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Record Nr.

UNINA9910450578703321

Titolo

The role of the state and individual in sustainable land management [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Robert W. Dixon-Gough, Peter C. Bloch

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Aldershot, England ; ; Burlington, VT, : Ashgate Pub., c2006

ISBN

1-351-14546-0

1-281-09651-2

9786611096519

0-7546-8011-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (196 p.)

Collana

International land management series

Altri autori (Persone)

Dixon-GoughR. W

BlochPeter C

Disciplina

333.73

Soggetti

Land use - Planning

Land use, Rural - Planning

Land use - Government policy

Land use, Rural - Government policy

Land tenure

Land reform

Land use - Environmental aspects

Land use, Rural - Environmental aspects

Sustainable development

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Land ownership and personal empowerment : a review of some aspects of current land reforms in the light of the lessons 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.

Sommario/riassunto

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.