Individual Land Research Articles

Beyond land rights registration: understanding the mundane elements of land conflict in Ethiopia

ABSTRACT While land registration may increase the sense of security amongst landholders and provide a mechanism for resolving boundary disputes, its interaction with social, political-economic and ecological dynamics can actually generate conflicts by creating new opportunities by which some actors can assert claims or expand their landholdings, often at the expense of others. Conflicts over land cannot be understood without understanding the local dynamics with which they are intertwined. Drawing from case studies in the Amhara region of Ethiopia, this paper shows that, despite land registration and certification, there are widespread conflicts within and between households and state authorities regarding the usufruct of individual and communal lands. The paper argues that conflicts over land are complex and political and are linked to and embedded in the processes of commercialization, as well as in local social processes and power relations. These, in turn, influence and are shaped by the political economy of local governance and land administration processes, particularly in relation to the implementation of land registration. The paper highlights that land conflicts are attributed to a range of issues, including not only the challenges of governance in land registration but also population growth, commercialization, urbanization, inheritance and gender inequality, all of which intersect with corrupt land administration systems .

Dispossession through land titling: Legal loopholes and shadow procedures to urbanized forestlands in the Yucatán Peninsula

AbstractUnder certain circumstances, land titling, property regime changes, and land‐use conversions yield substantial profits. Yet few people possess the wealth, knowledge, and networks to benefit from these procedures. In the Yucatán Peninsula, a region recently targeted as a prominent investment location by the Mexican national government (mainly with the “Tren Maya” megaproject) and the private capital, forestlands collectively owned as ejidos by Mayan peasants are on the trend to complete privatization. Against the arguments of neo‐institutional economists that in the 1990s promoted legal reforms and justified land‐titling programmes worldwide to make available credit for uncapitalized peasants, individual land titling of commonly held lands in Mexico increased the overall economic value of the land, but not the investment in economic activities related to farmland and indigenous communities. Instead, those policies enabled land grabbing, dispossession, and urbanization. In this article, I describe recent private‐led initiatives of ejido land titling that have redefined agricultural land's uses, meanings, and values for capitalist accumulation. In doing so, I explain how and why Mayan ejidatarios have been excluded from the monetary benefits of land titling, a top‐bottom dispossession process only accomplished through shadow procedures and former privatization of ejidos' common lands.

Legitimate land interests and prospects of their implementation in the conditions of digitalization of land relations

Legitimate land interests and prospects of their implementation in the conditions of digitalization of land relations

The greening ashore.

More than half a billion years ago a streptophyte algal lineage began terraforming the terrestrial habitat and the Earth's atmosphere. This pioneering step enabled the subsequent evolution of all complex life on land, and the past decade has uncovered that many traits, both morphological and genetic, once thought to be unique to land plants, are conserved across some streptophyte algae. They provided the common ancestor of land plants with a repertoire of genes, of which many were adapted to overcome the new biotic and abiotic challenges. Exploring these molecular adaptations in non-tracheophyte species may help us to better prepare all green life, including our crops, for the challenges precipitated by the climate change of the Anthropocene because the challenges mostly differ by the speed with which they are now being met.

Representing surface heterogeneity in land–atmosphere coupling in E3SMv1 single-column model over ARM SGP during summertime

