Pub Date : 2025-01-31DOI: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2025.107496
Haojie Chen, Matthew R. Sloggy, Samuel Evans
We conducted a qualitative literature review and provided a theoretical discussion of how private, common, and public land property rights (LPRs) uniquely influence the effectiveness of Payments for Ecosystem Service (PES). We considered three aspects of PES’s effectiveness: additionality (PES programs typically employ tests to assess whether the payment will result in additional ecosystem services), socioeconomic impacts, and transaction costs. The existing literature has not addressed differences between LPR types with respect to ensuring additionality. Particularly striking is the lack of consideration of additionality on public and common lands. Future research can assess whether private LPRs are more favorable for ensuing additionality than common and public LPRs. We found that most existing tests for additionality are for private lands, likely due to financial payment on private lands having more leverage to change land uses or technology in ways that can result in changes to ecosystem service provisions beyond baseline levels. While existing studies have shown more diverse socioeconomic impacts (e.g., on equity among community members) on common lands than on private and public lands, socioeconomic impacts between private and public lands have been insufficiently compared. Whether public LPR are associated with higher or lower transaction costs than private and common LPRs also remains unclear, although existing literature has indicated some strengths (e.g., reducing the number of PES contracts) and limitations (e.g., mistrust, contested leadership) of common lands for saving transaction costs compared to private lands. Quantitative literature reviews and more empirical evidence from real-world cases are needed to further assess the strengths and limitations of different types of LPR for enhancing PES’s effectiveness.
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Pub Date : 2025-01-28DOI: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2025.107489
Sasha Liddle, Alessio Russo
In the face of climate change, Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems (SuDS) emerge as key components of urban resilience. These systems offer a multifunctional and holistic approach, aiming to address both environmental and socioeconomic priorities concurrently. While the environmental benefits are clear, the impact of SuDS on socioeconomic disparities is a nascent area of inquiry. This paper aims to address this gap by evaluating the extent to which raingarden (bioretention) retrofit - as a flexible SuDS solution - may alleviate areas of urban deprivation through the host of amenity benefits they afford. Thematic and statistical analysis of survey data completed by residents of Gloucestershire reveals that the dual benefits of enhanced neighbourhood aesthetics combined with flood risk mitigation is most valued. Although there is limited scope to address physical health and crime deprivation, the perceived benefit to wellbeing through the mitigation of anxieties relating to flood risk is poignant. Matters of maintenance and distrust in the systems and authorities responsible for their upkeep are the most apparent obstacle to support for raingardens which must be addressed for the success of retrofit projects.
{"title":"Beyond stormwater management: Exploring the social aspects of retrofitting raingardens for deprivation alleviation in Gloucestershire, UK","authors":"Sasha Liddle, Alessio Russo","doi":"10.1016/j.landusepol.2025.107489","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2025.107489","url":null,"abstract":"In the face of climate change, Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems (SuDS) emerge as key components of urban resilience. These systems offer a multifunctional and holistic approach, aiming to address both environmental and socioeconomic priorities concurrently. While the environmental benefits are clear, the impact of SuDS on socioeconomic disparities is a nascent area of inquiry. This paper aims to address this gap by evaluating the extent to which raingarden (bioretention) retrofit - as a flexible SuDS solution - may alleviate areas of urban deprivation through the host of amenity benefits they afford. Thematic and statistical analysis of survey data completed by residents of Gloucestershire reveals that the dual benefits of enhanced neighbourhood aesthetics combined with flood risk mitigation is most valued. Although there is limited scope to address physical health and crime deprivation, the perceived benefit to wellbeing through the mitigation of anxieties relating to flood risk is poignant. Matters of maintenance and distrust in the systems and authorities responsible for their upkeep are the most apparent obstacle to support for raingardens which must be addressed for the success of retrofit projects.","PeriodicalId":17933,"journal":{"name":"Land Use Policy","volume":"39 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":7.1,"publicationDate":"2025-01-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143077779","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-01-28DOI: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2025.107478
Ester Hertegård, Camilla Widmark
To ensure the long-term utilization of various services provided by forest ecosystems (FES), it is crucial that policy governing different FES are sustainable. To achieve this, policy coherence and choice of policy implementation is fundamental. This case study provides an insight in policy contexts for FES across Europe, illustrates how policies are targeting the same objectives, and identifies the synergies and conflicts in important nexuses. The aim is to use the measures of policy integration and implementation to highlight how forest ecosystem services are integrated in policy, to potentially increase the synergies and determine the suitable level of governing for future policymaking. The case study regions included are Catalonia (Spain), Estonia, Grisons (Switzerland), and Hesse & Thuringia (Germany), which represent a wide geographical span of European forests. The results indicate that the active policies governing FES are to a high degree adjusted to the region-specific forests, and showcase integration of environmental priorities, in accordance with EU-targets concerning forests and forestry. The findings of this study can help guide EU forest-related policy and broaden the perspective compared to earlier studies by including a unique composition of EU- and non-EU-member countries.
