| Land Law and the Extractive Industries: Challenges and Opportunities in Africa Contributor(s): Nalule, Victoria R. (Author), Cameron, Peter D. (Editor), Bekker, Pieter (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1509938427 ISBN-13: 9781509938421 Publisher: Hart Publishing OUR PRICE: $118.80 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2021 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Law | Natural Resources - Law | Land Use - Law | Environmental |
| Dewey: 346.604 |
| LCCN: 2021021414 |
| Physical Information: 0.56" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.08 lbs) 224 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book analyses the nexus between land access and the extractive industries in Africa, specifically highlighting the gaps in energy, land and mining laws and the practical solutions needed to settle the increasing number of land disputes in resource-rich areas. Access to land is essential for the successful operation of energy and mining projects. However, there are often social, environmental and economic issues associated with acquiring land for these projects. Socially, many people are relocated; economically, local communities are not given adequate compensation; environmentally, pollution negatively impacts on the agricultural and fishing industries relied on by over 80% of the local communities. Against this stark background, and drawing from the author's fieldwork research, this book addresses the important question of whether the different land tenure systems, coupled with administration and registration procedures, are adequate to address the increasing land disputes in oil and mineral-rich African countries. |