12 pages., via online journal., This study investigates the role of the different institutional actors involved in the development and implementation of land use policies in the Ethiopian Rift Valley. The work is based on interviews with key informants from different administrative levels and these results are compared to the relevant policy documents. While the constitution prescribes a participatory policy development process, our results show that in reality policies are made at the highest level and implemented in a top-down approach from the higher to the lower administrative levels. Moreover, the institutional network mainly consists of institutions that are hierarchically linked, while horizontal and diagonal relations are less common and less important. Consistently, higher level institutions are mostly involved in the development of land use policies, while the roles of lower level institutions are predominantly in the implementation thereof. This lack of participation by lower level institutions, in addition to a lack of capacity and absence of clear institutional mandates, hampers the effectiveness of land use policies. Our results also provide suggestions to improve the development, communication, and eventually the acceptability of land use policies towards sustainable land management.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: D06838
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246 pages., Concise how-to book that offers advice about how to cover various aspects of community life and activity at the local level. Some sections involve coverage of environment, natural resources and land records.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 171 Document Number: C28765
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Time.com via Yahoo.com. 2 pages., Describes efforts of a college student who "singlehandedly disrupted a multi-million-dollar land auction that would have put hundreds of thousands of acres of public lands in southern Utah into the hands of oil and gas companies."
