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  1. Library Resource

    Can land taxes foster sustainable development? An assessment of fiscal, distributional and implementation issues

    Land Use Policy Volume 78

    Peer-reviewed publication
    November, 2018
    Indonesia, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Rwanda, United States of America
    Land, Climate Change & Environment
    assessment
    development
    land tax
    land use
    research
    sustainable development

    Economists argue that land rent taxation is an ideal form of taxation as it causes no deadweight losses. Nevertheless, pure land rent taxation is rarely applied. This paper revisits the case of land taxation for developing countries. We first provide an up-to-date review on land taxation in development countries, including feasibility and implementation challenges. We then simulate land tax reforms for Rwanda, Peru, Nicaragua and Indonesia, based on household surveys.

  2. Library Resource

    Modeling residential development in California from 2000 to 2050: Integrating wildfire risk, wildland and agricultural encroachment

    Land Use Policy Volume 41

    Peer-reviewed publication
    November, 2014
    Brazil, Trinidad and Tobago, United States of America
    Land, Climate Change & Environment
    development
    encroachment
    land use
    research
    sustainable land management

    Between 1940 and 2000, nearly 10 million housing units were constructed throughout California. This increased interaction between human and natural communities creates a number of significant socio-ecological challenges. Here we present a novel spatially explicit model that allows better characterization of the extent and intensity of future housing settlements using three development scenarios between 2000 and 2050. We estimate that California's exurban land classes will replace nearly 12 million acres of wild and agricultural lands.

  3. Library Resource

    Reterritorialization practices and strategies of campesinos in the urban frontier of Bogotá, Colombia

    Land Use Policy Volume 99

    Peer-reviewed publication
    December, 2020
    Colombia, South America, Central America
    Land, Climate Change & Environment
    Urban Tenure
    land use
    land-use planning
    research
    urban areas
    urban planning
    urbanization

    Much of the research on urbanization has focused on how rural populations move to cities for work opportunities. This paper takes a different perspective on the relations between rural populations and urbanization. The livelihoods of rural dwellers on the outskirts of the city of Bogotá in Colombia are increasingly affected by the expansion of urban activities and infrastructure. Therefore, urbanization takes place in the areas of residence of the rural populations; these people do not migrate to the city but, rather, the city migrates to them.

  4. Library Resource

    The agricultural, environmental and socio-political repercussions of Brazil's land governance system

    Land Use Policy Volume 36

    Peer-reviewed publication
    January, 2014
    Brazil
    Land & Investments
    Land, Climate Change & Environment
    environment
    land governance
    land productivity
    land use
    research

    Although many contemporary studies of agriculture associate larger properties with higher relative productivity, this assumption has limited relevancy for the analysis of situations in which property owners profit more from large-scale property accumulation itself rather than any superiority in exploitation opportunities offered by increased size. In Brazil, the efficiency-of-scale paradigm has been used to criticize peasant agriculture as unproductive and hide contradictions deriving from land concentration.

  5. Library Resource
    Land Use Policy

    Outsourcing governance in Peru’s integrated water resources management

    Land Use Policy Volume 101

    Peer-reviewed publication
    February, 2021
    Central America, South America, Peru
    Land, Climate Change & Environment
    decentralization
    land use
    water
    research

    Participatory water governance has become highly influential around the world as a means for managing water resources. Scholars and practitioners advocate for the inclusion of previously marginalized communities in water resources management through the devolution of power, responsibility, and participation. Where community institutions are weak or missing, experts recommend strengthening or re-building them to enable inclusive decision-making over water resources.

  6. Library Resource
    Land Use Policy

    Urban expansion and forest reserves: Drivers of change and persistence on the coast of São Paulo State (Brazil)

    Land Use Policy Volume 101

    Peer-reviewed publication
    February, 2021
    Saint-Martin, Brazil, United States of America, Italy, Spain
    Land, Climate Change & Environment
    land policies
    land use
    research

    Landscapes changes are a result of a wide range of interactions between actors and driving forces (DFs). In this study, we quantify the contribution of different types of DFs to processes of land change in the Northern Coast of São Paulo State (NCSP), Brazil, an important region for tourism and the energy sector. We analysed the relationship between DFs and the processes of land change from 1985 to 2000 and from 2000 to 2015 with partial least squares path modelling.

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