... reduce the bias ofthe estimates Continuing to usethe P-value for the test ofthe coefficient T and the F-test ofthe appropriateness ofthe regression function The result is that all values of ... useof agricultural land in the province is not high Both animal performance, crop, prices of most agricultural products, the coefficient oflanduse as well as the income ofthe farmers ofthe ... some types of agricultural landuse in the region is shown in the table below 4:28 The data in the table indicate that aquaculture is the type ofuseof agricultural land to bring the highest...
... any cause of offence In these habits we resemble the Aborigines of our country They load their huge pipes with the dried leaves of this plant, and when lighted, they breathe the dark cloud of smoke ... relaxing the vessels ofthe gums, it may impair the healthy condition ofthe vessels belonging to the membranes ofthe socket, with the condition of which, the state ofthe tooth is closely connected."] ... to allay the horrors of tedium vitæ, or to drown the anguish of a guilty conscience And may not many of these patients say to those ofthe Faculty, who give advice for theuseof either these stimulants:...
... Enriching theland Two problems are involved in the fertilizing ofthe land: the direct addition of plantfood, and the improvement ofthe physical structure ofthe soil The latter office is often the ... these are some ofthe best ofthe joys of gardening In this spirit we should take up the work of handling thelandThe draining ofthelandThe first step in the preparation of land, after it has ... "Fertility ofthe Land, " to be the ideal general-purpose plow, as respects shape and method of construction The type of machine to be used must be determined wholly by the character oftheland and the...
... during the past decades Tropical wetlands make up about the half of total wetlands worldwide, and inland wetlands in Kenya comprise 2.46 Mha Despite the small area covered by wetlands globally, they ... drivers of wetland degradation The abstraction of irrigation water and the over -use of soil resources threaten the continuance of wetlands as production sites In East Africa, natural wetland conversion ... duration oflanduse (Table 1, Figure 2) The parent material ofthe study area consists of either lacustrine or alluvial sediments (Clarke et al., 1990) The pasture land was differentiated based on the...
... for the classification for thelandcover types for which the combination is the most discriminative Due to the constraints ofthe spatial resolution of ASTER data in terms of parcel size in the ... diversity oflanduse practice with a landcoverof small size, the discrimination capacity ofthe data is essential ASTER data with a spatial resolution even of 15m are still limited for the detailed ... Evaluation of ASTER data use in landuse study in the Mekong Delta 29 discrimination capacity of ASTER data in landuse mapping of such a dynamic area as the Mekong Delta in Vietnam...
... Hypothesis 1: The Effect ofLandUse Variables on Consumer Mobility………81 Hypothesis 2: The Effect ofLandUse Variables on Provider Travel Challenges 95 Hypothesis 3: The Effect of ... Costa.21 The “other” race was 22.3% (153 out of 685) The “other” category does not include non-responses; 685 answered for either one ofthe races or several ofthe races (the latter coded as “other”) ... how to use them, being able to use them, and having the means to pay for them” (Suen & Sen, 2004) The increasing pressures on public funds and private resources posed by the aging ofthe U.S...
... In each map was classified into 11 categories oflanduse /land cover types Land covers 1999 Land covers 2004 Intensive of changed areas 11 1999 landuse classes 2004 Km2 % Km2 % Dark evergreen ... landcoverofthe study area was analyzed by cross-classification technique– by overlaid of two landuse maps 2004 1999 + = = The change detection provides the characteristic changesof each land ... paddy Bare land Shrub land/ other Hectares 14000 Irrigated paddy (dry season) 12000 Area (ha) 1999 Landuse types Landuse /land coverchanges from 1999 to 2004 Reservoir 10000 Bare land/ wet soil...
... years ago Second, the research yields testable hypotheses about the timing of early human useofthe Rockies, the extent of late Paleoindian useofthe Rockies, and the nature of late Paleoindian ... material use, respectively, speak most directly to the first major issue ofthe book the extent ofuseofthe Rockies Summary sections at the end of each chapter offer conclusions as to which landuse ... inform the second part ofthe research the exploration of how, specifically, late Paleoindians utilized the mountain landscape LANDUSE STRATEGIES IN THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES Whereas the first goal of...
... models of forest cover change Figure Schematic Diagram ofthe Research Method RESULTS Forest Cover Change Landcover /Land use mapping Figure Landcover /land use 2003 36 Driving Forcesof Forest Cover ... causes ofthechanges is essential for the formulation of appropriate management strategies The understanding oflandcover change and/or the forest cover change process and its underlying causes ... different landcover types The results oflandcover mapping are shown in the following Figure As the study’s focus is on forest resources, only five landcover types will be analyzed The Area of land...
