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Legal Coordinated Cadastres

Theoretical Concepts and the Case of Singapore

Conference Papers & Reports
October, 2006
Singapore
cadastres
cadastral register
cadastral administration
land surveying
land law
surveyors
The field of cadastre holds an inherent complexity much based on its interdisciplinary characteristics and the national uniqueness of each cadastral system. In addition, some cadastral terminology is vague or ambiguous, which is why omission of the explicit sense and context of a particular term may bring obscurity to international comparisons and analyses. The concept legal coordinated cadastre (and kindred expressions), occasionally mentioned in connection with visions and plans of cadastral modernisation, is discussed here in order to clarify possible meanings and implications.
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Has land reform changed land ownership concentration?

January, 2007
Philippines, Eastern Asia, Oceania
land
land registration
land tenure
land reform
land ownership
Possession of vast lands is a major representation of wealth in the Philippines - a privilege enjoyed largely by the ruling class since the colonial era. This ownership of huge tracts of land has resulted in numerous political, social, and economic inequalities. This edition of Development Research News addresses these disparities. The authors argue that the cause of failed land reform policies lies in the authorities having ignored the evasion tactics of landowners. These tactics have enabled them to avoid the redistribution of their lands to small farmers.
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Sustainable agricultural intensification in forest frontier areas

Peer-reviewed publication
Journal Articles & Books
December, 2006
South-Eastern Asia, Asia, Indonesia
Forest Tenure
Land, Climate Change & Environment
agriculture
sustainable development
forest land
land
deforestation
water management
geographical information systems
land administration
land use
rural development
"The Lore Lindu region in Indonesia—as in many forest frontier areas in Southeast Asia—has experienced rapid deforestation due to agricultural expansion in the uplands, at the forest margins. This has resulted in aggravated problems of erosion and water availability, threatening agricultural productivity growth. At the same time, technical progress is promoting agricultural intensification in the lowlands. In this article, we examine how improved technologies for paddy rice cultivation in the lowlands have affected agricultural expansion and deforestation in the uplands.
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Malaria mosquito resistance to agricultural insecticides: risk area mapping in Thailand

Reports & Research
December, 2006
Thailand, South-Eastern Asia
geographical information systems
The purpose of this study was to identify risk areas in Thailand where insecticide resistance in malaria mosquitoes might develop as a consequence of crop protection activities in agriculture. The study provides guidelines on how to delineate risk areas. A review of insecticide resistance in disease vectors and the potential role of agricultural insecticides is presented.
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Livelihoods, land types and the importance of ecosystem goods and services: developing a predictive understanding of landscape valuation by the Punan Pelancau people of East Kalimantan

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2006
Indonesia
Land & Investments
land valuation
land administration
geographical information systems
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Land-use/land-cover dynamics in Chiang Mai: Appraisal from remote sensing, GIS and modelling approaches

Policy Papers & Briefs
August, 2006
Thailand
Urban Tenure
land policies
land cover
land use
geographical information systems
land economics
urbanization
Remotely-sensed images and Geographical Information Systems (GIS) data were integrated into the SLEUTH cellular automata (CA) model to analyze land-use/land-cover dynamics in Chiang Mai city and its surrounds. The land-use and land-cover statistics, obtained from GIS data base and satellite images from 1952, 1977, 1989 and 2000 revealed rapid increased in urbanization during these periods. To understand the underlying causes of land-use and land-cover dynamics, remote sensing, GIS and modeling techniques were applied.
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Land Reform: Land Settlement and Cooperatives

Reports & Research
December, 2006
Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam
title deeds
land titling
land policies
land law
ABSTRACTED FROM PREFACE: This volume... present a rich set of articles presenting issues specific to a number of continents and regions, countries and communities, land tenures and land tenure databases. The articles in this volume are unique in presenting a set of regional perspectives on this important issue. They demonstrate the importance of collection, recording and analysis of land tenure data in all regions.
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Towards Institutional Justice? A Review of the Work of Cambodia’s Cadastral Commission in Relation to Land Dispute Resolution

Reports & Research
December, 2006
Cambodia
legal empowerment
title deeds
land titling
land policies
land law
This is a mixed methods study on the Cambodian Cadastral Commission (CC), a body set up in June 2002 to resolve disputes involving unregistered land. It was conducted by the Center for Advanced Study in collaboration with the World Bank Justice for the Poor Program, National Cadastral Commission Secretariat and the German Development Cooperation (GTZ). The study undertakes a review of the functioning of the CC and evaluates a new case management/incentive scheme which was being piloted with the support of GTZ.
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Vietnam Land Registration from Terminology to the Practice

Institutional & promotional materials
December, 2006
Vietnam
Land & Food Security
food security
title deeds
land titling
land policies
land law
Vietnam Land Administration system has implemented successfully the land policy in recent decades. In the next phase of socio-economic development plan, land is requested to become important domestic resources for many investment projects. Obviously, land registration needs further development so that land use rights or land use right certificate can be used as asset in the open market. In the past ten years, many improved on land registration was undertaken. Many first-look problems have been identified and fixed. The issues of Vietnam land registration are more difficult to identify.