{"title":"Policy integration of forest ecosystem services-Cases of Catalonia, Estonia, Grisons, and Hesse & Thuringia","authors":"Ester Hertegård, Camilla Widmark","doi":"10.1016/j.landusepol.2025.107478","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2025.107478","url":null,"abstract":"To ensure the long-term utilization of various services provided by forest ecosystems (FES), it is crucial that policy governing different FES are sustainable. To achieve this, policy coherence and choice of policy implementation is fundamental. This case study provides an insight in policy contexts for FES across Europe, illustrates how policies are targeting the same objectives, and identifies the synergies and conflicts in important nexuses. The aim is to use the measures of policy integration and implementation to highlight how forest ecosystem services are integrated in policy, to potentially increase the synergies and determine the suitable level of governing for future policymaking. The case study regions included are Catalonia (Spain), Estonia, Grisons (Switzerland), and Hesse & Thuringia (Germany), which represent a wide geographical span of European forests. The results indicate that the active policies governing FES are to a high degree adjusted to the region-specific forests, and showcase integration of environmental priorities, in accordance with EU-targets concerning forests and forestry. The findings of this study can help guide EU forest-related policy and broaden the perspective compared to earlier studies by including a unique composition of EU- and non-EU-member countries.","PeriodicalId":17933,"journal":{"name":"Land Use Policy","volume":"61 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":7.1,"publicationDate":"2025-01-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143077777","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-01-22DOI: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2025.107479
B. Ayça Ataç-Studt, Thomas Hartmann, Lenka Slavíková
Floods cause damage to lands and thereby often prevent property owners from using their property in the way they intend. Because of flood damage, property owners face challenges such as destruction and decreased value of their property, not finding tenants, etc. While land policy predominantly treats damage as solely economic, it also has emotional and social implications. Memories linked to a home, a spatial attachment to a specific piece of land, or a family legacy are only a few examples. Just like the values that property owners assign to their properties differ, so do their perceptions of damage. Perception of property forms the basis that shapes how damage is perceived. Despite the vast literature on risk perception and awareness, discussions in flood management mainly focus on assessing the likelihood of disasters. Noticeably, there is a lack of emphasis on flood damage itself, especially concerning damage to private property. Considering that the definition of damage influences the land policy measures taken on private property, there is a need to explore property owners’ perceptions of damage to provide more effective land policy responses. Therefore, this research analyzes how property owners perceive and interpret flood damage on their private property. Social aspects such as personal experience, cultural background, and demographic profile all influence these perceptions. Furthermore, this research outlines how the mismatch between land policies and property owners’ perceptions of damage is an obstacle to effectively combating the consequences of flooding on private property. A qualitative case study is conducted in a small-scale district in Türkiye’s Western Black Sea Basin. This study includes narrative interviews with local property owners. These interviews reveal the property owners’ multiple perceptions of flood damage and show the mismatch between land policy responses and the needs of the property owners. The findings from this research show that the existing land policy instruments are often too generic and are not tailored to the needs of the property owners.
