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Urban Acupuncture in Large Cities: Filtering Framework to Select Sensitive Urban Spots in Riyadh for Effective Urban Renewal

Journal Articles & Books
January, 2021
Saudi Arabia
Urban Tenure
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
community land rights
land access
land conflicts
land governance
land information systems
land management
land rights
urban land
New revitalization and regeneration strategies are currently taking place as a scheme for reassessing urban spaces This paper as a result navigates the theory of Urban Acupuncture UA as a quick and effective tool that can be adopted in large cities Using Riyadh city as a case study it discusses how this tool can be used to achieve maximum results with minimal effort in the most critical places Riyadh city is the capital of Saudi Arabia and is considered one of the fastestgrowing metropolitan cities in the Arab world Through time it has transformed into a city with leftover open spaces and a
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Land Ownership and the Development of the Land Market in Georgia

A Report Commissioned by Alliances KK and Undertaken by a Private Consultant

Reports & Research
December, 2013
Georgia
Rangelands, Drylands & Pastoralism
cadastres
land register
land registration
land reform
pastoral lands
agriculture
land markets
land economics
land rights
control rights
land ownership
private ownership
private property
This report was produced by a private consultant Alexander Gvaramia a legal expert on land laws and issues and a member of the Swiss Development Cooperation funded Mercy Corps Georgia implemented Alliances Kvemo Kartli Programme, Helen Bradbury, a market development programme working in the dairy, beef and sheep value chains in Dmanisi, Tetritskaro and Tsalka municipalities of Kevmo Kartli. The International Centre for Conflict Negotiation (ICCN) a partner of Alliances KK was responsible for facilitating the concept and production of the report.
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Study on Fraud in Land Administration Systems

Reports & Research
Policy Papers & Briefs
October, 2021
Northern America, Central Asia, Western Asia, Europe
Land & Corruption
land administration
land governance
corruption
land access
right of access
This publication is based on the “Study on Fraud in Land Administration Systems” presented at the Twelfth Session of the Working Party on Land Administration in 2021. It is an update to the 2011 “Study on the Challenges of Fraud to Land Administration Institutions" (ECE/HBP/165). It analyses the current state of play and best practices in addressing fraud in land administration systems in the ECE region.
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Investing in rural youth in the Near East, North Africa, Europe and Central Asia

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2019
Africa, Northern Africa, Central Asia, Western Asia, Europe
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Land & Food Security
Land & Gender
agriculture
food security
land access
land tenure
land tenure
land tenure systems
rural population
women
youth
Countries of the Near East, North Africa, Europe and Central Asia (NEN) region face a myriad of social, economic and political challenges that have stalled their structural and rural transformation processes. This has had a detrimental impacton rural youth, who, as a result, face limited economic opportunities. The NEN region has the highest youth unemployment rates in the world. Weak education systems are failing to provide youth, especially in rural areas, with the cognitive and non-cognitive skills they need to compete in a global economy.
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Integrating Food into Urban Planning

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2018
Haiti, Jordan, Bangladesh, United States of America, Japan, Zambia, China, Italy, Indonesia, Ghana, Costa Rica, Mexico, Thailand
Urban Tenure
Land & Food Security
food security
land-use planning
peri-urban agriculture
urban planning
waste (abuse)
urban areas
The integration of food into urban planning is a crucial and emerging topic.
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National Development Plan for the Years 2010-2014.

National Policies
January, 2010
Iraq
Land & Gender
Land, Climate Change & Environment
agricultural land management
protected areas
rural population
land governance
natural disasters
sustainable land use
gender equity in access to land
farming systems
waste (abuse)
Iraq is seeking to be a peaceful and stable nation under the auspices of a federal democracy. It is also seeking to be an effective nation that functions in accordance with market mechanisms and a regional economic power.
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Land Degradation Neutrality National Report 2016 - 2030.

National Policies
September, 2016
Turkey
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Rangelands, Drylands & Pastoralism
agricultural land management
farmland
pastoralists
land-use planning
natural resources management
environment
surveyors
protected areas
fisheries
land management
waste (abuse)
sustainable land use
This Land Degradation Neutrality National Report is a national policy with a sectoral approach. The timeframe of the Plan is 15 years between 2016 and 2030. The overall goal of the policy is to ensure soil improvement and conservation.Agricultural productivity will be increased through land improvement in order to meet the food demand.Rural employment will be enhanced through agricultural development. To this end, the living standards in rural areas will be raised.Forest areas will be expanded through afforestation, rehabilitation of mine sites and soil conservation.
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Regulation regarding point source land pollution and soil contamination control.

Regulations
June, 2010
Turkey
Land, Climate Change & Environment
protected areas
land management
environment
fisheries
land
land law
waste (abuse)
This Regulation sets forth technical and administrative procedures and principles to prevent soil contamination, locate the contaminated areas and sectors, and to monitor and clean the contaminated soil and sites in line with the sustainable development goals.
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Ministerial Decision No.10 of 2017 issuing the Regulations on the use of agricultural land.

Regulations
January, 2017
Oman
use rights
land-use planning
leases
farmland
This Regulation consisting of 59 articles aims at regulating the use of agricultural land in the Sultanate.
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Turkey’s National Action Program on Combating Desertification.

National Policies
January, 2006
Turkey
Land & Gender
Forest Landscape Restoration
Forest Tenure
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Rangelands, Drylands & Pastoralism
forestry
farmland
pastoralists
land-use planning
land governance
surveyors
environment
protected areas
natural disasters
land management
gender equity in access to land
forest conservation
forest land
waste (abuse)
agriculture
Turkey’s National Action Program on Combating Desertification is a national policy with a cross-sectoral approach.