Abstract. The Earth's land surface features spatial and temporal heterogeneity over a wide range of scales below those resolved by current Earth system models (ESMs). State-of-the-art land and atmosphere models employ parameterizations to represent their subgrid heterogeneity, but the land–atmosphere coupling in ESMs typically operates on the grid scale. Communicating the information on the land surface heterogeneity with the overlying atmospheric boundary layer (ABL) remains a challenge in modeling land–atmosphere interactions. In order to account for the subgrid-scale heterogeneity in land–atmosphere coupling, we implement a new coupling scheme in the Energy Exascale Earth system model version 1 (E3SMv1) that uses adjusted surface variances and covariance of potential temperature and specific water content as the lower boundary condition for the atmosphere model. The new lower boundary condition accounts for both the variability of individual subgrid land surface patches and the inter-patch variability. The E3SMv1 single-column model (SCM) simulations over the Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) Southern Great Plain (SGP) site were performed to assess the impacts. We find that the new coupling parameterization increases the magnitude and diurnal cycle of the temperature variance and humidity variance in the lower ABL on non-precipitating days. The impacts are primarily attributed to subgrid inter-patch variability rather than the variability of individual patches. These effects extend vertically from the surface to several levels in the lower ABL on clear days. We also find that accounting for surface heterogeneity increases low cloud cover and liquid water path (LWP). These cloud changes are associated with the change in cloud regime indicated by the skewness of the probability density function (PDF) of the subgrid vertical velocity. In precipitating days, the inter-patch variability reduces significantly so that the impact of accounting for surface heterogeneity vanishes. These results highlight the importance of accounting for subgrid heterogeneity in land–atmosphere coupling in next-generation ESMs.

Gender norms, landholdership, and rural land use fee and agricultural income tax in Ethiopia

Area-based land taxes – a form of property tax – exist where rural land markets do not exist or do not function well. Understanding how these taxes affect different groups of landholders, including by men and women, is important since a tax based on the land size is likely to have an outsized effect on smaller landholders. However, survey data allowing for an individual- and household-disaggregated analysis has been scarce. Using newly available data on tax payments and self-reported individual land ownership from the Ethiopian Socioeconomic Survey 2018/2019, this paper assessed the gender implications of an area-based rural land use fee and agricultural income tax in Ethiopia. We found that female adult-only households were more likely than dual adult households to be smallholders with less than 0.5 hectare of land, and these smallholders faced the largest per-hectare tax rates. Female-headed- and female adult-only households faced a tax incidence that was 37 % higher than it was for male-headed and dual-adult households. The gender land ownership patterns, norms limiting women’s role in agriculture, household structures, and gender agricultural productivity gaps are likely to result in lower consumption, and consequently, a higher tax burden for women. Finally, we simulated the effect of a hypothetical tax schedule with progressive per-hectare tax rates and exemptions for smallholders, and found that while this would reduce women’s tax burdens, the tax remained to be regressive because of the prevalence of landholdership among poor households. Our study highlights the difficulty of area-based land taxes to be progressive.

The role of protected areas and land tenure regimes on forest loss in Bolivia: Accounting for spatial spillovers

The conversion of tropical forests to croplands and grasslands is a major threat to global biodiversity, climate and local livelihoods and ecosystems. The enforcement of protected areas as well as the clarification and strengthening of collective and individual land property rights are key instruments to curb deforestation in the tropics. However, these instruments are territorial and can displace forest loss elsewhere. We investigate the effects of protected areas and various land tenure regimes on deforestation and possible spillover effects in Bolivia, a global tropical deforestation hotspot. We use a spatial Durbin model to assess and compare the direct and indirect effects of protected areas and different land tenure forms on forest loss in Bolivia from 2010 to 2017. We find that protected areas have a strong direct effect on reducing deforestation. Protected areas – which in Bolivia are all based on co-management schemes - also protect forests in adjacent areas, showing an indirect protective spillover effect. Indigenous lands however only have direct forest protection effects. Non-indigenous collective lands and small private lands, which are associated to Andean settlers, as well as non-titled lands, show a strong positive direct effect on deforestation. At the same time, there is some evidence that non-indigenous collective lands also encourage deforestation in adjacent areas, indicating the existence of spillovers. Interestingly, areas with high poverty rate tend to be less affected by deforestation whatever tenure form. Our study stresses the need to assess more systematically the direct and indirect effects of land tenure and of territorial governance instruments on land use changes.

