14/12/2015 New publication: Theorising the Land – Violent Conflict Nexus
A new article will be published in the journal World Development (February 2016) entitled ‘Theorising the Land – Violent Conflict Nexus’ by Mathijs van Leeuwen (Leiden University, Radboud University Nijmegen) and Gemma van der Haar (Wageningen University). The full… Read More
LANDac 2015 International Land Conference – report available
The report of the 2015 LANDac International Land Conference Land Governance for Equitable and Sustainable Development is now available. Please find the report here: LANDac 2015 Conference Report
GSSC Public Lecture: Annelies Zoomers
Internationales Kolleg Morphomata, Köln, Germany Wednesday 2 December, 17.45-19.15 Annelies Zoomers, Universiteit Utrecht, Netherlands The last two years have seen a huge amount of academic, policy-making and media interest in the increasingly contentious issue of ‘land grabbing’ –… Read More
2016 LANDac Summer School in Utrecht – pre-registration now open!
Land Governance for Development Period 04 July 2014 – 15 July 2016 (2 weeks) Course location(s) Utrecht (Utrecht city campus), The Netherlands Credits 3.0 ECTS credits + Certificate of Attendance Organizing institution Utrecht University,… Read More
New publication: Africa’s land rush
Africa has been at the centre of a “land grab” in recent years, with investors lured by projections of rising food prices, growing demand for “green” energy, and cheap land and water rights. But such land is often… Read More
21 December 2015: Urban land grab or fair urbanization?
On 21 December, Nguyen Quang Phuc from the College of Economics (HCE) Hue University, Vietnam, will publicly defend his PhD thesis ‘Urban land grab or fair urbanization?’ in Utrecht – Academiegebouw. Please see Events – urban land grab for… Read More
12/10/2015 Now online: Photo’s LANDac conference
Photo’s taken during the 3-day LANDac conference (8-10 July 2015) are now available online. Please check the LANDac Land governance for development Flickr account: Flickr LANDac
New vacancy: Technical editor at Geomares BV
Vacancy in Dutch: Technical editor Geomares BV, Lemmer, the Netherlands Functieomschrijving Ben jij de nieuwe Technical Editor voor GIM International, Hydro International en Geo-matching.com? Op korte termijn heeft Geomares Publishing ruimte voor een Technical Editor met passie… Read More
25/09/2015 New LANDac publication – The moving frontiers of genetically modified soy production
LANDac PhD Lucia Goldfarb and LANDac partner Gemma van der Haar (Sociology of Development and Change group at Wageningen University) have published a new article titled ‘The moving frontiers of genetically modified soy production: shifts in land control… Read More
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LANDac 2016 International Land Conference: 30 June – 1 July 2016
On 30 June and 1 July 2016, LANDac will be organising a new International Land Conference: Large-scale land acquisition in the context of urban sprawl and climate change – LINKING THE RURAL AND THE URBAN This conference is a… Read More