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Showing 1 to 20 of 33 for “"Land allocation"”.
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Optimal land allocation for Hawaiian agriculture using an entropy-based approach
… from industrial mono-cropping plantation landscapes to small stakeholder farms, it is more important than ever to challenge these issues in the most efficient and sustainable way that is conscious of both environmental resources and resident values. This thesis aims to quantitatively …
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The relationship between leadership and local government on land allocation: A case of Thulamela Local Municipality
… as those that largely exist around issues of land allocation and ownership. This study was aimed at exploring the relationship between traditional leadership and local government with regards to land allocation in the Thulamela local municipality. The study adopted a descriptive as well as an …
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'Our way': social space and the geography of land allocation practice on the southern gulf lowlands of Cape York Peninsula
This thesis reviews the geography of land allocation practice in Pormpuraaw and Kowanyama. The two communities are adjacent to each other on the southern Gulf Lowlands of Cape York Peninsula and their Aboriginal residents share many ties of kinship, though since their establishment in the earlier …
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Uncertainty, Emerging Biomass Markets, and Land Use
… study the effects of emerging biomass markets on land use changes between alternatives of agricultural production, conventional timber production, and forest woody biomass production for energy use. Along with the uncertainty associated with woody biomass prices and rents, transaction costs …
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Optimal Land Use for Watershed Management—a Case Study in the Feitsui Watershed
… I find that the willingness to pay for farmland amenity is above the profit of agricultural output. Ignoring this amenity value could result in an inappropriate watershed resource allocation. For the best land allocation of the Feitsui Watershed, I argue that the public good nature of land …
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Addressing Genetic Pollution from Pollen Drift on a Heterogeneous Landscape
… the possibility for crops to coexist on a same landscape, resulting in economic losses that depend on the institutional arrangements and the type of property rights in place. Although it is well known that spatial variability affects the degree of cross-contamination between GM and non-GM crops, …
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The effects of data aggregation on econometric estimates of climate change impact on corn and soybean production in the Midwest
… alternative for modeling adjustments in regional land allocation in response to changing yield expectations.
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Three essays on conservation practice adoption and cropland allocation
… of the Chinese government in influencing cropland allocation decisions. Chapter 2 and Chapter 3 focus on the adoption of conservation practices. Chapter 2 studies the impact of enrollment restrictions on farmers’ adoption of conservation practices, using a survey of Iowa farmers. The results …
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The impact of foreign direct investment on economic growth in Lesotho
… derived from this study suggest amendments in land allocation policies and increased governmental support for the investment promotion agency, LNDC, which currently relies on limited income sources. Moreover, the paper recommends that policymakers boost technological progress by regularly …
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The potential for trickle up : how local actors' experiments influence national forest policy planning
… in 1998, with the handing over of forest land and management responsibility to communities. The initial outcomes of this switch and the policy learning that took place as a result of experimentation with community forestry are examined. I show that learning from and sharing these …
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Rescinding Rights: An analysis of governmental changes and indigenous land demarcation in Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
… the relationships surrounding indigenous land rights in Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil to determine if and how changes in governmental administrations have impacted indigenous land rights over the past 30 years. It addresses a gap in literature pertaining to indigenous land rights in the state …
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A dynamic model of the U.S. cotton market with rational expectations
… the equilibrium movements of prices, production, land allocation, and mill consumption are solved analytically. The dynamic element in the cotton farmer and miller problems come from the cost functions. In the cotton cost function a sequential adjustment cost is used while a quadratic cost …
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Behavioral responses and policy evaluation: Revisiting water and fuel policies
… adjustment in fertilizer application or land allocation may be sluggish. I incorporate time cost as a new dimension in the assessment of these policies and simultaneously quantify the magnitude of the policy effectiveness and the speed at which the policies take effect. I find that while …
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Optimization approaches for the economic and environmental analysis of biomass, biofuel, and food production
… models provide optimal decisions regarding land allocation to food and energy crops; time, amount, and location of seeding, harvesting, and transportation; and budget allocations to farm operations. We apply the proposed methods to various cases in order to evaluate BFP in Kansas.
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Political Economy of Village Governance in Contemporary China
… performance in providing roads, primary schools, land allocation, and fiscal management. The findings suggest that the villages with more villager participation in decision making have better performance in providing public goods and services. The implication of the study for rural development in …
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Using ICT tools in managing customary land, demarcation, conflict and tenure data in Developing Countries: A case study of Zambia
Abstract – The high demand for customary land due to urban-rural migration has brought about domestic and international land boundary conflicts in Zambia. The unsuitable land demarcation mechanism and partial documentation of customary land parcels has contributed to the prevailing land disputes. …
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Using ICT tools in managing customary land, demarcation, conflict and tenure data in Developing Countries: A case study of Zambia
Abstract – The high demand for customary land due to urban-rural migration has brought about domestic and international land boundary conflicts in Zambia. The unsuitable land demarcation mechanism and partial documentation of customary land parcels has contributed to the prevailing land disputes. …
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The role of traditional authorities in rural local governance in Mozambique: case study of the community of Chirindzene
… place of traditional authorities in local level land administration and rural governance in contemporary Mozambique. It came about as a result of the publication of the Decree 15/2000 that recognised traditional authorities after their abolition more than 20 years earlier. This study seeks to …
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Data integration issues for a farm GIS-based spatial decision support system
Farming has a unique role to play in shaping the landscape and enhancing our environment. In recent years, the industry has declined and no longer makes a significant contribution to the national economy. The impact of animal diseases such as BSE and Foot and Mouth has reduced consumer confidence …
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