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

• Pubblicazione: Aldershot, England ; ; Burlington, VT, : Ashgate Pub., c2006
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (196 p.)
• Disciplina: 333.73
• Soggetto topico: 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
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: Dixon-GoughR. W BlochPeter C
• 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: The role of the state and individual in sustainable land management
• ISBN: 1-351-14546-0; 1-281-09651-2; 9786611096519; 0-7546-8011-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910450578703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: International land management series.