부동산 공시가격의 수평ㆍ수직적 형평성 변화 연구

In this study, it was checked whether the government's public real estate price realization policy was implemented as announced. In addition, we analyzed how much the tax equity (horizontal and vertical) of the announced real estate price has improved due to the realization. And it was carried out to suggest a direction for desirable policy implementation. For this purpose, data on publicly announced prices and actual transaction prices of apartment houses, detached houses, and land across the country for the past five years were collected. Then, by examining previous studies, the optimal methodology for tax equity analysis was selected and three hypotheses were established. In order to prove the hypothesis, the actual transaction price reflection ratio of the official real estate prices collected was calculated. And outliers were removed according to the modified interquartile range method. And horizontal equity was analyzed through the coefficient of quantile (COD). And vertical equity was analyzed by applying the Clapp model. In the process of vertical equity analysis, quantile regression analysis was performed. Test the hypothesis according to the analysis result. In addition, in consideration of the results analyzed during the verification process, a plan for improving the realization of the announced real estate price policy was suggested. The verification result is as follows. Hypothesis 1 (the rate of reflection of real transaction prices in real estate prices for the past 3 years has risen every year) was partially adopted. Hypothesis 2 (horizontal equity of public real estate prices improved every year due to an increase in the reflection rate of actual transaction prices) was also partially adopted. In addition, the third hypothesis (the vertical equity of the announced real estate price would have improved every year due to the increase in the reflection rate of the actual transaction price) was also partially adopted. Using the results of other studies, various measures to improve the realization of published real estate prices are suggested as follows. The first is that it is desirable to calculate the realization rate for detached houses based on the individual house price and the realization rate for land based on the official individual land price. Second, since the difference between the announced balance index (COD) and the calculated COD is large, the calculation criteria should be reexamined. Third, a re-examination is necessary because the realization rate of the townhouse villa and the official land price is decreasing. Fourth, since there is a problem in the realization rate or horizontal equity of detached houses and land, the government should intervene more actively in the calculation of the published price of Si/Gun/Gu. In addition, it is necessary to disclose the actual transaction price data including the published price.

Impacts of land cover on reptile movement and habitat use in farming landscapes

AbstractAgriculture is one of the greatest threats to biodiversity worldwide, but knowledge of how agriculture modifies animal movement, which is crucial for survival, is limited. Here, we examined the effect of landscape composition on the movements of the oriental garden lizard Calotes versicolor in agricultural landscapes of north‐central Pakistan. We radio‐tracked 32 individuals over 5 months to determine whether land cover type (farmland, tree patches, grassland) influences hourly movement rate, inter‐day distance moved, and activity area size. We found that hourly movement rates were higher in tree patches compared to grasslands, and higher when animals moved between land cover types rather than within individual land cover types. Activity area size and movement rates became smaller as the season progressed, but they did not differ according to animal sex or body size. Habitat selection analysis showed that lizards preferred tree patches, avoided farms, roads, water bodies and human dwellings, and used grasslands in proportion to availability. When lizards used farmlands, they were found in field margins 85% of the time. Our results emphasize the importance of treed areas as reptile habitat in these highly modified agricultural lands. Agricultural intensification that reduces the availability of tree patches and field margins will likely reduce the extent to which lizards can use the landscape by removing preferred habitat. Maintaining tree cover and small fields with field margins should promote the coexistence of wildlife conservation and food production in agricultural landscapes.

Comparative characteristics of the land use structure for different types of territorial communities

