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List of Contributors
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page ix
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Message from Kofi A. Annan, Secretary-General, United Nations
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xiii
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Foreword by Charles Odidi Okidi and Nicholas Adams Robinson
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xv
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Acknowledgments
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xix
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Introduction
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1
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Nathalie J. Chalifour, Patricia Kameri-Mbote, Lin Heng Lye, John R. Nolon, and Charles Odidi Okidi
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Challenges of Environmental Law – Environmental Issues and Their Implications to Jurisprudence
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Akio Morishima
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ONE. INTERNATIONAL ISSUES AND LEGAL RESPONSES TO SUSTAINABLE LAND MANAGEMENT
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Is Conservation a Viable Land Usage? Issues Surrounding the Sale of Ivory by Southern African Countries
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27
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Ed Couzens
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2
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Climate Change and Land Use in Africa
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45
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David R. Hodas
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3
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Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation: Exploring the Role of Land Reforms in Africa
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60
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H. W. O. Okoth-Ogendo
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4
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The Integration of Landscape into Land Use Planning Policy in Relation to the New European Landscape Convention
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71
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Michel Prieur
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5
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EIA Legislation and the Importance of Transboundary Application
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89
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Lana Roux and Willemien du Plessis
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TWO. NATIONAL APPROACHES TO LAND USE PLANNING FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
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Africa
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6
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Community Rights to Genetic Resources and Their Knowledge: African and Ethiopian Perspectives
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111
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Mekete Bekele
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Easements and Wildlife Conservation in Kenya
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120
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Nyokabi Gitahi
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Land Tenure, Land Use, and Sustainability in Kenya: Toward Innovative Use of Property Rights in Wildlife Management
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132
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Patricia Kameri-Mbote
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The Development of Environmental Law and Its Impact on Sustainable Use of Wetlands in Uganda
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161
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Emmanuel Kasimbazi
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10
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EIA and the Four Ps: Some Observations from South Africa
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181
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Michael Kidd
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From Bureaucracy-Controlled to Stakeholder-Driven Urban Planning and Management: Experiences and Challenges of Environmental Planning and Management in Tanzania
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197
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W. J. Kombe
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12
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Strategies for Integrated Environmental Governance in South Africa: Toward a More Sustainable Environmental Governance and Land Use Regime
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219
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Louis J. Kotzé
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Environmental Law and Sustainable Land Use in Nigeria
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240
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Muhammed Tawfiq Ladan
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The Role of Administrative Dispute Resolution Institutions and Processes in Sustainable Land Use Management: The Case of the National Environment Tribunal and the Public Complaints Committee of Kenya
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253
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Albert Mumma
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Managing the Environmental Impact of Refugees in Kenya: The Role of National Accountability and Environmental Law
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266
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George Okoth-Obbo
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Environmental Impact Assessment Law and Land Use: A Comparative Analysis of Recent Trends in the Nigerian and U.S. Oil and Gas Industry
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281
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Bibobra Bello Orubebe
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Managing Land Use and Environmental Conflicts in Cameroon
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304
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Nchunu Sama
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Asia
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Environmental Law Reform to Control Land Degradation in the People’s Republic of China: A View of the Legal Framework of the PRC–GEF Partnership Program
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315
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Ian Hannam and Du Qun
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Urbanization and Environmental Challenges in Pakistan
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334
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Parvez Hassan
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20
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ASEAN Heritage Parks and Transboundary Biodiversity Conservation
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352
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Kheng-Lian Koh
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Land Use Planning, Environmental Management, and the Garden City as an Urban Development Approach in Singapore
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374
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Lin Heng Lye
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The Law and Preparation of Environmental Management Plans for Sustainable Development in Thailand
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397
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Sunee Mallikamarl and Nuntapol Karnchanawat
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Nepal’s Legal Initiatives on Land Use for Sustainable Development
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417
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Amber Prasad Pant
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Australia
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Environmental Law and Irrigated Land in Australia
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433
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Karen Bubna-Litic
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Environmental Impact Assessment: Addressing the Major Weaknesses
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451
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Michael I. Jeffery
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Latin America
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Protection of Natural Spaces in Brazilian Environmental Law
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471
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José Rubens Morato Leite, Heline Sivini Ferreira, and Patryck de Araújo Ayala
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27
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Land Use Planning in Mexico: As Framed by Social Development and Environmental Policies
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Gabriella Pavon and Jose Juan Gonzalez
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28
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Argentina’s Constitution and General Environment Law as the Framework for Comprehensive Land Use Regulation
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503
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Juan Rodrigo Walsh
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North America
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29
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Ecological Economics, Sustainable Land Use, and Policy Choices
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526
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Nathalie J. Chalifour
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30
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The 2004 U.S. Ocean Report and Its Implications for Land Use Reform to Improve Ocean Water Quality
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555
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Linda A. Malone
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Historical Overview of the American Land Use System: A Diagnostic Approach to Evaluating Governmental Land Use Control
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581
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John R. Nolon
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Index
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