The Logic of the Latifundio

The Logic of the Latifundio
Author: Marc Edelman
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Total Pages: 500
Release: 1992
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780804720441

This book studies the changing social relations in a region of Costa Rica that does not conform to the country's image as an "agrarian democracy" and investigates why latifundios (large unproductive or under-utilized estates) still dominate much of Latin America.

Tierra Vacante en Ciudades Latinoamericanas

Tierra Vacante en Ciudades Latinoamericanas
Author: Nora Clichevsky
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2002
Genre: Land use, Urban
ISBN: 9781558441491

Vacant urban land--the product of land market activity, the actions of private agents, and the policies of public agents--is an important challenge for policy makers. Vacant lots on the urban fringe and in central and interstitial areas have affected growth patterns in Latin America. Contributors to this book analyze the problems and opportunities related to vacant urban land in five cities: Buenos Aires, Argentina; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Quito, Ecuador; Lima, Perú; and San Salvador, El Salvador.

Agrindex

Agrindex
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 1280
Release: 1995
Genre: Agriculture
ISBN:

Picture Planning Perspectives

Picture Planning Perspectives
Author: Hugo de Vos
Publisher: Rozenberg Publishers
Total Pages: 291
Release: 2004-01-06
Genre: Geographic information systems
ISBN: 9051707584

This book investigates problems of GIS implementation in three Costa Rican ministries. It reveals that embedding technology is part of complex institutional processes where actors and politics shape contexts. By linking an historical analysis of land use