Boydell on Land Tenure Contemporary Property Rights Conflicts in Melanesia

In the first book in his series, Professor Spike Boydell presents a transdisciplinary examination of the complexities of land tenure and property rights, and provides possible solutions for sustainable societies in a developing resource rich region. In focusing in on the Pacific, in particular Melanesia, Boydell explores how we arrived at the land tenure systems that currently operate in the region, how they have changed and adapted over time, and the challenges of operating in a global market where the dollar and capitalism is often in conflict with tradition and communal values. The book engages with sociology, geography, law, economics, history as well as land-use planning, real estate, agriculture, natural resource development, urbanisation and poverty.

1. Boydell on Land Tenure: An Introduction 2. Property Theory and the Nature of Ownership 3. Land Tenure and Sustainable Development 4. Natural Resources, Land Tenure and Conflict 5. Tradition versus Commercialism 6. Land Policy and Land Reform 7. Land Tenure Conflict Management 8. Urban Land Tenure 9. Representation and Trust Structures 10. Leases and Lease Management 11. Valuing Property Rights 12. Reprise

Spike Boydell is Professor and Director of the UTS: Asia-Pacific Centre for Complex Real Property Rights at theUniversity of Technology, Sydney, Australia