Where to draw the line: Mapping of land rights in a South African commons

Political Geography

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 263-279

  Benjaminsen, Tor A ^a   Sjaastad, Espen ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

Communal rangeland; Formalisation; Land rights; Mapping; South Africa

Indexed keywords

DRYLAND FARMING; LAND REFORM; LAND RIGHTS; LANDOWNERSHIP; MAPPING; RANGELAND;

AFRICA; NAMAQUALAND; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 41849091574     PISSN: 09626298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polgeo.2007.10.006     Document Type: Article

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