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A geomorphological approach for enhancing environmental management and conservation of landforms as protected nature objects in the Upper Daugava spillway valley

Conference Papers & Reports
December, 2015
Latvia
geographical information systems
research
This paper describes the application of geomorphological approach for environmental management and conservation of landforms. Specifically, we discuss the contribution of geomorphological field survey and adapted matrix methodology (in combination with understanding of geology) to identification, study and evaluation of those abiotic nature elements which represent geological and geomorphological heritage. We describe a case study carried out in that part of the protected landscape area “Augsdaugava” which encompasses the Upper Daugava spillway valley.
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A Global Perspective on Effectiveness of Aid for Trade

December, 2012
Global
agriculture
capacity development
development agencies
property rights
sustainable development
transaction costs
Recent global initiatives on debt relief
and development assistance call for increasing aid for trade
to the poorest countries. The paper applies a multi-country
computable general equilibrium model to measure the
effectiveness of alternative aid for trade categories. The
findings show that aid for trade policies expand trade and
alleviate international income inequalities in the recipient
countries, that will benefit mainly from aid for trade
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A Guide for Local Benefit Sharing in Hydropower Projects

May, 2014
capacity development
forestry
Indigenous Peoples
land use
rural areas
sustainable development
Local benefit sharing in hydropower
projects can be defined as the systematic efforts by project
proponents to sustainably benefit local communities affected
by hydropower investments. Benefit sharing is a promising
approach for implementing hydropower projects sustainably,
and is emerging as a supplement to the requirements of
compensation and mitigation. Benefit sharing can provide
equitable development, sustainability, and smooth project
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A GUIDE ON PUBLIC LAND AQUISTION WITHIN COMMUNITY LAND

Institutional & promotional materials
Journal Articles & Books
Policy Papers & Briefs
February, 2021
Kenya
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Land & Investments
advocacy
agrarian reform
alienation (land)
arable land
co-ownership rights
collateral (land)
communal ownership
communal territory
community land rights
customary land rights
indigenous peoples' land rights

With the promulgation of the Constitution of Kenya, 2010 (CoK 2010), land was classified into public, private and community lands, occasioning the need for clear guidelines on acquisition of public land acquisition within the community land while appreciating the provision of the Community Land Act, 2016.
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A Guide to, and some Comments on, the World Bank’s Policy Research Report (PRR), ‘Land Policy for Pro-Poor Growth and Development’

Reports & Research
December, 2002
Africa
land
research
A guide to the World Bank’s Policy Research Report on land policy, on which an email discussion takes place from 30 December 2002 to 10 January 2003. Details the websites for the Report and the discussion. Asks whether it was worth engaging in the PRR process, examines the Report’s structure and says what it does not contain, offers general and particular comments, and concludes by saying don’t forget the politics.
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A Handbook for Tax Simplification

Reports & Research
Training Resources & Tools
December, 2009
capacity development
expropriation
The purpose of this handbook is to provide policy makers with a framework to assess a tax system in its entirety, measure its various parameters and how it is administered, and defines best practices for tax policy and administration that will yield a tax system that is simple and predictable and does not create an undue burden on private enterprise. This handbook is primarily designed for policy makers and tax practitioners. The goal is to analyze the impact of income tax, the value added tax (VAT), and other local taxes that are imposed on business.
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A handbook on urban land markets for Africa

Piecing together an economic puzzle

Manuals & Guidelines
October, 2010
Zimbabwe, Zambia, South Africa, Malawi, Lesotho, Botswana
Land & Investments
Urban Tenure
land
land markets
urban areas
research
The handbook introduces key economic and related concepts explaining the functioning of urban land markets. By introducing key classical economic concepts, the handbook provides foundational economic terms that are often referred to in relation to urban land markets. In doing this, we do not imply that African land markets should or ought to 'fit' into neo-classical economic theories, nor do we propose that 'perfect' markets exist.
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A Land Systems Science Framework for Bridging Land System Architecture and Landscape Ecology: A Case Study from the Southern High Plains

Peer-reviewed publication
agricultural land management
land use
research
Resource-use decisions affect the ecological and human components of the coupled human and natural system (CHANS), but a critique of some frameworks is that they do not address the complexity and tradeoffs within and between the two systems. Land system architecture (LA) was suggested to account for these tradeoffs at multiple levels/scales. LA and landscape ecology (LE) focus on landscape structure (i.e., composition and configuration of land-use and land-cover change [LULCC]) and the processes (social-ecological) resulting from and shaping LULCC.
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A Land-Based and Spatial Assessment of Local Food Capacity in Northern Idaho, USA

Volume 8 Issue 8

Peer-reviewed publication
August, 2019
United States of America
land-use planning
assessment
Across the United States, there has been a growing interest in local food production, which provides an alternative way to increase self-sufficiency and support greater well-being and food security at the community level. This study focused on the Northern Panhandle region of Idaho, where opportunities derived from the local food movement have emerged in several resort and college towns.
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A Landscape Study of Sichuan University (Wangjiang Campus) from the Perspective of Campus Tourism

Volume 9 Issue 12

Peer-reviewed publication
December, 2020
United States of America
land
research
University campus tourism is an important component and extension of urban tourism. The campus landscapes at universities act as major reflections of the interaction between regional natural and humanistic environments and initiate a strong visual perception or sensory feelings of the campus, which play a positive guiding role in campus tourism resource development. In order to better understand the role of landscapes in campus tourism, the Wangjiang Campus of Sichuan University was selected as the study area.