Property takings are common in the developing world. For example, despite Chinese reforms in 2003 to protect property rights, Chinese governments forced thousands of families to relocate during the buildup to the Beijing Olympics. In recent years, governments in Peru, Venezuela, Bolivia, Zimbabwe, Russia, and others have nationalized heavy industry as well as specific firms. Large-scale land ta...

About 90 percent of the land in Maine is in forests. We analyzed past land use trends in Maine and developed projections of future land use. Since the 1950s, the area of forest in Maine has increased by almost 400,000 acres; however, the trends differ among ownerships, as the area of nonindustrial private timberland declined by 800,000 acres since 1950, while private industrial area rose by 681...

Community land trusts are flexible organizations that embrace diverse land uses to address various community needs. While the majority of CLTs currently focus on the development and stewardship of owner-occupied housing, some organizations have broadened their focus to emerging opportunities in non-residential development. The study examines non-residential programs and activities implemented b...

Land acquisition along the stream for angler access, streambank protection and habitat improvement began in the early 1960s. In 1985, a master plan for the stream was approved and these lands were consolidated into the Duncan Creek Fishery Area. The fishery area covers Duncan Creek from its headwaters downstream to 190 Avenue, immediately above Lake Como. Approximately 7.8 miles of the stream t...

IHDP Update 2.2008 Fundamental, policy-driven changes are transforming China's rangelands in response to a perceived threat of environmental degradation. Having transferred livestock property from state to private ownership over the past two decades, government policy is now encouraging pastoralists to privatise parts of the natural resource, in the form of fenced enclosures. In other areas, th...

In the context of real estate, land is defined as a property or real estate, not including buildings or equipment that does not occur naturally. Depending on the title, land ownership may also give the holder the rights to all natural resources on the land. These may include water, plants, human and animal life, fossils, soil, minerals, electromagnetic features, geographical location, and geoph...

Rural communities depend on land for socio-economic livelihoods. However, owning remains a critical challenge in post-independence Namibia women, despite institutionalised laws and policies designed to redress gender inequalities. This paper discourses the hindrances equitable communal ownership nine regions among women aged 18–60 years. Findings reveal high perception themselves that should ow...

Little research has focused on how factors influencing travel behavior change in rapidly developing and motorizing cities. We examine the case of household motor vehicle ownership, focusing on potential variations in preferences revealed through vehicle choice models estimated for Santiago de Chile in 1991 and 2001, and including measures of relative location, metro proximity, residential densi...

Land deeds were the only proof of ownership in pre-1900 Taiwan. They are indispensable for the studies of Taiwan’s social, anthropological, and economic evolution. We have built a full-text digital library that contains almost 40,000 land deeds. The deeds in our collection range over 250 years and are collected from over 100 sources. The unprecedented volume and diversity of the sources provide...