Sustainable agricultural intensification and gender-biased land tenure systems: an exploration and conceptualization of interactions

Land-Tenure in Mycenaean Greece and the Hittite Empire: Linear B Land-surveys from Pylos and Middle Hittite Land-Donations

Journal of the Economic and Social History of the Orient ◽

10.1163/156852005774918787 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 48 (4) ◽

pp. 473-486

Author(s):

Alexander Uchitel

Keyword(s):

Comparative Study ◽

Land Tenure ◽

Etude Comparative ◽

Étude Comparative ◽

Systematic Comparison ◽

New Interpretation ◽

Land Tenure Systems ◽

Linear B

AbstractThe article is a comparative study of Mycenaean Greek and Hittite land-tenure systems. It is based upon a systematic comparison of two groups of documents: land-registers (the so-called E-series) from Pylos and Middle Hittite land-donations. The traditional interpretation of both Mycenaean Greek and Hittite documents is challenged and alternative interpretations are offered. Thus, on the Mycenaean side, the construction with the preposition pa-ro is reinterpreted, and on the Hittite side an entirely new interpretation of a Hittite expression pir-sahhanas is offered. Both land-tenure systems are interpreted as two manifestations of compulsory labour service of small landholders attached to large agricultural estates. Cet article est une étude comparative des systèmes de tenue de la terre dans la Grèce mycénienne et l'empire hittite. Elle est fondée sur une comparaison systématique de deux groupes de documents : les registres de la terre (appelés la série E) de Pylos et les donations de terre moyenne hittite. L'interprétation traditionnelle des documents mycénien et hittite est ici remise en question et une nouvelle explication est offerte. Ainsi, du côté mycénien, la construction avec la préposition pa-ro est réinterprétée, et du côté hittite une interprétation entièrement nouvelle de l'expression pir-sahhanas est proposée. Les deux systèmes de tenue de la terre sont interprétés comme deux manifestations d'un service de travail obligatoire dus par des petits propriétaires attachés à des grandes propriétés agricoles.

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Addressing the Problems of Land Registration Processes in Complex Land Tenure Systems Using Computational Techniques: Evidence from Accra Ghana

Journal of Planning and Land Management ◽

10.36005/jplm.v1i1.9 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

pp. 31-57

Author(s):

Williams Miller Appau ◽

Baslyd B. Nara ◽

Javier G. Morales

Keyword(s):

Land Tenure ◽

Design Method ◽

Systems Design ◽

Computational Techniques ◽

Structured Interviews ◽

Land Registration ◽

Study Approach ◽

The People ◽

Definition Of ◽

Land Tenure Systems

Land registration processes have been described to be simplistic in simple land tenure environments where land rights are treasured and registered by the state on behalf of the people. Duplication of tasks, repeated preparation of land registration documents, and wrong definition of tasks affect the activities and processes of land registration characterising complex land tenure environments. Many qualitative land registration models such as the use of Unified Modified Language (UML) diagrams have been developed to show the frameworks of land registration processes in most parts of the world. However, most researches avoid the technical implementation of these models. This paper presents the quantitative approaches to addressing the problems of land registration processes in complex land tenure systems using computational techniques such as Process Maker and Java Script. The paper used case study approach to collect data and systems design method for the output. Semi-structured interviews were used to collect data from the Lands Commission of Accra and its stakeholders. Process maker software was operationalised using GeoJSON parcel file. Results show that, the simplification of land registration processes is based on the rationale behind the change (Data error, improved capacity, service quality), and the semantics (process re-engineering) involved in the computation of the modelling processes. The outcome has the ability to simplify an otherwise complex tenure system by avoiding delays and therefore improving the land registration processes.

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Estimating Woody Plant Density from Aerial Photographs in Communal and Leasehold Land Tenure Systems in Northwest Botswana

Journal of Environmental Informatics ◽

10.3808/jei.200800117 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 11 (2) ◽

pp. 131-145

Author(s):

O. P. Dube

Keyword(s):

Land Tenure ◽

Woody Plant ◽

Plant Density ◽

Aerial Photographs ◽

Land Tenure Systems

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Land governance and gender: the tenure-gender nexus in land management and land policy

10.1079/9781789247664.0000 ◽

2021 ◽

Keyword(s):

Land Management ◽

Land Tenure ◽

Empirical Studies ◽

Developed Countries ◽

Land Policy ◽

Structural Inequality ◽

Reverse Migration ◽

Urban Rural ◽

Management Approaches ◽

And Gender

Abstract This book delivers new conceptual and empirical studies surrounding the design and evaluation of land governance, focusing on land management approaches, land policy issues, advances in pro-poor land tenure and land-based gender concerns. It explores alternative approaches for land management and land tenure through international experiences. Themes include Islamic tenure, reverse migration, matriarchy/matrilineal systems, structural inequality, tenure-responsive planning, land-related instabilities and COVID-19, urban-rural land concerns, women's tenure bargaining, tenure-gender nexus concerns in developing and developed countries.

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