Land as defined by FAO (1976) is “an area of earth’s surface‚ the characteristics which embrace all reasonably stable or predictably cyclic attributes of the biosphere vertically above and below this area‚ including those of the atmosphere‚ the soil‚ the underlying geology‚ the hydrology‚ the plant and animal population and the results of the past and present human activity‚ to the extent that these attributes influence on the present and future use of the land.” Land is an essential natural resource
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MORTGAGE OF LAND AS SECURITY UNDER THE LAND USE ACT 1978 BY DOROTHY E. NELSON** 1. Introduction Land is the very basis of commercial and industrial enterprise in Nigeria. It is the most important factor of production in industry as well as agriculture. Its usefulness and importance cuts across all forms of businesses and professions: Businessmen require land for buildings‚ factories and warehouses; Professionals in practices such as law‚ medicine‚ etc‚ need land to locate their
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PPD 244 – Land Use Policy 5/21/13 10:44 AM CAPITAL FACILITIES AND LAND USE PLANNING - aligning land use planning policy with capital facilities policy - “adequate public facilities ordinances (APFO)‚” or‚ “concurrency” | coordinating growth so it occurs at the same time as facilities expansion PROCESS 1. ID areas of development priority (boundaries‚ tiers‚ zones) 2. Capital Improvements Program (CIP) | how are we getting the money and how we are going to spend it | water‚ sewer‚ parks‚ schools
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URBAN MORPHOLOGY The Changing Use Pattern of Public Space and Representation of Place Historically‚ the area was once a water-based settlement as the city is bound to the Chao Praya River. So‚ most of the economic activities occur at the area were related with the river activities. However‚ as progress in the urban development‚ the streets was introduced to serve as the connection between the cities. Nowadays‚ the area‚ especially Khaosan Road is well served by the land based public transport such
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In 2010‚ Octopus Company took “cooperation with the partners” to make use of clients’ personal data and get the commission. Although Octopus Company claimed that they had obtained agreement to persons involved‚ because Octopus card holders had agreed the “personal data policy”. However‚ as a matter of fact that lots of card holders did not read the policy‚ at an obscure spot in the right lower part of the company’s home page‚ we can find a link about "personal data policy”. It is a long document
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Extended Essay By: Armando Neves To what extent does Phnom Penh’s land use fit an existing land use model? Introduction The Kingdom of Cambodia’s capital Phnom Penh had its first town planners in 1923. To whom the capital to this day owes their gratitude to. The early indo-china directorate is responsible for the city’s modern urbanization. According to Phnom Penh then and Now in “in 1989 […] restoring private ownership of property [led to] a massive influx of new inhabitants.” Cambodia’s
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Ife is a subcommunity of Yoruba community that is found in Nigeria and in the Republic of Benin. They are also found in other part around the world. It is rightly regarded as the corner stone of some of the greatest achievements in art and culture of Africa‚ combining both technical and strong aesthetic appeal to their art. Ife community was powerful and a wealthy city state in the early centuries in west Africa. It was a center of trade that was influential interms of trade. It connected extensively
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Research Report | Patterns of time usage amongst overseas students | Student name: TRINH Van KietStudent number: 4000114398Class: AE2AEnd Course date: 9 September 2012Teachers: Sylvia Forest Annabel Little | | 10/31/2012 Contents Page Introduction…………………………………………………………………………………. 2 Methodology………………………………………………………………………………… 3 Result……………………………………………………………………………………………. 4 Discussion……………………………………………………………………………………... 7 Appendix………………………………………………………………………………………
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HOW DOES IFE AND YORUBA PRACTICE PRESERVE NIGERIAN CULTURE? HOW DOES IFE AND YORUBA PRACTICE PRESERVE NIGERIAN CULTURE? INTRODUCTION The Yoruba religion is the religious belief and practice of the Yoruba people both in Africa (chiefly in Nigeria and Benin Republic)‚ and in the Americas. It has influenced and given birth to several Afro-American religions such as Santeria in
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An assessment of the impact of land use characteristics on residential choice making: Implication to urban transit planning in Port Harcourt‚ Nigeria. SURV (DR) chima OGBA DR inah OKON Geoid & Envt’l Services Ltd Geography/Regional Planning #11 Owuchekwa Str‚ Rumuomasi‚ University of Calabar‚ Port Harcourt‚ Rivers State PMB 1115 Calabar‚ CRS. chimaogba@yahoo.com inah.okon@yahoo.com 2348039675438 2348034126049 Key words: Land use‚ residential choice making‚ urban
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