Explorations in Australian Legal Geography: The Evolution of Lease Tenures as Policy Instruments

Geographical Research

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 411-429

  Holmes, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Coexistence; Land policy; Lease tenures; Legal geography; Property rights; Wik

Indexed keywords

INFORMAL SETTLEMENT; LAND TENURE; LAND USE; LEGAL RIGHTS; PROPERTY RIGHTS; RURAL POLICY; RURAL SOCIETY; SUSTAINABILITY;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84924053422     PISSN: 17455863     EISSN: 17455871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1745-5871.12083     Document Type: Article

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