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Displaying 401 - 405 of 447Change in Ecosystem Service Value Arising from Land Consolidation Planning in Anhui Province
The evaluation of change in ecosystem service value arising from land consolidation planning is an important aspect of environmental impact assessment of land consolidation. By estimating the change in ecosystem service value before and after the implementation of land consolidation planning, it is able to quantitatively describe the change in ecosystem service value arising from land consolidation planning, so as to provide a quantitative basis for the environmental impact assessment of land consolidation.
The Impacts of Protected Area Size on Land Acquisition Costs for Conservation
The size of the protected area is recognized as one of the key attributes for assessing the effectiveness of investing in protected areas. We evaluate the effectiveness of protected areas by examining economies of scale in size and the average cost of acquiring protected areas depending on the land acquisition contract types and motivations. We use recent land acquisitions (2000-2009) of the central and southern Appalachian forest ecosystems by The Nature Conservancy (TNC) as a case study.
The Land Rights and Farm Investment Ghana: The Missing Link in the Operationalisation of Tenure Security
Land management reform has re-emerged as a priority for many African countries and strongly supported by so-called development partners. This time round, a more nuanced theme combining the classic goals of enhancing tenure security, improving investment and productivity of land with those of poverty reduction and equity in land access. Many continue to question the neo-classical premise which perceives customary systems to not provide the necessary security to promote agricultural investment and productivity due to the lack of clearly defined private and enforceable property rights.
Spatio-temporal Dynamic Simulation of Urban Land Use in Karst Areas Based on CLUE-S Model: A case Study of Dahua Yao Nationality Autonomous County in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region
This article uses TM images in 1999 and 2006 in Dahua County, selects the driving factors having great impact on urban land use change, and conducts data processing using GIS software. It then uses CLUE-S model to simulate land use change pattern in 2006, and uses land use map in 2006 to test the simulation results. The results show that the simulation achieves good effect, indicating that we can use CLUE-S model to simulate the future urban land use change in karst areas, to provide scientific decision-making support for sustainable development of land use.
Public Participation in Land Use Planning: Values and Case Analysis
Objective: we want to explore values and methods of public participation in land use planning through analysis on values of public participation and case of Ji’an County in Jiangxi Province. Methods: document and data method, case analysis method, qualitative and quantitative combined methods. Results: public participation in land use plays a positive role in improving science and practice of planning.