Land Lease Research Articles

Cultural reinvention or cultural erasure? A study on rural gentrification, land leasing, and cultural change

Gentrification has become a major force in shaping rural China, but less understood is why the processes and outcomes of gentrification vary so much from village to village. There is a growing academic interest in rural gentrification, but most of this research treats land primarily as an economic variable, while the cultural aspect of rural gentrification has also not been fully discussed. Based on a comparative study of tourism-led rural gentrification and charity-led rural gentrification, this paper explores the interrelationships among rural gentrification, land leasing and cultural change. It finds that during the process of gentrification, both villages undergo cultural changes characterised by aestheticisation, commercialisation and segregation. However, while Bei Village experiences disconnection from the land and cultural erasure due to tourism-led gentrification driven by private interests, Nan Village benefits from reconnection with the land and cultural reinvention supported by charity-led gentrification with a focus on the public good. The differences between the two villages are closely linked to the drivers of gentrification, cultural attitudes, spatial rent gap, and the different roles of local government. This study highlights the need to carefully examine the primary drivers of gentrification in different rural areas, while recognising land as a crucial cultural element beyond its economic, property and livelihood aspects.

Agricultural Land Rental Arrangements in Nepal: Incidence, Forms, Determinants, and the Current Legal Provisions

Given the fragmented and small size of land holdings in Nepal, the viability of crop production is a pressing concern. Rental or tenancy arrangements, which equalise marginal returns from factors of production across households, offer a solution to this viability crisis. In this context, our study is unique as it not only examines the incidence and forms of tenancy, but also identifies the determinants of the land leasing decision of rural households, and discusses their implications for agrarian development in Nepal. Drawing on primary survey data from 350 households in six districts of plains and hills, we provide evidence of the widespread prevalence of informal tenancy in Nepal. Despite locational variations explained by the location-specific cropping patterns, sharecropping and fixed-rent are found to be the primary forms of tenancy contracts. A Tobit regression analysis identifies certain household level, farm level, and location-specific characteristics as important factors influencing land leasing decisions. Our analysis suggests that the land supply in the land lease market may increase in the future, and therefore, it is pertinent to examine the legal provisions that govern the use of such lands. Hence, we also examine the legal provisions concerning tenancy relations.

Open Data for Transparency of Government Tenders: A State Analysis in Croatian Agriculture Land Lease

State-owned agricultural land is an asset that the state must manage in a responsible and transparent manner. Agricultural land is extremely important for farmers as it enables them to carry out agricultural activities. Due to its importance to farmers, it is often the subject of debate as stakeholders are often dissatisfied with the allocation and management of state-owned agricultural land. Qualitative research of the process of state agricultural land lease and the associated legislation in the Republic of Croatia enabled the analysis of the existing business model, with the results pointing to shortcomings in the Initial and Evaluation phases of the process. A steady rise in the number of tenders published in 2015–2022 was recorded. Local administrative units in the Continental region scored higher than those in the Adriatic region (both cities and municipalities) in terms of transparency. Unfortunately, the response rate from the local authorities was below 50% across both region and unit, further indicating low transparency. Based on the findings, a proposal of changes in the tendering process was made utilizing a digital platform as an environment for all stakeholders, which provides functionalities essential for the transparent implementation of tenders for the agricultural land lease in Croatia.

Addressing the Impediments to the Perfection of Land Title in Nigeria: A Comparative Discourse with England

Land is an essential natural resource endowed by nature and deposited all over the world for the survival and well-being of humanity. In Nigeria, land control is vested in each federation state's Governor. The Federal Government controls the ownership and exploitation of mineral deposits irrespective of where the mineral deposits may be located. There is often contention about the rights of individual citizens, families, and communities in land ownership. The question of trespassing has often been a subject of litigation in Nigerian courts for decades with the advent of commerce and trade. The primary objective of this article is to examine land ownership, land allocation, and how the certificate of occupancy and Governor's consent affect land ownership, lease, and purchase of land in Nigeria. This article proffers solutions to issues arising in Nigerians’ right to ownership of land. The methodology adopted in this article is essentially doctrinal, using primary sources such as law reports and statutes. The article also refers to secondary sources such as law textbooks, newspapers, and internet materials. It recommends comprehensive reforms toward easing land acquisition and minimising the incidence of trespass to land in Nigeria.