Purpose. The assess and compare the structure of land use of urban, township and rural territorial communities, to develop an optimization model to land use in case of decentralization Methods. Assessment, comparative-geographical, geoinformation, statistical, mathematical, geoecological analysis and optimization modeling. During the study, special methods were used to determine the anthropogenic pressure, coefficients of ecological stability and anthropogenic transformation of different types territorial communities. Results. According to the results of comparative assessment of the land use structure of urban, township and rural territorial communities, it was found that all three types of communities are characterized by a high degree of plowing (˃60%) and low forest share (5-10%). The share of natural lands within the studied territorial communities is 23-30%. The calculated coefficients of anthropogenic transformation, ecological stability, anthropogenic load, showed that Vyshnivets township and Borsukivska rural territorial communities belong to the category of ecologically unstable territories, Lanovets urban territorial community - to medium ecologically stable territories. In all three types of territorial communities, landscapes are moderately transformed. Urban, township and rural territorial communities experience a sufficiently high (above average) anthropogenic pressure. The obtained results of calculations create objective preconditions for optimizing the structure of land use of the studied territorial communities. Conclusions. To correct and improve the situation, to bring the territories of the studied territorial communities of different types to ecological stability, it is necessary to implement a number of optimization measures. The developed optimization model of land use of Lanovets city, Vyshnivets township and Borsukivka rural territorial communities envisages reduction of arable lands by 20-26%, increase of forest cover by 13-18% and bringing the share of natural lands to the optimal 50%. The implementation of such an approach requires a change in the purpose of individual land plots and the organization of their landscape-adapted use.

GEOECOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT OF LAND USE STRUCTURE OF GNIZDECHNA SMALL RIVER BASIN

Gnizdechna river is a right tributary of the Gnizna river (Dniester basin) and flows in the central part of the Ternopil region. The length of the river is 39 km, the area of the basin is 26 400 ha, the average depth is 1,5 m, the slope of the river is 1,8 m/km. The valley of the Gnizdechna river is partially melioration and regulated, there are 4 ponds on the river. The aim of the article is to assess the geo-ecological parameters of the land use structure of the small Gnizdechna river basin. The following methods were used to achieve this goal: descriptive, geoinformation, statistical, mathematical and geoecological analysis, as well as special methods for determination the anthropogenic load, coefficients of ecological stability and anthropogenic transformation of the Gnizdechna river basin. The structure of land lands in the Gnizdechna river basin was analyzed. It was found that the structure of land use of the study area is dominated by arable land (65%), forests occupy 10%, built-up land - 6%, pastures - 9%, hayfields - 5%, perennials – 1,5%, land under water and swamps – 1,5%. The share of natural lands in the Gnizdechna river basin is 27%. The reserve of the basin is 17% (22 objects of the nature reserve fund, with a total area of 4420,5 hectares).
 According to the results of calculations, the article defines the coefficient of anthropogenic transformation landscapes of the Gnizdechna river basin which is 5,88; the coefficient of ecological stability of the study area - 0,3; anthropogenic load score - 3,7; anthropogenic load factor - 3,3. According to the obtained results, it is established that the territory of the Gnizdechna river basin is ecologically unstable with moderately transformed landscapes, rather high score and average degree of anthropogenic load. The prospect of further research remains the rationale for measures to optimize the structure of land use in the Gnizdechna river basin, in which it is necessary to provide for an increase in the forest cover of the study area by changing the purpose of individual land plots and the organization of their landscape-adapted use.
 According to the results of the geoecological assessment of the land use structure of the Gnizdechna river basin, it can be concluded that the landscapes of the study area are moderately transformed, ecologically unstable with a sufficiently high anthropogenic load. Such indicators are due to high agricultural development of the basin (82%) and, accordingly, plowing - 65%, low share of forested land (10%) and other natural lands (pastures, hayfields, perennials, underwater lands and swamps - 17%) . Which in turn forms a low share of natural lands in the basin of the studied small river - 27%. At the same time, in the basin of the river Gnizdechna there are 22 objects of the nature reserve fund with a total area of ​​4420.4 hectares, which forms a reserve of the studied area of ​​17%. To optimize the structure of land use in the Gnizdechna River basin, it is necessary to justify and implement a number of measures, which should be based on landscape-adapted land use, reduce plowing and increase forest cover, due to unproductive and highly eroded lands. The formation of an ecologically safe system of nature management in the basin of the studied small river will help to improve the geo-ecological situation in the basins of the rivers Gnizna, Seret and Dniester.
 Key words: Gnizdechna river, river basin, land use, anthropogenic load, natural lands, Ternopil region.

Adult Exposures to Toxic Trace Elements as Measured in Nails along the Interoceanic Highway in the Peruvian Amazon.

