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Abstract
Due to current crises, large-scale land acquisition is becoming a topic of growing concern. Public data from the Land Matrix project demonstrates that since 2000, 924 large-scale land deals have been concluded, covering an area of almost 50 million hectares. The majority of these acquisitions, also referred to as ‘land grabs’, took place between 2008 and 2010, peaking in 2009. The global land grab is largely driven by emerging economies in search for alternative ways to secure food and fuel supply in the nearby future. Large-scale land acquisitions often go hand in hand with issues of displacement, weak governance structures, corruption, conflicts, and environmental damages.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | The Politics of Land Deals |
| Subtitle of host publication | A Comparative Analysis of Global Land Policies on Large-Scale Land Acquisition |
| Publisher | University of Cape Town |
| Pages | 1-32 |
| Number of pages | 32 |
| Publication status | Published - 26 Mar 2013 |
| Event | Land Divided Conference: Land and South African Society in 2013, in Comparative Perspective - University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa Duration: 24 Mar 2013 → 27 Mar 2013 http://www.landdivided2013.org.za/ |
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| Conference | Land Divided Conference |
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| Country/Territory | South Africa |
| City | Cape Town |
| Period | 24/03/13 → 27/03/13 |
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Keywords
- land grabbing
- soft law
- voluntary guidelines
- global land policies
- land deals
- land divided
- global land grab
- weak governance
- environmental damages
- corruption
- land conflicts
- smallholders
- large scale land acquisitions
- displacement
- land matrix
- FPIC
- food security
- energy security
- Climate change
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The Politics of Land Deals: A Comparative Analysis of Global Land Policies on Large-Scale Land Acquisition
Verhoog, S. M., 1 May 2015, Empirical Perspectives on Communication : IV. Institutional Communication. Hosu, I. & Iancu, I. (eds.). Cluj-Napoca: Accent, Vol. I. p. 139-170 31 p. (Empirical Perspectives on Communication; vol. I).Research output: Chapter in Book / Report / Conference proceeding › Chapter › Academic › peer-review
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