Tithe, One-Fifth, One-Third, One-Half: Preliminary Notes On The Wider Scope of Agrarian Relations in Ottoman Bosnia in the Classic Period

Thus far, in dealing with the issue of agrarian relations in 16th-century Otto- man Bosnia the focus has been on the miri land regime, that is, on the state ownership, with a concession made for a different type like the vakıf or mülk land. Some attention was occasionally paid to phenomena such as land lease in the early phase, lump-sum paying, and gradual spread of çiftliks as an occurrence that was running against the classic regime and the like. Thereby a simple fact was overlooked, i.e., the “silent”, but necessary presence of a kind of relationship that must have coexisted with the miri regime without contradicting it. This was the very important fact rooted in the question of the volume of agrarian output, mainly the grain. From village to village the grain to people ratio was uneven: sometimes there was enough per capita, but often it was much above or much below the needs of the community as expressed by the social minimum. Here opens the possibility of taking the “surplus” in the shape of a rate higher than the tithe (or one eight) on the basis of private agreement, outside the scope of the Sacred Law. In order to present this matter in broader outline a comparison was necessary with other parts of the Empire (East Central Anatolia, Southern Syria and Palestine) where rates up to one half of the produce were in vigor according to local regulations with religious approval. The apparently diametrically opposite to each other, the two ap- proaches had still much in common “here” and “there”.

The impact of local government’s environmental attention on industrial land leasing intervention in urban China

The impact of local government’s environmental attention on industrial land leasing intervention in urban China

Division and spin-off as legal forms of disaggregation of economic organizations

The article highlights the issues of division and spin-off as legal forms of disaggregation of economic organisations, provides legal regulation of these forms in Ukraine, the EU, foreign countries (Germany, Poland) and the relevant analysis of court practice. The author identifies the general (common) features of division and spin-off of economic organisations according to the following criteria: subject composition, purpose, legal form of disaggregation, basis for legal relations; documentation of property transfer, rights and obligations; universal legal succession; and subsidiary liability. The author distinguishes special (distinctive) features of division and spin-off of economic entities according to the following criteria: legal result; legal consequences; and the moment of procedure completion. It is substantiated that it is advisable to regulate the basic concepts and essential characteristics of disaggregation of economic organisations by means of division and spin-off in the Commercial Code of Ukraine or, in the future, in the Economic Code of Ukraine. In this regard, the author provides the wording of the relevant definitions of division and spin-off, which is proposed to be enshrined in parts 4 and 5 of Article 59¹ ‘Termination of an Economic Organization by Reorganisation’. It is found that the analysis of court practice regarding the essence of reorganisation in the form of spin-off shows a difference in approaches, which are fundamentally opposite in nature, when: (1) spin-off is not recognised as a type of termination or reorganisation of a legal entity; (2) spin-off is defined as a form of reorganisation of a legal entity. The author proves that such ambiguity of court practice affects the consideration of a case on the merits, in particular, when changing the subject composition in land lease agreements in the event of a lessee's reorganisation by way of spin-off. The author proposes, taking into account the legislation of foreign countries (Germany and Poland) and EU law, to introduce the following legal forms and constructions into the current legislation of Ukraine: (1) ‘division by acquisition’ (simultaneous use of the forms of division and accession), (2) ‘spin-off by acquisition’ (simultaneous use of the forms of spin-off and accession); (3) ‘separation’ (for JSC, LLC, ALC) - by the formation of a new company and by acquisition.

Factors influencing farmer willingness to plant forage triticale in winter fallow fields in Northern China: An example from central Shanxi Province

AbstractBackgroundUsing winter fallow fields for plant forage is important to ensure food security. Forage triticale (× Triticosecale) has higher yields than other available forage crops and can be planted widely in winter fallow fields. Recently, the planted area of forage triticale in Shanxi Province, China, has exceeded 3500 ha; however, problems such as low farmer willingness to plant (WTP) winter forage still remain.MethodsA total of 219 farmers were surveyed in Taiyuan, Lvliang, and Jinzhong. We analyzed the factors influencing farmer WTP forage triticale, focusing on personal, family, land, and cognition characteristics. We used a binary logistic regression model to quantify the influence of various factors on farmer behavior and conducted a robustness check and heterogeneity analysis.Results“Age” was negatively correlated with farmer WTP—farmers 50 years of age and older showed less WTP. “Land lease situation” was also negatively correlated with WTP. Factors that positively correlated with WTP were “land areas,” “raising of livestock,” “size of labor force,” and “development prospect.”ConclusionsMany farmers are over 50 years of age, land lessors, and have low WTP winter forage. Farmers who raise livestock and have large labor forces, huge land areas, and good cultivation prospects have a high WTP. This study identifies the factors influencing farmers' WTP to assist in the development of the forage triticale industry in the study region, improving land resource utilization and efficiency. The findings are likely to have wider relevance and application.

