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Showing 1 to 20 of 37 for “"land policy"”.
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An evaluation of U.K. contaminated land policy and the law
… paper aims to examine the progress of Government policy in the area of contaminated land from 1976. In the introduction comparisons between the Derelict Land Surveys of England and Scotland are made which highlights the more focused approach of the Scottish Survey. Chapter One provides an outline …
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Urban land policy and nature of the urban growth problem in Riyadh city
… of life. The fast growth in population and urban land expansion led to several challenges to the urbanisation process and to urban land policy. These started to occur as a result of high land demand and the absence of measures able to control urban land expansion. Surprisingly, land urban …
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Strengths and weaknesses of contaminated land policy in the UK and the position of lenders and surveryors
… it is most prolific in the area of contaminated land, this having been addressed at many levels by international commissions through to local authorities. This paper seeks to evaluate the strengths and weakness of contaminated land policy in the U.K., by examining the approaches to control and …
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Gender dimensions of land policy in contemporary Mozambique : a case study of Ndixe village, Marracuene District, southern Mozambique
… I set out to investigate women's rights to the land and how these are shaped by gender relations. I investigate the meaning and significance of 'customary' tenure in the present day context, some 25 years after Independence and after the end of 16 years of armed conflict in the countryside. I ask …
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The economic history, political economy and frontier settlement of land in Brazil
Land in Brazil is the common theme that binds together the three essays that compose this dissertation. The first essay examines the economic history of land policy in Brazil, from early colonial policy to the tardy formation of a market for land by the end of the nineteenth century. This is done …
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Governance Challenges in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Case of Land Guards and Land Protection in Ghana
<p>Land management policy in many developing nations has been riddled with conflict because of competing land tenure systems. Having transitioned through customary tenure systems to bureaucratic property rights regimes without a complete shift from the former, Ghana’s land management system, over …
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The Naming, Identification, and Protection of Place in the Loess Hills of the Middle Missouri Valley
… no longer accurately reflects the physical landform or public perception of its size. In addition, the diminished definition undermines efforts to develop effective public policy to protect the Hills. This study proposes a new boundary for the landform based on both physical evidence and …
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Government land management and the free market in southern Nevada
About 93.4 percent of the land area of southern Nevada is controlled by government agencies. The control of such a great amount of land may represent an impediment to the action of a free market in southern Nevada; The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is the largest of several government land …
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Wearing an amulet: Land titling and tenure (in) security in Tanzania
Land reform in Tanzania introduced a new National Land Policy (1995) and Land Laws (1999), changing the way land is governed and administrated. The land reform process promoted formalisation of customary land rights as a means to tenure security for the citizens. This ethnography found that …
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#Explore: Outdoor Retailers, Indigenous Activists, and the Digital Battle for Public Land in the United States
… Activists, and the Digital Battle over Public Land in the United States,” uses digital marketing, activism, and representations of public land to analyze the impacts of the outdoor retail industry on Indigenous sovereignty and Indigenous response to and engagement with the industry. Drawing …
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Local-level institutions and common property resource management in the Khorixas regional constituency, Namibia
… of Namibia formulated the Rural Water Supply Policy which provides for the establishment of the Water Point Committees to take responsibility for management of water supply in rural areas. By establishing these local-level water management institutions, policy makers in Namibia assume that …
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The application of simulation to project evaluation for real estate developers in China
… costs, in addition to the uncertainty of the land cost which is derived from the unique bidding process in China. This thesis will thoroughly illustrate the land policy and some associated unique features in the real estate development in China, followed by an introduction of the financial …
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Assessing the role of local Authority institutions on peasants-pastoralists land use conflict mitigation in Tanzania, a case of Kishapu District
Peasant-pastoralists land use conflict remains to be the most serious resource-use conflict in Tanzania. The study investigated the role of local authority institutions on land use conflict mitigation between peasants and pastoralists in Kishapu district, Tanzania. A case study design was adapted. …
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Assessing the role of local Authority institutions on peasants-pastoralists land use conflict mitigation in Tanzania, a case of Kishapu District
Peasant-pastoralists land use conflict remains to be the most serious resource-use conflict in Tanzania. The study investigated the role of local authority institutions on land use conflict mitigation between peasants and pastoralists in Kishapu district, Tanzania. A case study design was adapted. …
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Land Grabbers, Toadstool Worshippers, and the Sagebrush Rebellion in Utah, 1979-1981
… a heated dispute over the question of the public lands. In Utah, as elsewhere in the West, public officials, rural ranchers, miners, developers, academics, environmentalists, and concerned citizens joined the debate and staked sides. This episode underscored western relationships between people …
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An analysis of the effectiveness of existing land reform policy in uplifting the socio-economic standards of the war veterans of the liberation of Namibia
… study evaluated the effectiveness of existing land reform policy in uplifting the socio-economic standards of the war veterans of the liberation struggle of Namibia. The researcher used quantitative research methodology through questionnaires to gather information on the benefits that have …
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Ideological Differences Between Whigs, Republicans and Democrats in Iowa, 1838-1860: Real or Illusory?
… such as the constitutional conventions, Indians, land policy, schools and the Des Moines River Improvement Commission. Additional scalograms could be compiled in several of these areas. A follow up on election statistics and individual members within party ranks would also be profitable.
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Assessment of environmental and anthropogenic factors that affect movement of sedentary blue wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus) in the Kalahari region of Botswana
… seasonal extremes. Under the 1975 Tribal Grazing Land Policy (TGLP) in Botswana, ungulates, such as the blue wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus), have lost access to these resources due to the increase in fenced areas, resulting in rapid population declines and a transition towards a sedentary …
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A study of the national resettlement policy in Namibia: A critical review of policy application and impact
… and effects of the National Resettlement Policy (NRP) in Namibia. The NRP is part of the National Land Policy (NLP), which has been implemented in this country since independence in 1990. Its purpose is to redress the colonial injustices of land distribution. This is a broad national …
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