Land tenure and natural resource management : a comparative study of agrarian communities in Asia and Africa / edited by Keijiro Otsuka and Frank Place.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Otsuka, Keijiro.

Place, Frank (Impact assessment advisor)

International Food Policy Research Institute.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Land tenure--Asia.

Land tenure.

Land tenure--Africa.

Land use, Rural--Environmental aspects--Asia.

Land use, Rural.

Land use, Rural--Environmental aspects--Africa.

Forest management--Asia.

Forest management.

Forest management--Africa.

Natural resources--Asia--Management.

Natural resources.

Natural resources--Africa--Management.

Management.

Land use, Rural--Environmental aspects.

Africa.

Asia.

Physical Description:

xxiii, 389 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2001.

Summary:

The devastating environmental effects of deforestation and the exploitation of other natural resources in the developing world have been well documented, yet their impact on local communities has received far less attention. This volume fills this gap by looking at how land degradation and deforestation are being addressed at the local level, where households have experienced the reduction of farm size and the decline of natural resources. Through a comparison of Asia and Africa, "Land Tenure and Natural Resource Management" examines the evolution of land tenure institutions within diverse cultural, natural, and policy environments. Specific topics include the evolution of customary land tenure, the impacts of land tenure policies, and common property management. The editors conclude that the best strategy for managing land and forest resources lies in promoting the establishment of property rights and investment in the improvement of the natural resource base.--

Contents:

1 Issues and Theoretical Framework / Keijiro Otsuka, Frank Place 3

2 Quantitative Methodology / Keijiro Otsuka, Frank Place 34

Part II Evolution of Customary Land Tenure

3 Agroforestry Management in Ghana / Agnes Quisumbing, J. B. Aidoo, Ellen Payongayong, Keijiro Otsuka 53

4 Agroforestry Management in Sumatra / S. Suyanto, Thomas P. Tomich, Keijiro Otsuka 97

5 Tree and Cropland Management in Malawi / Frank Place, Redge Masupayi, Keijiro Otsuka 144

Part III Impacts of Land Tenure Policy

6 Customary and Private Land Management in Uganda / Frank Place, Joe Ssenteza, Keijiro Otsuka 195

7 Management of State Land and Privatization in Vietnam / Towa Tachibana, Trung M. Nguyen, Keijiro Otsuka 234

Part IV Common Property Management

8 Common Property Forest Management in the Hill Region of Nepal / Towa Tachibana, Hari K. Upadhyaya, Ridish Pokharel, Santosh Rayamajhi, Keijiro Otsuka 273

9 Timber Forest Management in Nepal and Japan / Takeshi Sakurai, Yoko Kijima, Ridish Pokharel, Santosh Rayamajhi, Keijiro Otsuka 315

10 Toward New Paradigms of Land and Tree Resource Management / Keijiro Otsuka, Frank Place 359.

Notes:

"Published for the International Food Policy Research Institute."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0801867460

0801867479

OCLC:

46472273