Geography

Document Type

Article

Abstract

This article reviews recent research on contemporary transformations of global land governance. It shows how changes in global governance have facilitated and responded to radical revalorizations of land, together driving the intensified competition and struggles over land observed in many other contributions to this special issue. The rules in place to govern land use are shifting from 'territorial' toward 'flow-centered' arrangements, the latter referring to governance that targets particular flows of resources or goods, such as certification of agricultural or wood products. The intensifying competition over land coupled with shifts toward flow-centered governance has generated land uses involving new forms of social exclusion, inequity and ecological simplification. © 2013 Elsevier B.V.

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Publication Title

Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability

Publication Date

2013

Volume

5

Issue

5

First Page

522

Last Page

527

ISSN

1877-3435

DOI

10.1016/j.cosust.2013.06.006

Keywords

agricultural production, global perspective, governance approach, land use change, literature review, research work, territory

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