{"title":"Unpacking property owners’ perceptions of flood damage","authors":"B. Ayça Ataç-Studt, Thomas Hartmann, Lenka Slavíková","doi":"10.1016/j.landusepol.2025.107479","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2025.107479","url":null,"abstract":"Floods cause damage to lands and thereby often prevent property owners from using their property in the way they intend. Because of flood damage, property owners face challenges such as destruction and decreased value of their property, not finding tenants, etc. While land policy predominantly treats damage as solely economic, it also has emotional and social implications. Memories linked to a home, a spatial attachment to a specific piece of land, or a family legacy are only a few examples. Just like the values that property owners assign to their properties differ, so do their perceptions of damage. Perception of property forms the basis that shapes how damage is perceived. Despite the vast literature on risk perception and awareness, discussions in flood management mainly focus on assessing the likelihood of disasters. Noticeably, there is a lack of emphasis on flood damage itself, especially concerning damage to private property. Considering that the definition of damage influences the land policy measures taken on private property, there is a need to explore property owners’ perceptions of damage to provide more effective land policy responses. Therefore, this research analyzes how property owners perceive and interpret flood damage on their private property. Social aspects such as personal experience, cultural background, and demographic profile all influence these perceptions. Furthermore, this research outlines how the mismatch between land policies and property owners’ perceptions of damage is an obstacle to effectively combating the consequences of flooding on private property. A qualitative case study is conducted in a small-scale district in Türkiye’s Western Black Sea Basin. This study includes narrative interviews with local property owners. These interviews reveal the property owners’ multiple perceptions of flood damage and show the mismatch between land policy responses and the needs of the property owners. The findings from this research show that the existing land policy instruments are often too generic and are not tailored to the needs of the property owners.","PeriodicalId":17933,"journal":{"name":"Land Use Policy","volume":"38 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":7.1,"publicationDate":"2025-01-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143050005","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-01-22DOI: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2025.107468
Aiora Zabala, Unai Pascual, Luis Enrique García-Barrios, Nibedita Mukherjee
What influences individuals' decisions to adopt sustainable land-use practices? The drivers of such complex decisions are manyfold. We develop a conceptual framework of the predictors that are external (contextual), related to the innovation, and internal or intrinsic to individuals. This framework can guide the design and evaluation of policies to encourage such decisions and subsequent behaviour. The conceptual framework is based on a literature review that includes empirical qualitative and quantitative analyses, mainly focused on agroforestry and its subtype, silvopasture. We inventoried 207 adoption drivers (predictors) used across the studies reviewed. We grouped these predictors into key concepts along these categories: farm and household characteristics, social environment and institutions, individual objective and subjective factors, and variables related to the land-use practice (knowledge, technical feasibility and economically rational motives). The concepts in the framework incorporate and enhance those proposed in earlier reviews of adoption of a range of sustainable land-use practices (soil conservation, organic farming, conservation agriculture, ecological farming practices, etc.). The framework is also interdisciplinary and comprehensive by including behavioural, socioeconomic and biophysical factors. It is applicable to a range of sustainable farming innovations. It can be used to evaluate policy ex-ante, by assessing what place-based conditions or barriers may need to be addressed through tailored policy instruments, as well as to inform the selection of explanatory variables in ex-post evaluations.
