Outside speculators avoided sinking any money into the development of land until the pipeline was certain.
The country is famously steeped in corruption, with government bureaucrats blocking the development of land slated for industrial use.
Writer tells about the development of land on the Banks, which began when the gun clubs there began to sell off their land in the late '60s.
"Historically," he said, "they've had so much power in Anaheim that they think they can control the development of land they don't even own".
The development of land-clearing machinery and surface-drainage techniques has made it possible to clear and drain tropical lands for agricultural production.
Annie Snyder, a leader of efforts to prevent the development of land near the site of the Civil War battles of Bull Run in northern Virginia, died on July 19 in Manassas, Va.
Instead of offering tax incentives to housebuilders, the government should simply commission them to build, and intervene directly in the development of land for the benefit of local communities, he says.
However, the plans have struggled to overcome objections from the local population in Cameroon, including Elong, who are opposed to the development of land they consider to belong to them.
Although it took no cognizance of topography, it facilitated the development of land markets by establishing standard-sized lots that could be easily bought and sold—even sight unseen.
"It is expected that more than $12 billion will be expended in 1955 for the development of land, water and other resources; control of floods, and navigation and harbor improvements; construction of roads, schools and municipal water supplies, and disposal of domestic and industrial wastes".