Impact of SEEFOR-Fadama Project on Poverty Alleviation of Rural Women of Rivers State Nigeria

This study assessed the impact of the SEEFOR project on the poverty alleviation of indigenous women of Rivers State, Nigeria. The socio-economic characteristics of the rural women were described, impact of the project on assets ownership and income of women were assessed and the effect of the project on the rural women’s socio-economic status was determined. A null hypothesis stating that, there is no significant difference in the income of the rural women before and after participating in the project was tested. A multi-stage sampling procedure was employed for data collection. Structured questionnaire was used to collect data from 238 rural women. Both descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyze the data collected. Results showed that a majority (79%) of the women were farmers, had small enterprises (72.7%), had 11 years of experience, 74% used leased land for business, only 5% had access to a credit facility, all (100%) were members of a cooperative society, 64.7% were co-contributors with husband for family upkeep. There was a positive 48.3% and 44.5% increment in the number of women who owned assets such as a good house and television after the project respectively. It was found that there was a 72.35% increase in the mean monthly income of rural women. Generally, the project improved the living condition of the rural women. The perceived effects of the project on women’s socio-economic status were; increased decision-making power at home (3.88) and improvement in the contribution of children’s education/community development (3.87). The study concludes, that the project has relatively reduced the poverty of rural women in the study area as there was a significant increment (72.35%) in the monthly income of the women. It was recommended that policies should be put in place to enhance women’s access to credit facilities and that more projects designed at alleviating poverty in Rivers State should target rural women

The Impact of Land Leasing and Farm Partnership on Community Economics

The Impact of Land Leasing and Farm Partnership on Community Economics

Investigating the Impact of Public Services on Rental Prices in Chinese Super Cities Based on Interpretable Machine Learning

In China, approximately 20% of the permanent population are renters, with 91% of leased land concentrated in first-tier and new first-tier cities. Education and healthcare are primary concerns for residents, significantly influencing rental decisions due to the household registration (hukou) system, competitive educational environment, and uneven distribution of medical resources. This study explores the distinct factors affecting rental decisions in China’s super cities, differing from other countries where renters prioritize proximity to work or urban amenities. Using advanced interpretable machine learning techniques, the study analyses rental markets in Beijing, Shanghai, and Shenzhen. The random forest model demonstrates superior performance in rent prediction across all three cities. The results indicate that the impact of public service resources on rent is notably higher in Beijing and Shanghai, while in Shenzhen, balanced urban planning results in property characteristics being more prominent in tenant preferences. These findings enhance the understanding of global rental market dynamics and provide recommendations for promoting sustainable rental housing development. The scientific novelty of this study lies in its application of advanced machine learning models to identify and quantify the unique influences of public service resources on rental markets in different urban contexts.

Economic and Environmental Resilience of Tenant Farmers in Majuli, Assam

When agricultural land is unequally distributed, the land lease market can be essential in balancing factor endowments among agrarian families. With this backdrop, the study explores the economic and environmental sustainability of tenant farming among the Mishing tribe in Majuli, the biggest river island. The primary objectives are to compare the economic benefits of tenant versus owner farmers and to assess the resilience of the Mishing community to environmental challenges. Utilising purposive sampling, data were collected from the UjaniMajuli Block. Analytical methods include the Lekart scale, independent t-tests, and cost-benefit ratio analysis to evaluate economic benefits, complemented by field observations to assess resilience indicators. Results reveal that tenant farmers achieve a higher benefit-cost ratio than owner farmers for red and winter paddy, attributed to more efficient resource utilisation and adaptive agricultural practices. Despite strong resilience through traditional adaptive measures, there is a need for enhanced infrastructure and awareness programs. The study emphasises the necessity for targeted policy interventions and support mechanisms to enhance tenant farmers’ economic stability and resilience in Majuli.