Deforestation, artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM), and the rapid development related to highway expansion cause opportunities for toxic trace element exposure in the Amazon region of Madre de Dios (MDD), Peru, one of the most biologically diverse places in the world. The objective of this study was to assess the exposure to arsenic, cadmium, lead, and mercury among adults in Madre de Dios. In total, 418 adult (18+ years) participants in the Investigacion de Migracion, Ambiente, y Salud (IMAS) (Migration, Environment, and Health Study) participated in this study. Consent, survey data, and biospecimens were collected between August and November 2014. Nail elements were measured by inductively coupled plasma sector field mass spectrometry. Differences by selected individual and household characteristics and local land uses were tested using one-way ANOVAs and linear mixed models. Adults in ASGM-affected areas had higher nail arsenic and nail cadmium than their non-ASGM counterparts. Higher household fish consumption was positively associated with nail mercury and nail lead. The results indicate that adult exposure to arsenic, cadmium, lead, and mercury is heterogeneous across Madre de Dios, and the exposures related to ASGM communities and fish consumption suggest that exposures from artisanal and small-scale mining are environmentally widespread. Further investigation is warranted to ascertain potential health impacts.

Influences of land use changes on the dynamics of water quantity and quality in the German lowland catchment of the Stör

Abstract. Understanding the impacts of land use changes (LUCCs) on the dynamics of water quantity and quality is necessary for the identification of mitigation measures favorable for sustainable watershed management. Lowland catchments are characterized by a strong interaction of streamflow and near-surface groundwater that intensifies the risk of nutrient pollution. In this study, we investigated the effects of long-term changes in individual land use classes on the water and nutrient balance in the lowland catchment of the upper Stör in northern Germany. To this end, the hydrological model SWAT (Soil and Water Assessment Tool) and partial least squares regression (PLSR) were used. The SWAT model runs for three different land use maps (1987, 2010, and 2019) were conducted, and the outputs were compared to derive changes in water quantity (i.e., evapotranspiration – ET; surface runoff – SQ; base flow – BF; water yield – WYLD) and quality variables (i.e., sediment yield – SED; load of total phosphorus – TP; load of total nitrogen – TN). These changes were related to land use changes at the subbasin scale using PLSR. The major land use changes that significantly affected water quantity and quality variables were related to a decrease in arable land and a respective increase in pasture and urban land during the period of 1987–2019. Changes in landscape indictors such as area size, shape, dominance, and aggregation of each land use class accounted for as much as 61 %–88 % (75 % on average) of the respective variations in water quantity and quality variables. The aggregation, contiguity degrees, and area extent of arable land were found to be most important for controlling the variations in most water quantity variables. Increases in arable (PLANDa) and urban land percent (PLANDu) led to more TP and TN pollution, sediment export, and surface runoff. The cause–effect results of this study can provide a quantitative basis for targeting the most influential change in landscape composition and configuration to mitigate adverse impacts on water quality in the future.

Impact of Natural Forest Succession on Changes in Soil Organic Carbon in the Polish Carpathian Mountains

The main driver of the Carpathian landscape is the process of natural forest succession on the semi-natural meadows unique to the region. Moreover, these semi-natural mountain meadows contribute to ecosystem services, although increasing forest areas are recommended by current international policy agendas. The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of natural forest succession in the Polish part of Carpathian on changes in soil organic carbon and assess the influence of different soil properties on organic carbon content across three land uses. Soil samples were taken from 10 transects consisting of semi-natural mountain meadow, natural successional forest and old-growth forest, selected in three Polish Carpathian national parks. Measurements of organic carbon, dissolved organic carbon, microbial properties, such as microbial respiration, and enzyme activities were made; additionally, biochemical indicators were calculated. To describe the influence of measured soil parameters and calculated indicators of soil organic carbon changes, the organic carbon dependent variable regression equations across all studied soils and for the individual land use and examined layers were evaluated. The overall regression equation indicated that changes in organic carbon general to all investigated soils depended on microbial biomass carbon content, microbial quotient, dissolved organic carbon content and metabolic quotient. The regression models obtained for the individual land use variants and soil layers explained 77% to 99% of the variation in organic carbon. Results showed that natural forest succession caused a decrease in microbial biomass carbon content, and successional forest soils characterized less efficient use of organic substrates by microbial biomass.