{"title":"Drivers to adopt agroforestry and sustainable land-use innovations: A review and framework for policy","authors":"Aiora Zabala, Unai Pascual, Luis Enrique García-Barrios, Nibedita Mukherjee","doi":"10.1016/j.landusepol.2025.107468","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2025.107468","url":null,"abstract":"What influences individuals' decisions to adopt sustainable land-use practices? The drivers of such complex decisions are manyfold. We develop a conceptual framework of the predictors that are external (contextual), related to the innovation, and internal or intrinsic to individuals. This framework can guide the design and evaluation of policies to encourage such decisions and subsequent behaviour. The conceptual framework is based on a literature review that includes empirical qualitative and quantitative analyses, mainly focused on agroforestry and its subtype, silvopasture. We inventoried 207 adoption drivers (predictors) used across the studies reviewed. We grouped these predictors into key concepts along these categories: farm and household characteristics, social environment and institutions, individual objective and subjective factors, and variables related to the land-use practice (knowledge, technical feasibility and economically rational motives). The concepts in the framework incorporate and enhance those proposed in earlier reviews of adoption of a range of sustainable land-use practices (soil conservation, organic farming, conservation agriculture, ecological farming practices, etc.). The framework is also interdisciplinary and comprehensive by including behavioural, socioeconomic and biophysical factors. It is applicable to a range of sustainable farming innovations. It can be used to evaluate policy ex-ante, by assessing what place-based conditions or barriers may need to be addressed through tailored policy instruments, as well as to inform the selection of explanatory variables in ex-post evaluations.","PeriodicalId":17933,"journal":{"name":"Land Use Policy","volume":"48 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":7.1,"publicationDate":"2025-01-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143050006","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-01-22DOI: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2025.107480
Stephen Biliyitorb Liwur, Abdul Rashid Adam, Jacob Nchagmado Tagnan, Sadisu Sadique, Michael Osei Asibey, Stephen Appiah Takyi, Owusu Amponsah
The impacts of urban growth on green space ecosystems have consistently remained in the dailies of sustainability on numerous platforms. Despite the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) aiming to ensure urban sustainability, many regions struggle to achieve these targets. In light of this, this study investigated the state of green space ecosystems in Ghana's Guinea Savannah (West Gonja) and clinched the findings to the quest for global sustainability, whether it is against or for the agenda. Methodologically, geospatial and remote sensing techniques were employed to analyse the state of green spaces, revealing a dire situation: few green spaces exist (8.70 % in 2000 to 8.51 % in 2021), and they are rapidly depleting due to rising land surface temperatures (48.93°C in 2000–93.65°C in 2021), leading to intense urban heat islands (12.95 °F in 2000–52.38 °F in 2021). Anchored on this, the researchers concluded from this study’s discussions that the state of green space ecosystems in Ghana’s Guinea Savannah is against the pursuit of a global sustainable development agenda, particularly SDG 15. The researchers, therefore, recommend that countries like Ghana fully adopt the SDG targets, incorporating the services of ecosystems and the values of biodiversity into urban planning and policy-making.
{"title":"For or against sustainable development? A geospatial analysis of the state of green space ecosystems in West Gonja, Ghana","authors":"Stephen Biliyitorb Liwur, Abdul Rashid Adam, Jacob Nchagmado Tagnan, Sadisu Sadique, Michael Osei Asibey, Stephen Appiah Takyi, Owusu Amponsah","doi":"10.1016/j.landusepol.2025.107480","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2025.107480","url":null,"abstract":"The impacts of urban growth on green space ecosystems have consistently remained in the dailies of sustainability on numerous platforms. Despite the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) aiming to ensure urban sustainability, many regions struggle to achieve these targets. In light of this, this study investigated the state of green space ecosystems in Ghana's Guinea Savannah (West Gonja) and clinched the findings to the quest for global sustainability, whether it is against or for the agenda. Methodologically, geospatial and remote sensing techniques were employed to analyse the state of green spaces, revealing a dire situation: few green spaces exist (8.70 % in 2000 to 8.51 % in 2021), and they are rapidly depleting due to rising land surface temperatures (48.93°C in 2000–93.65°C in 2021), leading to intense urban heat islands (12.95 °F in 2000–52.38 °F in 2021). Anchored on this, the researchers concluded from this study’s discussions that the state of green space ecosystems in Ghana’s Guinea Savannah is against the pursuit of a global sustainable development agenda, particularly SDG 15. The researchers, therefore, recommend that countries like Ghana fully adopt the SDG targets, incorporating the services of ecosystems and the values of biodiversity into urban planning and policy-making.","PeriodicalId":17933,"journal":{"name":"Land Use Policy","volume":"15 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":7.1,"publicationDate":"2025-01-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143049964","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-01-20DOI: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2024.107463
