Topographic effects on land-use and land-use change in Tokamachi, Niigata, Japan
Rice terraces are paddy fields made on sloping land that follow the natural contour lines, suited to the Japanese landscape. The terraces blend in with the natural scenery and give viewers a great sense of peace and comfort. Rice terraces are also growing into a focus of agro tourism. However, farming on these rice terraces has low labor productivity, and with the advancing age of the farmers in the mountainous areas, it has become difficult for them to continue farming on the rice terraces. Their abandonment is now noticeable. For this research, one city sustaining the rice terraces viz.
Les experts avancent la mise en œuvre de l'agenda africain sur le foncier
Experts to further the implementation of the agenda on land
LPI contributes to panel session in the African agribusiness forum
Land and Urban Policies for Poverty Reduction : Proceedings of the Third International Urban Research Symposium Held in Brasilia, April 2005, Volume 1
The first paper of this section
(Durand-Laserve) documents how increasing pressures on urban
land and the 'commodification' of shelter and
settlement has increased 'market evictions' of
families holding intermediate tide to property, although
international declarations and pressures have contributed to
reducing 'forced evictions.' The second paper
(Mooya and Cloete) uses the tools of the New Institutional
Subdecree No. 196 on cutting and reclassifying 4,090.14 hectares from ELC in Pursat province
Cutting land of 4,090.14 ha Kamreng village of Bomnok commune in Kra Kor district of Pursat province from economic land concession of Pheapimex; and Reclassifying 2,904.15 ha as state private land for granting donation of ownership to 895 families; Reserving 1,185.99 ha as state public land; and Granting rights to 2,336 private land parcels, 1 pagoda land, and 23 public land parcels.
Property Rights for Women in Rwanda: Access to land for women living in de facto unions
To say that access to land is one of the most important conditions for the
empowerment of African women, would be an understatement. The cultivation of land is one
of the main sources of income and economic wealth depends strongly on a well-elaborated
system of land tenure. However, developing and protecting land rights1
for women in mainly
male-dominated societies is a long-term work. Even though law initiatives2 may guarantee a
de jure equal access to land for women, the outcome highly depends on the way the culturebound
Ministerial Policy Statement for LANDS, HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Madam Speaker and Honorable Members, the vision of my Ministry is “Sustainable Land Use, Land Tenure Security, Affordable, Decent Housing and Organized Urban Development”. The Mission is “To ensure sustainable land management, planned urban and rural development and decent housing for all”. The Mandate is “To ensure rational and sustainable use, effective management of land and orderly development of urban and rural areas as well as safe, planned and adequate housing for socio-economic development”.
NOT JUST DEFENDING; ADVOCATING FOR LAW IN MYANMAR
...Through research on Myanmar, we argue that in authoritarian settings where legality has drastically declined, the starting point for cause lawyering lies in advocacy for law itself, in advocating for the regular application of law’s rules.