Optimization of Methods for Rent Assessment of Land Parcels with the Permitted Use for Improvement

The paper deals with the comprehensive study of calculation methods and the author’s methodology for adjusting the amount of rental payments for land parcels in state ownership with the permitted use for improvement using the case of Irkutsk city. The paper is focused on the urgent problem of compliance with established principles for determination of rent for land parcels, especially the principles of predictability of calculations, prevention of deterioration in the economic condition of land users and support of socially significant activities. A study of domestic and foreign practice has revealed two main problems in calculation of land rent: the adequacy of the cadastral value of land, mainly due to taking into account the maximum number of relevant factors, and the correctness of adjustment factors to this value when determining the rental rate. Using Irkutsk city as an example, the following shortcomings were found in the existing approaches: inaccuracy of the calculations and fixed coefficients and percentages applied to the calculation of rent within the municipality, regardless of the forms of permitted use. Special attention is paid to areas intended for improvement. These areas cannot be classified as investment assets that bring economic benefits. It is proposed to individualize the determination of adjustment factors to the cadastral value, taking into account the cadastral quarter and the type of permitted use. The developed changes comply with the principles for determination of rent enshrined in the legislation of the Russian Federation. The proposed methodological improvements were tested by comparison of actual and estimated rent receipts to the budget of Irkutsk city in 2023. The application of the proposed methodology will prevent the termination of land lease agreements due to unreasonably inflated rent costs, ensuring a balance of public and private interests.

Rental Housing Supply and Build-to-Rent Conundrum in Australia

Traditionally, rental housing has been supplied by a large pool of individual investors who own a few units and invest their savings, with some leverage, to take advantage of the tax regime in Australia. The last five years have seen the emergence of build-to-rent (BTR) units, which are supplied by investors who own a large number of units. The state of Victoria in Australia has the largest share of these projects. In the current market and regulatory environment, the financial viability of BTR projects is low for investors and hinges on the ability of units to be leased at higher than market rents. This paper examines four groups of levers, including those already being pursued by the building industry, that can be used to improve the financial viability of BTRs. These include: (i) revenue maximization, (ii) cost reduction (iii) fiscal and (iv) planning incentives. An archetypical BTR project which mimics current practice is considered, assumed to be in Docklands, Victoria, where several BTR projects are planned. For the robustness check, a feasibility analysis is conducted for a site in North Melbourne, a neighbourhood in Victoria with several BTR projects. The results indicate that for revenue maximization, the mix of unit types in a BTR project should be location-specific, as market preferences (and the characteristics of renters) determine the rent for different types of units that can be achieved. In a conventional BTR project development, where land is bought upfront and the project is developed, the mixed-use BTR (residential in combination with commercial) does not provide significant financial benefits though including small retail (3–4% of the net lettable area) may provide complementary benefits. Incurring large capital costs upfront and having the revenue stream spread over long periods reduces financial viability. While construction costs are more difficult to reduce, ways to reduce land costs could be through zoning land for BTR use, through mechanisms such as joint ventures with landowners, and land leasing. Exemptions on income, land tax, and rates (like CHPs) can result in a higher return for investors. A full GST refund, an incentive that industry is lobbying for, results in a similar IRR as an exemption on income, land tax and rates would offer. These results will assist in determining priorities for policies that are aimed at BTR.

Land revenue and government myopia: Evidence from Chinese cities

While the impact of land revenue has been widely analyzed, there is little empirical research on the impact of land revenue on government planning horizon, especially government myopia. In response, this study investigates the effects of land revenue on local government myopia within the context of the land leasing system in China. Measuring government myopia with textual analysis and machine learning, we empirically test the hypothesis based on a two-way fixed effects model and a series of robustness checks with instrumental variables (IV) in addressing endogeneity. Our results indicate that local governments with larger land revenue tend to be more myopic, and the greater uncertainty of land revenue increases the likelihood of government myopia, with the evidence that local governments prioritize short-term economic growth over long-term investments in social welfare.

Sistem Sewa Lahan Pertanian Masyarakat Pedesaan dalam Perspektif Ekonomi

This study aims to analyze the system of agricultural land leases carried out by landowners in rural Ngronggot Nganjuk District with qualitative research methods. The results of this study found that the land leasing system is called the Ngronggot Village community of Nganjuk Regency as the "Annual Adol". In the "Annual Adol" system, there are three stages of agreement found, namely: Pre agreement, Agreement, and after agreement. In an economic perspective the phenomenon of agricultural land rent is carried out by landowners against the backdrop of economic rationality which provides a higher opportunity cost when deciding to lease land compared to working on agricultural land itself mainly related to the risk of crop failure and the amount of harvest produced is lower than the cost his farming business. Whereas for land tenants the economic rationality underlying is that the greater the mastery of the cultivated agricultural land, the greater economic benefits received by the land tenant.