Individual land rights: Filling data gaps with the 50x2030 Initiative

Land rights of individuals, and women in particular, are believed to have a direct effect on numerous aspects of development, including shock resilience, technology adoption, access to credit, and empowerment, among others. This paper highlights the work of the 50x2030 Initiative in promoting sex-disaggregated data on land rights, specifically through the measurement of individual land tenure rights in the context of SDG Indicator 5.a.1 and the land rights encompassed therein. The 50x2030 Initiative aims to support partner countries in collecting the data necessary for SDG 5.a.1, the “(a) Proportion of total agricultural population with ownership or secure rights over agricultural land, by sex” and “(b) Share of women among owners or rights bearers of agricultural land, by type of tenure”, by (i) incorporating a questionnaire module that was developed by FAO, the World Bank, and UN-Habitat to measure the two SDG indicators on individual land tenure rights (SDG 5.a.1 and 1.4.2) into its survey tools, (ii) providing support to partner countries in the adaptation and implementation of this instrument, and (iii) conducting methodological validation around the measurement of individual land rights, all with the aim of supporting high-quality, individual-level land tenure data at scale.

Effects of Land Use/Cover on Regional Habitat Quality under Different Geomorphic Types Based on InVEST Model

Research on habitat quality change is of great significance for regional ecological security. Analysis of spatiotemporal change of habitat quality based on different geomorphic types can restore the background of ecological environment in historical periods and provide scientific support for revealing the evolution law of regional ecological environment quality and ecological restoration. This study aimed to identify the change in habitat quality under different geomorphic types from 1995 to 2018. Based on DEM data, geomorphic types of different scales were divided. The InVEST habitat quality model was used to analyze the spatiotemporal change in habitat quality in individual land use types in the Altay region. The spatiotemporal changes and main influencing factors of habitat quality under the background of different geomorphic types were explored. Remote sensing data was used to analyze the land use/cover changes. Sixteen threat sources, their maximum distance of impact, mode of decay, and sensitivity to threats were also estimated for each land use type. The results showed that habitat quality decreased significantly in 2015, which was related to the rapid expansion of cultivated and construction land as threat sources, as well as the decrease of forestland and grassland as sensitive factors. However, habitat quality improved significantly in 2018, because of the implementation of ecological restoration policy in 2015. Affected by elevation and topographic relief, the geomorphic type with the best habitat quality index was the large undulating middle mountain (0.927) and the worst was the medium altitude platform (0.351). Woodland contributed the most to habitat quality in large undulating middle mountain (35.07), and bare rock gravel land contributed the most to medium altitude platform (127.68). Habitat quality of different geomorphic types showed obvious spatial aggregation, and from high altitude to low altitude showed a banded ladder-like distribution. Changes in habitat quality during the past three decades suggested that the conservation and restoration strategies applied in regional ecosystem were effective. On the basis of the analysis results, four types of zoning management schemes were divided, and the ecological management and conservation measures were put forward. Therefore, this study can help decision makers, especially regarding the lack of data on biodiversity.

