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  1. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    July, 2010
    United States of America

    From the advent of the application of satellite imagery to land cover mapping, one of the growing areas of research interest has been in the area of image classification. Image classifiers are algorithms used to extract land cover information from satellite imagery. Most of the initial research has focussed on the development and application of algorithms to better existing and emerging classifiers. In this paper, a paradigm shift is proposed whereby a committee of classifiers is used to determine the final classification output.

  2. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    April, 2018
    Nepal

    Despite the local and global importance of forests, deforestation driven by various socio-economic and biophysical factors continues in many countries. In Nepal, in response to massive deforestation, the community forestry program has been implemented to reduce deforestation and support livelihoods. After four decades of its inception, the effectiveness of this program on forest cover change remains mostly unknown.

  3. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    November, 2008
    Norway

    Ensemble classification is an emerging approach to land cover mapping whereby the final classification output is a result of a consensus of classifiers. Intuitively, an ensemble system should consist of base classifiers which are diverse i.e. classifiers whose decision boundaries err differently. In this paper ensemble feature selection is used to impose diversity in ensembles. The features of the constituent base classifiers for each ensemble were created through an exhaustive search algorithm using different separability indices.

  4. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    January, 2014
    Norway

    This paper has the following main objectives: to review the actual or potential impact of land titling and cadastre programs on indigenous populations; to recommend actions that would minimize risk and ensure that land projects are tailored to the aspirations and needs of indigenous peoples; to outline a typology of indigenous landholding systems and to identify any areas requiring further research.

  5. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    January, 2015
    Mozambique

    Despite the general consensus on the need for land reforms to boost agricultural development, the lack of blueprint on required actions to safeguard land rights forces many countries to pilot various policy measures with mixed results. Using the TIA (Trabalho de Inquérito Agrícola) 2008 household and parcel level data from Mozambique, this study shows how demand for formalization of individual land rights depends on the source and type of tenure security risks.

  6. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    May, 2013
    Norway

    Information and Communication Technologies - ICT Policy and Strategies Private Sector Development - E-Business Technology Industry Information Security and Privacy Macroeconomics and Economic Growth - Knowledge Economy Industry

  7. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    July, 2016
    Norway, Thailand, United States of America

    The author develops a theoretical framework to guide empirical analysis of how land registration affects financial development and economic growth. Most conceptual approaches investigate the effects of land registration on only one sector, nut land registration is commonly observed to affect not only other sectors but the economy as a whole. The author builds on the well-tested link between secure land ownership and farm productivity, adding to the framework theory about positive information and transaction costs.

  8. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    March, 2015
    Mongolia, Norway

    Banks and Banking Reform Transport Economics Policy and Planning Urban Development - Municipal Financial Management Public Sector Management and Reform Public Sector Economics Finance and Financial Sector Development Transport Public Sector Development

  9. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    January, 2018
    Thailand

    This paper contributes to an emerging literature on free land arrangements in developing countries. We argue that in-depth empirical analysis is crucial to understand the specific terms of land arrangements. Using mixed quantitative and qualitative data collected among rural-urban migrants in Thailand, we categorize land arrangements along four dimensions: self-reported categories by the actors, the nature of the relationship between the parties involved, the nature of the payment made, and how explicit or binding are the contractual terms.

  10. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    October, 2017
    Ethiopia

    This paper investigates the impact of a rural land certification program on schooling in two zones of the Amhara region of Ethiopia. Using the variation in the timing of the arrival of the program at the local level, we investigate the link between land tenure security, schooling and child labor. The results show a positive effect of improved land rights on school enrollment for all children in one of the zones studied, and for oldest sons in the other. Grade progress of oldest sons, who are most likely to inherit the land, worsens.

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