... a result ofthe rapid expansion of coffee production, coffee landed as one ofthe major export crops ofthe country In 1999, production of coffee green beans rose to 439, 000 tons, the highest ... forestland covered about 85% ofthe total land area ofthe commune With the increasing agricultural activities ofthe state farm and timber harvesting activities ofthe state forest enterprise in the ... decisions of farming households Changes in landuse create new risks to the environment and the livelihood ofthe farmers II CHANGES IN POLICIES AND MARKET AT NATIONAL LEVEL After the re-unification of...
... understanding the complex space-time dynamics ofthe urban change In my thesis I also examine the impact ofthe planning methods on the path dependency and uncertainty of KBUD landuse development ... Thesis The thesis is divided into six chapters The structure ofthe document is as follows Chapter 1: Introduction The first section of Chapter is the introduction, which sets the context ofthe ... elaborate the step-wise impact of uncertainty on the course ofthelanduse development process Consider a typical scenario after the plan conceptualization phase ofthe comprehensive mixed -use zoning...
... Amendment ofthe Constitution ofthe PRC to legalize the paid transfer oflanduse rights Amendment ofthe LAL to legalize the paid transfer oflanduse rights Implementation ofthe collection ofland ... • Loss of around 36.8 million mu of arable land Enactment oftheLand Administration Law (LAL) Establishment ofthe State Bureau ofLand Administration The first paid conveyance oflanduse rights ... shiyongfei).26 In 1988, the Constitution ofthe PRC and theLand Administrative Law were amended to legalize the paid transfer oflanduse rights.27 Furthermore, the collection oflanduse tax in cities...
... here as the risk of being removed from office.37 The higher the discount rate, the higher the risk of being removed from office, and the less likely one shall resort to illegal landuse conversion ... and economic growth The expansion of construction land in China from the end ofthe 1990s led to a decreased quality of investments [because] (i) the excess growth ofland supply has resulted ... long after the tightening of control over the approval oflanduse conversion, land requisition and others in the revised law, the area of arable land used for construction began to rise again,...
... changing the usage and other landuse conditions after the sale oflanduse rights of state-owned land; Other revenues related to the conveyance or change oflanduse rights of stateowned land. 8 The ... conveyance ofthe right to use state-owned land – defined as the process by which the State, as landowner, grants landuse rights to theland user for a specific period of time, for which theland user ... transferred.14 The lease oflanduse rights refers to process by which theland user, as the leaser, leases to the lessee thelanduse rights together with buildings and other attachments on the land, ...
... Because of their lack of thoroughness, these reform measures soon become the stumbling blocks for further progress In consequence, the results of earlier reforms quickly become the targets ofthe ... than theland preparation cost per square metre To recover theland cost, the government had to rely on tax revenue generated by the investor in the years to come Using the economic output ofland ... reform.”103 The case ofthe enforcement ofland laws described below illustrates this predicament In 2003, the MLR exposed 168,000 cases of illegal land use, among which more than 99 percent ofthe culprits...
... Article 44 oftheLand Administration Law: “Within the limits ofthe scale ofland for construction in cities, villages or towns confirmed by the overall landuse plan, where agricultural land is ... levied on the conveyance and transfer oflanduse rights at the rate of three to five percent while the latter is levied on the taking of arable land for non-agricultural purposes at the rate of one ... Right to use collectively-owned land Ownership of collectively-owned land Proof of other rights to land Construction of houses by villagers Land registration fee Land used by Party and government...
... government was unaware ofthe illegal nature oftheland conversion as land quotas are clearly specific in thelanduse plans ofthe county and the town 33 According to a local informant, the town Party ... Departments Target Meet the required sum of remittance to the town Fulfil the task of drawing 180 million yuan of investments; proper follow-up ofthe execution ofthe investment items ofthe previous year ... percent ofthe total arable land Construction land represents 5.7 percent of Xiamao’s land area while unused land, which comprises of grassland, ridges between fields and tidal land, makes up another...
... Upon the completion ofthe highway, the Shenyang government would repay the Hong Kong investor through the takings from the road toll, at the rate of 15 percent ofthe sum of investment for the ... are: who owns the land, in whole or in part; in what ways may theland be used; who may usetheland and who may stop it from being used; who may change the characteristics oftheland or add value ... 574 Pye observes, The Chinese today feel that they have not been getting the respect that is their due in the light of all the positive changes since the end of Mao’s rule, but they are unable...
... This thesis studies the adaptation oflanduse and houses in the Mekong Delta’s deep flooding area First, it examines the adaptation oflanduse and houses in the current context and discusses the ... Adaptation oflanduse and houses in the upper Mekong Delta’s deep flooding area Summary This thesis studies the adaptation oflanduse and houses in the upper Mekong Delta’s deep flooding area The ... at the scale oflanduse and houses to reduce or avoid negative impacts by reducing vulnerability to floods and change of hydrology in the future These 11 Adaptation oflanduse and houses in the...