Abstract
Land hosts us and confines us. It defines our communities and our nations. It is a source of honor and pride. We trace our origins to the land where we were born — our “tierra,” our “patrie,” our “patrida,” our homeland, a place we revere. It gives us identity — we are “from” someplace. Some people obtain their status from their land, adding “von” and “de” to their names, the often aristocratic titles denoting connections to their lineage and estate. Land is both a social reference and a source of wealth, reflecting its ability to be enveloping, enduring and productive, yet scarce and finite, requiring care and attention.
Your land is your honor.
— old Arabic saying.
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Panaritis, E. (2007). Policy and Politics of Land and Property. In: Prosperity Unbound. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230596221_2
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