In the Russian Empire in second half of 19th century development territories (internal colonization) took place course spontaneous relocations search free land. The reason was scarcity land central regions. government tried to put this process under its control. One such attempt establishment Resettlement Office August 1881. Nevertheless, activities demonstrated urgency one key issues empire's ...

Under the premise that land administration is one of the necessary components of sustainable development and better land management, this article reviews how progressive titling could foster new land administration procedures and associated information systems. This review is based on the objectives of progressive titling as they are developed or currently implemented in various regions in the ...

Decisions determining the use of land for energy are of exigent concern as land scarcity, the need for ecosystem services, and demands for energy generation have concomitantly increased globally. Utility-scale solar energy (USSE) [i.e., ≥ 1 megawatt (MW)] development requires large quantities of space and land; however, studies quantifying the effect of USSE on land cover change and protected a...

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Interannual climatic and hydrologic variability has been substantial during the past decades in many regions. While climate variability and its impacts on precipitation and soil moisture have been studied intensively, less is known on subsequent implications for global food production. In this paper we quantify effects of hydroclimatic variability on global “green” and “blue” water availability...

High demand for housing and land scarcity in the town area has increased provision of High-rise Residential Buildings (HrRB). HrRB different owners but shares same common facilities. Its facilities are generally prone to damages either from