Global property rights and land use efficiency.
Nat Commun
; 15(1): 8525, 2024 Oct 02.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-39358412
ABSTRACT
The study investigates the global impact of land property rights on land use efficiency (LUE), as measured by the key indicator for United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 11.3.1, namely Land Consumption Rate to Population Growth Rate. By utilizing human-land change data from 165 countries spanning the period between 1990 and 2020, we have developed a fixed effects model and employed legal origins as an instrumental variable to examine the influence of land property rights security on LUE. Our findings demonstrate that the security of land property rights significantly influences LUE, with common law countries exhibiting higher levels of LUE compared to civil law countries while controlling for other variables. Stability in property rights encourages long-term investments in infrastructure and sustainable land management practices, thereby enhancing land productivity and mitigating urban sprawl. Furthermore, safeguarding property rights limits governments' power to expropriate lands, facilitating rational and efficient land transactions that contribute towards achieving Sustainable Development Goals.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Language:
En
Journal:
Nat Commun
Journal subject:
BIOLOGIA
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CIENCIA
Year:
2024
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
China
Country of publication:
Reino Unido