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Cropland expansion and grassland loss in the eastern Dakotas: New insights from a farm-level survey

Land Use Policy Volume 63

Peer-reviewed publication
April, 2017
United Kingdom, United States of America
Land, Climate Change & Environment
agriculture
land use
research
The western Corn Belt region of the United States has become a hotspot for agricultural extensification and consequent land use and land cover changes. The goals of this research were to characterize geographic patterns of grassland loss resulting from cropland expansion in the eastern Dakotas, and to understand how these changes were associated with characteristics of individual farms and farm operators. We collected data on grassland conversion and other land use decisions through a mail survey of farm operators in North and South Dakota.
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The ecosystem approach, ecosystem services and established forestry policy approaches in the United Kingdom

Land Use Policy Volume 64

Peer-reviewed publication
May, 2017
United Kingdom
Forest Landscape Restoration
Forest Tenure
Land, Climate Change & Environment
environment
forestry
land use
research
sustainable land management
A series of approaches have been proposed for natural resource management and biodiversity conservation in recent decades. In the important forestry sector, two of the most dominant policy paradigms have been multi-purpose forestry and sustainable forest management. The Convention on Biological Diversity, amongst other transnational commitments, added the ecosystem approach and its related idea of ecosystem services to this succession which is increasingly becoming the basis for natural resource management, including in the United Kingdom (UK).
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Forestry paradigms and policy change: The evolution of forestry policy in Britain in relation to the ecosystem approach

Land Use Policy Volume 49

Peer-reviewed publication
December, 2015
United Kingdom, British Indian Ocean Territory
Forest Landscape Restoration
Forest Tenure
Land, Climate Change & Environment
environment
forestry
land use
research
sustainable land management
Forestry policy and practice in Britain has been subject to a series of paradigm changes since the establishment of the Forestry Commission in 1919. Drawing on a documentary analysis of legislation, published policy statements, commentaries and scholarly critiques, this paper argues that British forestry policy has undergone three significant paradigm shifts since it was first mooted in the late 19th century.
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Accounting for groundwater in future city visions

Land Use Policy Volume 69

Peer-reviewed publication
December, 2017
Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America, South Africa, Southern Africa
Land, Climate Change & Environment
land use
research
water
City planners, urban innovators and researchers are increasingly working on ‘future city’ initiatives to investigate the physical, social and political aspects of harmonized urban living. Despite this, sustainability principles and the importance of urban groundwater are lacking in future city visions. Using London as a case study, the importance of groundwater for cities is highlighted and a range of future city interventions may impact on groundwater are reviewed.
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Bus stop, property price and land value tax: A multilevel hedonic analysis with quantile calibration

Land Use Policy Volume 42

Peer-reviewed publication
January, 2015
Australia, Czech Republic, United Kingdom, United States of America
Land, Climate Change & Environment
land tax
land use
property
research
Based on a multilevel and quantile hedonic analysis regarding the local public bus system and the prices of residential properties in Cardiff, Wales, we find strong evidence to support two research hypotheses: (a) the number of bus stops within walking distance (300–1500m) to a property is positively associated with the property's observed sale price, and (b) properties of higher market prices, compared with their cheaper counterparts, tend to benefit more from spatial proximity to the bus stop locations.
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Public-private partnership in enhancing farmers’ adaptation to drought: Insights from the Lujiang Flatland in the Nu River (Upper Salween) valley, China

Land Use Policy Volume 71

Peer-reviewed publication
February, 2018
Canada, China, Germany, United Kingdom, Russia, United States of America
Land, Climate Change & Environment
climate change
farmers
land use
research
sustainable land management
Agriculture is an important type of land use but suffers from drought, especially under global climate change scenarios. Although government is a major actor in helping farmers to adapt to drought, lack of funds has constrained its efforts. Public-Private Partnership (PPP) mechanism has been widely applied in urban infrastructure development to raise fund for public goods and services, but very few studies explored its role in rural areas.
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Public funding for public goods: A post-Brexit perspective on principles for agricultural policy

Land Use Policy Volume 79

Peer-reviewed publication
December, 2018
United Kingdom
Land, Climate Change & Environment
agriculture
environment
land use
research
In early 2019 the United Kingdom is due to leave the European Union and with it the Common Agricultural Policy. The UK Government has announced its intentions to formulate a novel agricultural policy following the principle that public funding should be restricted to the provision of public goods. However, the acceptance, interpretation and application of this principle is the subject of intense debate.
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Hybrid land tenure administration in Dunoon, South Africa

Land Use Policy Volume 90

Peer-reviewed publication
January, 2020
French Southern and Antarctic Lands, Central African Republic, Southern Africa, South Africa, United Kingdom
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Land, Climate Change & Environment
land registration
land use
land tenure
research
Hybrid land tenure administration occurs in a number of South Africa’s state-subsidised housing projects and in the informal settlements from which the housing beneficiaries tend to be drawn. Ownership is the tenure form in most of these housing projects. Under ownership the law only recognises registered land transactions. Non-government tenure administration in Dunoon was organised by street and area committees that are part of the local South African National Civics Association (SANCO) branch, a community based organisation (CBO).
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Supplying trees in an era of environmental uncertainty: Identifying challenges faced by the forest nursery sector in Great Britain

Land Use Policy Volume 58

Peer-reviewed publication
December, 2016
United Kingdom
Land, Climate Change & Environment
climate change
environment
land use
research
In recent years, numerous articles have addressed management strategies aimed at assisting forests to adapt to climate change. However, these seldom take into account the practical and economic implications of implementing these strategies, notably, supply of forest plants and seed.
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Functional Land Management for managing soil functions: A case-study of the trade-off between primary productivity and carbon storage in response to the intervention of drainage systems in Ireland

Land Use Policy Volume 47

Peer-reviewed publication
September, 2015
United Kingdom, Ireland, United States of America
Land, Climate Change & Environment
land management
land use
research
Globally, there is growing demand for increased agricultural outputs. At the same time, the agricultural industry is expected to meet increasingly stringent environmental targets. Thus, there is an urgent pressure on the soil resource to deliver multiple functions simultaneously. The Functional Land Management framework (Schulte et al., 2014) is a conceptual tool designed to support policy making to manage soil functions to meet these multiple demands. This paper provides a first example of a practical application of the Functional Land Management concept relevant to policy stakeholders.