Browsing Brage NMBU by Journals "Land Use Policy"
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Are land-poor youth accessing rented land? Evidence from northern Ethiopia
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Continued population growth in densely populated parts of Sub-Saharan Africa makes it harder for youth to choose agriculture as main source of income. We investigate whether near landless youth can access rented land as a ... -
Demand for second-stage land certification in Ethiopia: Evidence from household panel data
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014) -
How COVID-19 reshaped quality of life in cities: A synthesis and implications for urban planning
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)This paper synthesizes knowledge on how the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic reshaped the relationship between cities and quality of life. The possible impacts of cities on seven domains of quality of life – travel, ... -
Lineage and land reforms in Malawi: Do matrilineal and patrilineal landholding systems represent a problem for land reforms in Malawi?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)Based on government statistics and interviews with villagers across Malawi this article argues that customary matrilineal and patrilineal land tenure systems serve to weaken security of land tenure for some family members ... -
Linking notions of justice and project outcomes in carbon offset forestry projects: Insights from a comparative study in Uganda
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018) -
Management of rented farmland in Norway: Factors impacting on tenants’ decisions to make investments
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Renting agricultural land is a common practice in many countries. The possibility to rent land provides farmers with increased flexibility in terms of production volume. Land renting may have various effects on farmland ... -
Moving (back) to greener pastures? Social benefits and costs of climate forest planting in Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Norway is considering a national afforestation program for greenhouse gas sequestration on recently abandoned semi-natural pastureland. However, the program may have negative impacts on landscape aesthetics and biodiversity. ... -
Neighborhood characteristics, neighborhood satisfaction, and well-being: The links with neighborhood deprivation
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)It has been argued that the residential environment could play a role in the lower health and well-being commonly found in deprived areas. Yet, more knowledge is needed on how residential environmental quality together ... -
Resharing spaces, services and mobility: Developing a reshareability index for sustainable planning in Oslo
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Recent studies on sharing cities and sharing economies have focused on what can be (or is being) shared, such as public spaces, food, mobility, ideas, knowledge, governance strategies, as well as community facilities, such ... -
Sectoral policies as drivers of forest management and ecosystems services: A case study in Bavaria, Germany
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)European countries have national sectoral polices to regulate and promote the provision of a wide range of forest ecosystems services (FES). However, potential incoherencies among these policies can negatively affect the ... -
Towards å peri-urban political ecology of water quality decline
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Recent years have witnessed an expanding body of peri-urban and urban scholarship. However, recent scholarship has yet to adequately address the central role of politics and power shaping water quality decline. Thearticle ... -
What makes cities livable? Determinants of neighborhood satisfaction and neighborhood happiness in different contexts
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Shaping livable cities is an enduring issue for urban planning, which came dramatically to the forefront of relevant policies with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. This study explores what makes cities livable ...