Browsing Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences by Author "Andrew, Maura"
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Commercial biofuel land deals & environment and social impact assessments in Africa: Three case studies in Mozambique and Sierra Leone
Andrew, Maura; Van Vlaenderen, Hilde (Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, 2011)The rapid increase in attempts by foreign investors to acquire large tracts of land in Africa for biofuel developments has generated substantial concern about their potential negative impact on the communities living in ... -
Evaluating land and agrarian reform in South Africa : Land use and livelihoods
Andrew, Maura; Ainslie, Andrew; Shackleton, Charlie (Institute for Poverty Land and Agrarian Studies (PLAAS), 2003)This paper addresses how land reform can contribute to enhancing land-based livelihoods. South African agriculture is often characterised as being divided into two types: freehold tenure/ commercial agriculture vs. ... -
Land use and rural livelihoods: Have they been enhanced through land reform?
Andrew, Maura; Shackleton, Charlie; Ainslie, Andrew (Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, 2003)It is often assumed that transferring land to rural households will provide people with valuable assets that can be productively used to enhance their livelihoods. Unfortunately, few rural people or land reform beneficiaries ...