That has made it easier to resolve land disputes and enforce zoning laws.
Resolving land tenure issues in illegal settlements would also facilitate investment in slums.
The victims, Jose Alfredo Quino and Maria Elena Mejia, both Mayan Indians, were members of the Regional Coordination of Integrated Cooperatives, a peasant organization working to resolve land disputes in the area.
In 1792, Mr. Strong said, the town of Southampton essentially forced the Shinnecocks to elect three governing trustees who could resolve land disputes between the town and the tribe.
That is partly because Carrefour's mayor has taken an active role in resolving land issues and partly because the Adventist Development and Relief Agency, long based there, has aggressively negotiated with local officials and landlords.
In a career that included serving as head of the land and property unit with the United Nations transitional administration in Timor-Leste, where he helped to resolve land disputes in the newly independent country, Gray says it is difficult to pinpoint a highlight.
In parliament there is talk of a dialogue council to resolve land disputes, determine the role of the Kurds' military forces (known as the Peshmerga), share out oil revenues, settle Kurdistan's constitutional status and agree on the voters' register.This surge in activity has come not a moment too soon.
Integrated landscape approaches are emerging in Indonesia and have elements that may contribute to resolving land tenure uncertainty.
There he was: the head of the nonexistent Highway Police, sitting on a small cushion in a large room, looking like a medieval prince in a billowy white gown and dark vest, resolving land disputes.
As Colombia's President Juan Manuel Santos moves towards elections in May next year, his major headache centers on pulling in billion dollar investments whilst at the same time resolving land issues at the core of Colombia's half century internal conflict.
