A change based framework for theory building in land tenure information systems

Survey Review

Volumn 44, Issue 327, 2012, Pages 301-314

  Barry, M ^a   Roux, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cadastral systems; Land administration; Land tenure information systems; South Africa

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL METHOD; ECONOMIC ACTIVITY; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; LAND INFORMATION SYSTEM; LAND TENURE; THEORETICAL STUDY; VISUALIZATION;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84867821796     PISSN: 00396265     EISSN: 17522706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/1752270612Y.0000000003     Document Type: Article

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