Robert A. Fligg, Derek T. Robinson
Land use plans and policies provide a pathway for communities to achieve a vision for future types and arrangements of land uses as well as to formalize the objectives needed to realize that vision. Members of a community often share a common vision, but differ on how it can be achieved, which is the case at Curve Lake First Nation. To investigate the factors affecting land-use plan and policy adoption at Curve Lake First Nation, a stylized agent-based model, the First Nation Land Use Voting Model (FNLUVM), was developed in collaboration with Curve Lake First Nation and was empirically informed from a survey of its members (n = 156). A series of experiments were conducted with FN-LUVM to understand the effects of land knowledge, attitudes, and community engagement among both non-land holders and land holders in certificate of possession on adopting a land use plan and policy adoption. Among several findings, results of these experiments suggest 1) that members with shared land-stewardship and ambition for improvements in socio-economic well-being were key proponents for adoption, 2) community engagement with members typically unwilling to collaborate with others can reduce disconnect among members, 3) improving knowledge about land planning and policy among members can lead to more engagement in voting and support for land use plans and policies. While the collaborative development of FNLUVM was specific to Curve Lake First Nation, it is made available for other communities to customize and use as a medium for discussion or decision-making support tool.
{"title":"Development of an agent-based First Nation land use voting model: Experiments in policy adoption at Curve Lake First Nation, Canada","authors":"Robert A. Fligg, Derek T. Robinson","doi":"10.1016/j.landusepol.2024.107463","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2024.107463","url":null,"abstract":"Land use plans and policies provide a pathway for communities to achieve a vision for future types and arrangements of land uses as well as to formalize the objectives needed to realize that vision. Members of a community often share a common vision, but differ on how it can be achieved, which is the case at Curve Lake First Nation. To investigate the factors affecting land-use plan and policy adoption at Curve Lake First Nation, a stylized agent-based model, the First Nation Land Use Voting Model (FNLUVM), was developed in collaboration with Curve Lake First Nation and was empirically informed from a survey of its members (n = 156). A series of experiments were conducted with FN-LUVM to understand the effects of land knowledge, attitudes, and community engagement among both non-land holders and land holders in certificate of possession on adopting a land use plan and policy adoption. Among several findings, results of these experiments suggest 1) that members with shared land-stewardship and ambition for improvements in socio-economic well-being were key proponents for adoption, 2) community engagement with members typically unwilling to collaborate with others can reduce disconnect among members, 3) improving knowledge about land planning and policy among members can lead to more engagement in voting and support for land use plans and policies. While the collaborative development of FNLUVM was specific to Curve Lake First Nation, it is made available for other communities to customize and use as a medium for discussion or decision-making support tool.","PeriodicalId":17933,"journal":{"name":"Land Use Policy","volume":"36 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":7.1,"publicationDate":"2025-01-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143049642","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-01-17DOI: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2025.107471
Nabin Dhungana , Suraj Upadhaya , Man Bahadur Bishwakarma , Chiranjeewee Khadka , Hari Krishna Bhattarai , Chun-Hung Lee
Effective integration of climate change adaptation (CCA) and disaster risk reduction (DRR) can contribute to building community resilience. Despite shared objectives of reducing vulnerability and enhancing resilience, DRR and CCA efforts remain fragmented, limiting their effectiveness. This study examines the integration of CCA and DRR policies and practices in Nepal, focusing on the Local Adaptation Plan of Action (LAPA) and Local Disaster Risk Management Plan (LDRMP) and their framework. Using a mixed-method approach, this study identifies challenges, opportunities, and entry points for the integration of CCA and DRR. There is poor community awareness of LAPAs and LDRMPs, but potential for improvement. The results also highlight overlapping methodologies, tools, and stakeholders in LAPA and LDRMP, indicating opportunities for synergies in planning, resource allocation, and implementation. A proposed framework for integration emphasizes community-driven approaches, policy coherence, and stakeholder coordination. This integration is crucial for achieving resilient development, reducing duplication, and comprehensively addressing climate-induced and disaster risks at local levels.