MDAPW3: MDA-based development of blockchain-enabled decentralized applications

Web3.0 Decentralized Application (DApp) is a class of decentralized software in which at least the business logic of the software is implemented using blockchain-based smart contracts. Features such as transparency, decentralized execution environment, no need for a central authority, immutability of data from manipulation, as well as a native transaction-based payment system based on cryptographic tokens are the main advantages of Web3.0 DApps over conventional Web2.0 software in which the business logic and user data are centrally controlled by companies with no transparency. However, the development lifecycle of Web3.0 DApps involves many challenges due to the complexity of blockchain technology and smart contracts as well as the difficulties concerning with the integration of DApp on-chain and off-chain components. To alleviate these challenges, a Model Driven Architecture (MDA) approach for the development of Web3.0 DApps is proposed in this paper that streamlines the development of complex multi-lateral DApps and results in a product that is verifiable, traceable, low-cost, maintainable, less error-prone and in conformance with blockchain platform concepts. Opposed to previous studies in this area that applied MDA only for the development of smart contracts, our proposed MDA-based approach covers the full architecture of Web3.0 DApps: on-chain, off-chain and on-chain/off-chain communication patterns. The method application was demonstrated by implementing a land leasing Dapp where the requirement model (a BPMN choreography model) was transformed into CIM, PIM, and PSM instances successively, and finally, the code-base was generated based on the Ethereum platform technology stack. Epsilon Validation Language (EVL), Epsilon Object Language (EOL), and Epsilon Comparison Language (ECL) were used for the verification/validation of the model instances at each step. Furthermore, by evaluating the quality metrics of the proposed meta-models, we show that they have a better ontology coverage and are more reusable and understandable compared to previous meta-models.

Who rents out the land? Agrarian capital accumulation and lessor landowners in South America: The case of Uruguay

AbstractThis article studies the connections between lessor landowners, land grabbing and land financialization in contemporary capital accumulation. Drawing upon extensive empirical research conducted in Uruguay, which combined database analysis and in‐depth interviews, the paper provides key insights to understand why land leasing has become a central strategy of ground rent appropriation among different types of landowners at the beginning of the 21st century. Our main results show that the leasing strategy is a combination of tenant‐capitalists' expansion, social differentiation and demographic processes of the small landowning capitals displaced from production that rent out their lands, the process of land financialization through large institutional investors, which deploy a land banking strategy, and the optimization of land exploitation among landowner‐capitalists. Moreover, our results highlight the importance of prioritising the study of landowners as a class in itself and the different forms of ground rent appropriation.

PRICING SYSTEM IN LAND LEASING IN REVIEW OF IJĀRAH 'ALA AL-MANĀFI' CONTRACT

In the fiqh context of land leasing, there are variations in scholarly opinion regarding the legality and conditions of leasing. Some scholars argue that the leased land must provide direct benefits to the tenant, such as for agriculture, while others allow leasing for commercial activities. Rental pricing is a major concern as factors such as location, economic potential and land condition affect the rental value. This study aims to determine the system of determining land rental prices for business premises in the perspective of the ijarah 'ala al manafi' contract. Qualitative methods are used with observation and interview techniques to understand the practice of leasing in the perspective of Islamic economics. From this research, the results obtained in the practice of leasing land in Krueng Barona Jaya District, the principles of Islamic law, especially in the ijârah 'ala al-manâfi' contract, have generally been followed, including clarity of object, price, and time period. However, there is a discrepancy in terms of land benefits that cannot be obtained directly, which according to the view of the Shafi'iyah scholars, states that the benefits of the lease must be used immediately. Therefore, there needs to be more attention in ensuring the agreement is in accordance with the provisions of fiqh so that all parties get fair rights and obligations, and to achieve blessings in every transaction.

Exploring land acquisition and restructuring policy in Addis Ababa

This study examines the political economy underlying the design and implementation of land acquisition and restructuring, a territorial policy aimed at reducing affluence disparity. It focuses on the city of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, where major land invasions occurred between September 2015 and March 2022 in response to prolonged and acute inequality. Local authorities solicited and even coordinated the arriving land speculators. Moreover, land invasion has been empirically fueled not only by land concentration but also by increasing land prices. To better understand this relationship, a regression analysis was conducted on 154 incidents of land attained throughout the silk-lafto sub-cities of Addis Ababa. The study examined various indicators including the concentration of land ownership, market competition, land invaded per capita, literacy rate, land expropriated and reassigned per capita, and unemployment rate. The results show that Ethiopia's land leasing policy, driven by high speculative prices, intensified land inequality and influenced land invasions throughout the city. This has led to a surge in land prices and worsened the problem of land inequality. The findings provide evidence of political struggles regarding the issue of land ownership inequality and show that socio-political pressures exist in both the planning and implementation phases of land-based policies.