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Research on the Distribution and Scale Evolution of Suzhou Gardens under the Urbanization Process from the Tang to the Qing Dynasty

Volume 10 Issue 3

Peer-reviewed publication
March, 2021
Australia, China, Russia, United States of America, Vietnam
Urban Tenure
research
scale
urbanization
Suzhou city was the cultural centre of ancient south China. It continues the urban pattern of more than 800 years ago. Suzhou gardens are the essence of Chinese gardening art, as well as the valuable world cultural heritage site. This paper compared the evolution in the distribution and scale of Suzhou gardens among five historical periods, and discussed the influence of urbanization on gardening.
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Research on an Analytical Framework for Urban Spatial Structural and Functional Optimisation: A Case Study of Beijing City, China

Volume 10 Issue 1

Peer-reviewed publication
January, 2021
Australia, China, Russia, United States of America
Urban Tenure
research
urban areas
urbanization
A number of severe ecological problems, and the altered structure of urban spaces, are ascribed to rapid urbanisation. Hence, an analytical framework for urban spatial structure and functional optimisation is highly beneficial to balance the contradiction between developing urban areas and protecting their ecosystems. In this paper, the proposed analytical framework included three parts. We first delineated the ecological suitability zones (ESZs) of Beijing City by applying the minimum cumulative resistance (MCR) model.
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Migration, Informal Urban Settlements and Non-market Land Transactions: a case study of Wewak, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea

Conference Papers & Reports
June, 2012
Papua New Guinea
Urban Tenure
urban planning
urbanization
human settlements
migration
land ownership
tenure security
urban population
This paper examines the various ways in which migrant settlers have gained and maintained access to land in the informal urban settlements of Wewak, the provincial capital of East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea (PNG). Urban population growth in PNG and in Pacific Island states more generally is predicted to grow rapidly over the next two decades. Given the limited availability of formal housing for lower income people, it is likely that many will live in informal urban settlements on land owned by customary landowners.
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Attitudes of a farming community towards urban growth and rural fragmentation—An Auckland case study

Land Use Policy Volume 58

Peer-reviewed publication
December, 2016
New Zealand
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Urban Tenure
land use
research
urbanization
As the global population continues to increase, rural areas are expected to accommodate future growth at the same time as continuing to feed growing populations. This tension is greatest on those who farm land that is earmarked for future urban growth. Yet, little is known about the attitudes and values of the affected rural farming communities or farmers’ perceptions of the challenges and opportunities that population growth presents.
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Trade-offs between high class land and development: Recent and future pressures on Auckland's valuable soil resources

Land Use Policy Volume 39

Peer-reviewed publication
July, 2014
New Zealand
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Urban Tenure
development
environment
land use
research
sustainable land management
urbanization
Sustainable land management is essential to meeting the global challenge of securing soil and water resources that can support an ever increasing population. In Auckland, New Zealand's largest city, population growth is forecast to increase from 1.5 to 2.5 million by 2040 which will put immense pressure on the region's soil resources.
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Setting the scene

Reports & Research
December, 2018
Oceania, Asia
Urban Tenure
urbanization
assessment
land allocation
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Assessment of spatial data infrastructures

Conference Papers & Reports
December, 2014
South Africa, India, China, Brazil, Australia
Urban Tenure
assessment
land
urban planning
A Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI) is an evolving concept, essentially consisting of policies, institutional arrangements, Geographical Information Systems (GISs), data bases, networks, Web services and portals to facilitate and coordinate the availability, exchange and sharing of geospatial data and services between stakeholders from different levels.
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Vanuatu Land Use Planning Policy

National Policies
August, 2013
Vanuatu
Urban Tenure
Land, Climate Change & Environment
protected areas
public ownership
land-use planning
coastal areas
environment
surveyors
natural disasters
land management
farmland
customary law
leases
urban areas
The Vanuatu Land Use Planning Policy is a national sectoral policy of Vanuatu for the period 2012-2017. Its main objective is to guide land use planning by setting priorities and outlining legislative and institutional settings to enable land use planning that encourages the best current use of Vanuatu’s land resources.The Policy aims to support food security.
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Women, slums and urbanisation: examining the causes and consequences

January, 2008
Eastern Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, Oceania, Southern Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean
Urban Tenure
Land & Gender
mining
housing rights
slums
urbanization
urban planning
women
Countries throughout the world are rapidly urbanising, particularly in the developing world, and for the first time in human history, the majority of people today are no longer living in rural areas, but rather in cities. This report examines the worldwide phenomenon of urbanisation from the point of view of women’s housing rights.
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China - From Poor Areas to Poor People : China’s Evolving Poverty Reduction Agenda - An Assessment of Poverty and Inequality in China

Training Resources & Tools
March, 2009
China, Eastern Asia, Asia, Oceania
Urban Tenure
Land, Climate Change & Environment
farmers
land rights
natural disasters
rural areas
rural development
rural population
urban areas
urban population
China's progress in poverty reduction over the last 25 years is enviable. One cannot fail to be impressed by what this vast nation of 1.3 billion people has achieved in so little time. In terms of a wide range of indicators, the progress has been remarkable. Poverty in terms of income and consumption has been dramatically reduced. Progress has also been substantial in terms of human development indicators. Most of the millennium development goals have either already been achieved or the country is well on the way to achieving them.