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Record Nr.

UNINA9910458676203321

Autore

Deininger Klaus W. <1962->

Titolo

Innovations in land rights recognition, administration, and governance [[electronic resource] /] / Klaus Deininger ... [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : World Bank, c2010

ISBN

1-282-90627-5

9786612906275

0-8213-8581-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (786 p.)

Collana

A World Bank study

Disciplina

333/.009172/4

Soggetti

Land tenure - Developing countries

Land use, Rural - Developing countries

Land reform - Developing countries

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.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Land Governance and the Millennium Development Goals; 1. Key Policy Aspects in Selected Countries; 2. Innovative Approaches to Improving Land Administration in Africa; 3. Technology for Low-Cost Land Administration; 4. Assessing the Impact of Efforts to Improve Tenure Security; 5. Land Governance for Rapid Urbanization; 6. Land Governance in the Context of Climate Change; 7. Making Land Governance Real; References; Back Cover

Sommario/riassunto

The importance of good land governance to strengthen women's land rights, facilitate land-related investment, transfer land to better uses, use it as collateral, and allow effective decentralization through collection of property taxes has long been recognized. The challenges posed by recent global developments, especially urbanization, increased and more volatile food prices, and climate change have raised the profile of land and the need for countries to have appropriate land policies. However, efforts to improve country-level land governance are often frustrated by technical complexities, i