africa in 1995, the post-land claim settlement activities on the restituted farms, and the various issues around authenticity and traditional leadership. I will also …
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Land dispossession and options for restitution and development: a case study of the Moletele Land Claim in Hoedspruit, Limpopo Province
… Firstly, a desktop assessment of the claim was done. Secondly, semi-structured interviews were conducted with selected households in the community to understand their experiences after dispossession and their perception of the restitution claim. Thirdly, a combination of desktop …
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Traditional authorities and co-management of protected areas in South Africa: the case of Dwesa-Cwebe Nature Reserve in the Eastern Cape
… the role of traditional authorities in the post-land claim co-management of protected areas in the former Bantustans of South Africa, using the Dwesa-Cwebe Nature Reserve (DCNR) in the Eastern Cape as a case study. The DCNR was one of the first successful land claims involving a protected area …
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Land Claims and Liberal Modes of Governance: An Analysis of Post-Comprehensive Land Claims Institutions in Canada
… lens to the Comprehensive Land Claims (CLC) regime of governance in Canada. More specifically, I engage an interpretative-empirical analysis of the Nunavut Land Claim and to a lesser extent the Algonquin Agreement in Principle. The object of my research is to add to …
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Perspectives on Urban Land Restitution: what constitutes good enough?
The amendment of the Restitution of Land Rights Act (no. 2 of 1996) has reopened the period for lodging a land claim in South Africa until 2019. The previous period for lodging a claim closed in 1998 but claims lodged over 20 years have still not been attended to. There exists a concern that with …
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The Right to Control the Land: Law, Heritage and Self-Determination by Native Hawaiians
… was once an independent Indigenous sovereign island nation with a distinctive culture, history, and legislative past. The laws of the modern state of Hawai‘i reflect that history as Indigenous heritage has been integrated into state law. However, during the last forty years the laws protecting …
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Land Rights & Village Membership - A Comparative Study of Land Rights in Rural China
This study compares two disputes over land takings compensation in a single village in rural China. One dispute involves a married-out woman excluded from full compensation for a land taking in her natal village; this type of dispute is well addressed in the existing literature. The other dispute …
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Relevant, important and credible: reflections on applying anthropology in the South African land restitution process
… and reconciliation. Central to the country's land reform is the Commission on Restitution of Land Rights, through which people may seek restitution for land rights lost under racially discriminatory legislation and practices of the past eight decades. The dissertation explores the contribution …
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Resource utilisation in the national parks of the Canadian Arctic
… how this transition, in particular that of land claim settlements, has affected the role and function of northern national parks. Through examining the evolution and general principles behind conservation, particularly that of protected areas, an analysis is made of the different uses and …
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Administrative challenges in Land Reform: the case of Vhembe District of Municipality
… obstacles that impede the effective execution of land reform in the Vhembe District Municipality of South Africa. While land reform was designed to redistribute land, rectify historical injustices, and promote inclusive rural development, its implementation has been sluggish, fragmented, and …
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A place to pray
… my family’s dispossession from their ancestral land in Ebenezer, South Africa. The story unfolds through a series of contemporary events—family gatherings, WhatsApp conversations, and the legal steps we are currently taking to reclaim the land. These present moments act as windows into the past, …
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Sea + Survival: choreographing dune systems to defend against sea-level rise
… rise. It is at this moment where my dissertation lands itself, in the investigation of the pinch-point between human and nature; the human treatment of the coastal 'dunescape', and the ecosystem services of coastal dunes amid a climate crisis. Due to the constrained nature of the coast, sea …
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From subprime loans to unwanted greenspace: An urban political ecology of economic crisis in Cleveland, Ohio
… between the ecology and political economy of land vacancy in former industrial hubs of the US Rust Belt. Following the 2007-2009 economic crisis, Rust Belt cities undertook sweeping demolition campaigns and have sought to repurpose the resulting vacant land for ecosystem services. Yet, calls …
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Nunavut, A Creation Story. The Inuit Movement in Canada's Newest Territory
<p>This is a qualitative study of the 30-year land claim negotiation process (1963-1993) through which the Inuit of Nunavut transformed themselves from being a marginalized population with few recognized rights in Canada to becoming the overwhelmingly dominant voice in a territorial government, …
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Food Security in Nunatsiavut: From Historical Perspectives to Future Prospects
… policies vary among the four Inuit regions or Land Claim Areas in Canada that comprise Inuit Nunangat. This thesis focuses on one specific Inuit population, Labrador Inuit, located in Nunatsiavut, Canada, which is the southernmost Inuit Territory. Recognizing the variation and distinctness of …
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Approaching the Unfamiliar: How the Religious Ways of Aboriginal Peoples Are Understood in Delgamuukw v. British Columbia (1997)
… British Columbia (1997). The case started as a land claims case but at the Supreme Court level it became about whether Aboriginal oral knowledge could be used as historical evidence in a Canadian court of law, in particular for this dispute, as an aid for First Nations peoples to establish title …