The spatial dimension of agricultural policies

Sharing practices are an important part of urban life. This article examines the appropriation of alleys as communal space to understand how sharing practices are embedded in localities, how communal space is constituted and maintained, and how this sustains communal life. In this way, the article aims to understand the spatial dimension of sharing practices, and the role of communal space in strengthening social relationship networks and urban sustainability. Seowon Maeul and Samdeok Maeul in Seoul are compared in terms of their urban regeneration approaches, community engagement in planning, street improvement, and the consequences that the transformation had on the appropriation of alleys as communal space. The research findings show that community engagement in planning is as important as the provision of public space if streets are to be appropriated as communal space. Community engagement has changed residents' perception and use of alleys as a shared resource in the neighbourhood by improving their capacity to act collectively and collaborate with other stakeholders in addressing problems and opportunities in cities.

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The Spatial Dimension of Dual Labour Market in Korea

Korean Journal of Sociology ◽

10.21562/kjs.2017.05.51.2.63 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 51 (2) ◽

pp. 63-94

Author(s):

Seok Hyeon Choi ◽

Byung Ho Lee

Keyword(s):

Labour Market ◽

Spatial Dimension

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Informal Land Rights and Infrastructure Retrofit: A Typology of Land Rights in Informal Settlements

Land ◽

10.3390/land10030273 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 10 (3) ◽

pp. 273

Author(s):

Mahsa Mesgar ◽

Diego Ramirez-Lovering

Keyword(s):

Green Infrastructure ◽

Service Providers ◽

Informal Settlements ◽

Land Rights ◽

Spatial Dimension ◽

Careful Consideration ◽

Public Infrastructure ◽

The Individual ◽

The Right ◽

Control And Management

Informal settlements represent a challenging operational context for local government service providers due to precarious contextual conditions. Location choice and land procurement for public infrastructure raise the complicated question: who has the right to occupy, control, and use a piece of land in informal settlements? There is currently a dearth of intelligence on how to identify well-located land for public infrastructure, spatially and with careful consideration for safeguarding the claimed rights and preventing conflicts. Drawing on a case study of green infrastructure retrofit in seven informal settlements in Makassar, Indonesia, we classify the informal settlers’ land rights into four types: ownership, use, control, and management. This exploratory study uses a typological approach to investigate the spatial dimension of land rights in informal settlements. We introduce non-registrable land interests and the partial, dynamic, and informal land use rights that impact the land procurement for infrastructure retrofit. We also create a simple spatial matrix describing the control/power, responsibilities and land interests of different stakeholders involved in the location decision making for public infrastructure. We argue that without sufficient understanding of non-formal land rights, land procurement proposals for the public infrastructure upgrades can be frustrated by the individual or group claims on the land, making the service provision impossible in informal settlements.

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Geographic Information Systems and the Sustainable Development of Rural Areas

Land ◽

10.3390/land10010006 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 10 (1) ◽

pp. 6

Author(s):

Krystyna Kurowksa ◽

Renata Marks-Bielska ◽

Stanisław Bielski ◽

Audrius Aleknavičius ◽

Cezary Kowalczyk

Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development ◽

Rural Areas ◽

Spatial Dimension ◽

Geographic Information ◽

Spatial Analyses ◽

The Sustainable Development ◽

Main Research ◽

Current State ◽

Gis Tools ◽

Political Economic

Sustainable development is socioeconomic growth that integrates political, economic, and social measures alongside environmental protection to meet the needs of communities and citizens without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs. The sustainable development concept was initially based on three main pillars: environment, economy, and society. In successive years, this concept has been expanded to include new pillars. The awareness of these changes has influenced our research interests. The main research objective of this study was to evaluate the applicability of geographic information system (GIS) tools (data, tools, and multidimensional analyses) to the implementation of sustainable development principles in rural areas. The study covered rural and nonurbanized areas in Poland, especially farmland, forests, fisheries, and farms. The study presents the results of our research into environmental, economic, and social determinants of growth in the spatial dimension. GIS tools continue to evolve, which improves access to information and increases database managers’ awareness that highly accurate data are needed for spatial analyses. GIS systems allow us to formulate, in a structured and formal way, models that reflect both the current state and forecast changes that will occur in space. It is a very useful tool in the sustainable development of rural areas.

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