USAID Land Tenure and Property Rights Division Chief Dr. Gregory Myers's Remarks from Partners’ Support to the Voluntary Guidelines & Land Governance: Exploiting Synergies & Measuring Impact. Remarks posted as written. Madam Chair (Rachael Turner), thank you for the opportunity to speak today. On behalf of the United States, I would like to thank the U.K. Department for International Development for their excellent leadership as the inaugural Chair of the Global Donor Working Group on Land.
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Library ResourceArticles et Livresmars, 2014Canada, Japon, Danemark, Suède, Royaume-Uni, Autriche, Belgique, France, Allemagne, Pays-Bas, Suisse
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Library ResourceArticles et Livresdécembre, 2015Canada, Chine, Inde, Israël, États-Unis d'Amérique, Afrique, Asie central
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Library ResourceArticles et Livresdécembre, 1996Sri Lanka, Canada, Indonésie
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Library ResourcePublication évaluée par des pairsseptembre, 2012Afrique du Sud, Canada, Afrique australe
Customary land tenure is normally not based on codified or statutory sources, but stems from customary traditions and norms. When westernised courts have to interpret and adjudicate these customary traditions and norms, the normal rules of statutory interpretation cannot be followed.
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Library ResourcePublication évaluée par des pairsdécembre, 2003Canada, Amérique centrale, Amérique septentrionale, Amérique du Sud
Los gobiernos locales desarrollan una amplia gama de políticas fiscales o regulatorias inspiradas en la idea de que el incremento en el valor de la tierra puede ser utilizado en beneficio de la comunidad, esto es, en la recuperación de plusvalías inmobiliarias. Este trabajo compara las experiencias de recuperación de plusvalías en América del Norte (Estados Unidos y Canadá) y América Latina, discutiendo las razones que han llevado a la utilización de distintas herramientas y los diferentes resultados y grados de éxito obtenidos en su implementación.
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Land Use Policy Volume 62
Publication évaluée par des pairsmars, 2017Australie, Canada, États-Unis d'AmériqueDifferent forms of income diversification represent important strategies of farmers to either cope with the changing economic framework conditions or to valorise given territorial potentialities. Nevertheless, the decision to diversify economic activities on or off the farm will heavily depend on the agricultural business and household characteristics. Our study used a survey of 2154 farms from eleven European regions to identify distinct farm types in order to investigate differences regarding the willingness to diversify in the future.
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Land Use Policy Volume 95
Publication évaluée par des pairsjuin, 2020Canada, Norvège, Pologne, États-Unis d'AmériqueIn recent years, many attempts have been made in Poland to enable automatic data exchange between the system of the Cadastre, being the responsibility of local government units, and the system of Land and Mortgage Register, maintained by the judicial administration (supported by the state apparatus represented by the Ministry of Justice). Such exchange is necessary as it is dictated by the establishment of the Integrated Real Estate Information System.
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Land Use Policy Volume 71
Publication évaluée par des pairsfévrier, 2018Canada, Chine, Allemagne, Royaume-Uni, Fédération de Russie, États-Unis d'AmériqueAgriculture is an important type of land use but suffers from drought, especially under global climate change scenarios. Although government is a major actor in helping farmers to adapt to drought, lack of funds has constrained its efforts. Public-Private Partnership (PPP) mechanism has been widely applied in urban infrastructure development to raise fund for public goods and services, but very few studies explored its role in rural areas.
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Land Use Policy Volume 82
Publication évaluée par des pairsmars, 2019CanadaAvoided ecological loss is an appropriate measure of conservation effectiveness, but challenging to measure because it requires consideration of counterfactual conditions. Land-use simulation is a well suited but underutilized tool in this regard. As a case study for the application of land-use simulation to assess the impact of protected areas, we present a scenario analysis exploring conservation options in Canada’s western boreal forest.
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Land Use Policy Volume 90
Publication évaluée par des pairsjanvier, 2020Canada, Territoire britannique de l'océan IndienThe presented paper synthesizes and reviews the history of Fist Nation land management, forming the background of three land management regimes types; the Indian Act land management (IALM), First Nations land management (FNLM) and frameworks of self-government land management (SGLM). The three regimes are compared to the Community Well-Being (CWB) index, being a measure of socio-economic development of communities across Canada.
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