{"title":"Building resilience in communities through integrating climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction policies in Nepal","authors":"Nabin Dhungana , Suraj Upadhaya , Man Bahadur Bishwakarma , Chiranjeewee Khadka , Hari Krishna Bhattarai , Chun-Hung Lee","doi":"10.1016/j.landusepol.2025.107471","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.landusepol.2025.107471","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Effective integration of climate change adaptation (CCA) and disaster risk reduction (DRR) can contribute to building community resilience. Despite shared objectives of reducing vulnerability and enhancing resilience, DRR and CCA efforts remain fragmented, limiting their effectiveness. This study examines the integration of CCA and DRR policies and practices in Nepal, focusing on the Local Adaptation Plan of Action (LAPA) and Local Disaster Risk Management Plan (LDRMP) and their framework. Using a mixed-method approach, this study identifies challenges, opportunities, and entry points for the integration of CCA and DRR. There is poor community awareness of LAPAs and LDRMPs, but potential for improvement. The results also highlight overlapping methodologies, tools, and stakeholders in LAPA and LDRMP, indicating opportunities for synergies in planning, resource allocation, and implementation. A proposed framework for integration emphasizes community-driven approaches, policy coherence, and stakeholder coordination. This integration is crucial for achieving resilient development, reducing duplication, and comprehensively addressing climate-induced and disaster risks at local levels.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":17933,"journal":{"name":"Land Use Policy","volume":"150 ","pages":"Article 107471"},"PeriodicalIF":6.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142990219","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-01-17DOI: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2025.107476
Rayner Tabetando , Francisco M.P. Mugizi , Djomo Choumbou Raoul Fani
This study examines the impact of negative rainfall shocks on farmland conflicts among smallholder households in Kenya and Uganda. By matching farm-level data with rainfall shocks data constructed from high-resolution precipitation data, the study provides estimates on the incidence of land conflicts. Using fixed effect models, the results indicate that communities in both Kenya and Uganda that have experienced negative rainfall shocks have a land conflict incidence that is at least 4 percentage points higher compared to those that have not experienced such shocks. In both Kenya and Uganda, further analysis reveals that the incidence of land inheritance conflict is at least 1.1 percentage points higher in communities that are prone to negative rainfall shocks compared to those that have not experienced such shocks. Although both countries show significantly lower levels of land conflicts on registered (titled) parcels, land registration does not seem to reduce the incidence of land conflicts in communities that are prone to negative rainfall shocks. Therefore, we recommend implementing measures to manage rainfall variability—such as improved irrigation systems or drought-resistant crops—communities may experience less pressure on resources, thus reducing the likelihood of conflicts arising from land scarcity.
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Pub Date : 2025-01-16DOI: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2025.107474
Aneta Chmielewska , Marek Walacik , Richard Grover
Local government units rely primarily on their own revenues for financing, with sources varying in fiscal efficiency and functions. Key among these are local fees and property taxes, crucial for municipal income in most developed economies. In regions without ad valorem taxes, alternatives like betterment levies on changes in real estate structures are used. Property valuation principles, which define the scope and methods, are critical and often impact urban development. This article investigates how legal adjustments in property valuation for betterment levies affect municipal revenues and urban development policies.
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