Land Use  (tagged articles)

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Eminent Domain in the United States and China: Comparing the Practice Across Countries

Simon K. Zhen - Regardless of which side of the Pacific individuals reside on, the idea of the government taking property and uprooting citizens tends to evoke a considerable amount of backlash. In examining the eminent domain practices of the United States and China, this paper will... Keep Reading »
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Applying the Centrifugal Organizational Model for Pastoralists and Other Competing Communities on the Ethiopian Landscape and the Shift to Agriculture After 1975

eliSabeth Noe - For the past four decades, pastoralist activities have been pushed to marginal areas in several regions of Ethiopia. This change was initiated by the Agrarian Land Reform Proclamation of 1974. Pastoralist activities prior to the agrarian reforms were strongly connected... Keep Reading »
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Development on the Outer Banks: A Case of Public Perception

Peter Rowe - Many U.S. coastal resort areas with high amenity values have experienced a high influx of both residents (full-time and part-time) and vacationers over the last two decades. This is the case for the Outer Banks of North Carolina, a narrow barrier island jutting out... Keep Reading »

History and Management of Public Rangelands in the United States: A Case Study from New Mexico

Alexandra Heller - Public rangelands are typically managed by a multiple-use policy that seeks to balance economic, conservation, and recreation objectives. The often semi-arid and arid public rangelands of the American west are both historically and contemporarily a stage for controversy... Keep Reading »

Planetary Survival in the 21st Century: Confronting Land Degradation, Biodiversity Loss, and Climate Change

Ezra Ho - Everywhere, everyday we are reminded of the planetary crisis. Ice caps melt, forests are decimated, species go extinct and extreme climatic changes threaten the survival of human civilization. We desperately need a new narrative – a compelling vision of sustainability... Keep Reading »
 
 

The keyword Land Use is tagged in the following 6 articles.

Land Use
2017, Vol. 9 No. 11
Eminent Domain in the United States and China: Comparing the Practice Across Countries
By Simon K. Zhen
Regardless of which side of the Pacific individuals reside on, the idea of the government taking property and uprooting citizens tends to evoke a considerable amount of backlash. In examining the eminent domain practices of the United States and... Read Article »
Land Use Law China Eminent Domain Chinese Politics Land Use Policy
Land Use
2016, Vol. 6 No. 1
Applying the Centrifugal Organizational Model for Pastoralists and Other Competing Communities on the Ethiopian Landscape and the Shift to Agriculture After 1975
By EliSabeth Noe
Published by Earth Common Journal
For the past four decades, pastoralist activities have been pushed to marginal areas in several regions of Ethiopia. This change was initiated by the Agrarian Land Reform Proclamation of 1974. Pastoralist activities prior to the agrarian reforms... Read Article »
Ethiopia Land Use Pastoralism Agriculture Agrarian Reform Habitat Use Sub-Saharan Africa Community Ecology
Coastal Development
2015, Vol. 7 No. 09
Development on the Outer Banks: A Case of Public Perception
By Peter Rowe
Many U.S. coastal resort areas with high amenity values have experienced a high influx of both residents (full-time and part-time) and vacationers over the last two decades. This is the case for the Outer Banks of North Carolina, a narrow barrier... Read Article »
Coastal Development Outer Banks North Carolina Economic Development Public Opinion Local Politics Land Use
Environmental Management
2015, Vol. 7 No. 04
History and Management of Public Rangelands in the United States: A Case Study from New Mexico
By Alexandra Heller
Public rangelands are typically managed by a multiple-use policy that seeks to balance economic, conservation, and recreation objectives. The often semi-arid and arid public rangelands of the American west are both historically and contemporarily... Read Article »
Environmental Management Public Land Ranching Land Use The Commons Environmental Policy
Land Use
2013, Vol. 5 No. 01
Planetary Survival in the 21st Century: Confronting Land Degradation, Biodiversity Loss, and Climate Change
By Ezra Ho
Everywhere, everyday we are reminded of the planetary crisis. Ice caps melt, forests are decimated, species go extinct and extreme climatic changes threaten the survival of human civilization. We desperately need a new narrative – a compelling... Read Article »
Land Use Climate Change Desertification Deforestation Food Security Biodiversity Environmental Policy
Deforestation
2009, Vol. 1 No. 11
From Cutting Trees to Slashing Emissions: Reducing Deforestation in Brazil
By Arielle K. Eirienne
Much debate has recently arisen over China’s and India’s responsibilities as related to climate protection. These two countries have repeatedly pleaded that their emissions be judged on a per-capita basis, since their per-capita emissions... Read Article »
Land Use Deforestation Emissions Biodiversity The Amazon Brazil Climate Change Biodiversity Loss

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