Opportunities to Manage Herbicide Resistance through Area-Wide Management: Lessons from Australian Cropping Regions

Herbicide resistance management is often understood as a decision for individual land managers, but their decisions have far-reaching impacts for social-ecological systems. Area-wide management can reduce these impacts by supporting many land managers to cooperatively work towards a shared goal of reducing the spread of resistance. The aim of this research is to identify what support is needed for area-wide herbicide resistance management in cropping systems. Data was collected from 84 interviews with growers, public land managers and weed management advisors. Sixty-five interviews were conducted across three cropping regions of eastern Australia—Darling Downs (Queensland), Riverina (New South Wales) and Sunraysia (Victoria)—and 19 interviews were conducted with stakeholders beyond these regions. The majority (51%) of interviewees expressed concern about the spread of herbicide resistance, but only 14% described involvement in area-wide resistance management programs. Area-wide management was mostly reported to involve sharing information among stakeholders, rather than coordination or joint activities. Key barriers to participation were perceived to be the diverse agricultural industries in each region and the costs of participation. Future area-wide management program designs need to build working relationships among diverse stakeholders, clearly define the boundaries of the program and demonstrate the benefits that accrue from participation.

VEGETATION AND LAND USE ANALYSIS FOR RUNOFF ESTIMATION IN SMALL FORESTED CATCHMENT: A CASE STUDY OF TAJOVSKÝ BROOK IN SLOVAKIA

Flash floods have been in the centre of attention for numerous hydrological studies recently and their magnitude and frequency are projected to increase due to the changing climate. This is especially important in small catchments where a local storm event can cause rapid increase in damage causing discharges. To estimate the possible impacts of a rainfall event, it is necessary to understand the precipitation/runoff conditions. Soil Conservation Service Curve Number (SCS CN) method is widely used and discussed to estimate the effect of land cover and soil moisture conditions on runoff. In this paper, we implement this standard method in the Tajovský brook catchment in Central Slovakia. The individual land cover classes were identified, and weighted CN numbers were established. Forest accounted for 67% of the entire area, grasslands for 19% and built-up areas for 10%. The final CNII number was computed as 60.8. Seven initial abstraction ratio values were tested on a monthly hydrograph data and optimal value was set to 0.01. This suggests the possible most suited regional value of the abstraction ratio that could be used for this type of small (<50 km) forested catchments, but further testing on other catchments and precipitation events would be beneficial.

Druwe Land Conservation in Strengthening Traditional Villages in Bali

The druwe lands in question are lands controlled by traditional villages and scientific-technically called ulayat lands, customary lands. These lands in the traditional village awig-awig are called druwe desa which consist of laba pura land, field land, market land, setra land, bukit land, AYDS land, PKD land. Most of the druwe land in this village has been converted into full individual land through conversion according to the UUPA. One of the criteria for the existence of a traditional village can be measured by the sustainability of this druwe desa land as one of the village assets, both as material and immaterial assets. The conversion of druwe desa land often causes prolonged conflicts due to late awareness of the importance of preserving village druwe land. The potential of the druwe desa land when explored and adapted to the development of tourism in Bali can be a bonus for the village government and its krama desa (village residents) in achieving prosperity. To achieve this goal requires high awareness and commitment from krama desa, village government (custom and service), local government and government through policies in growing a culture of village manners in order to maintain the realization of the Tri Hitakarana philosophy in traditional villages which is used as an advantage for sustainable investment and as well as in strengthening the existence of traditional villages.

Balancing the push and pull factors of land-use change: a New Zealand case study.

New Zealand is increasingly facing environmental and social challenges associated with its current land-use choices. There is therefore a drive to find ways to continue to add value to its primary sectors, which are of significant economic value to the country whilst at the same time mitigating the externalities associated with the use of land in primary production. Next-generation systems (NGS) are identified as potentially being able to address these challenges. Through the application of a multi-criteria decision making tool, this paper identifies the factors that are important to individual land managers in terms of choice of land-use and how these factors may act as barriers or facilitators of change. By examining land-use change as a combination of push and pull factors between alternative systems, this paper highlights the complex and context specific nature of decision-making at the individual land-manager level and the importance of risk perceptions. It argues that simply pushing land managers away from land-uses that have “undesirable” characteristics through regulation is unlikely to lead to a sustainable transition without the existence of viable alternatives. There is a need to balance increasing the risk of current land-uses whilst at the same time reducing the risk of transitioning to next-generation systems.Supplementary InformationThe online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s10113-021-01865-0.