@article{fdi:010068371,
  title = {{T}he politics of accessing desert land in {J}ordan},
  author = {{A}l {N}aber, {M}. and {M}olle, {F}ran{\c{c}}ois},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{W}ith the dramatic increase of the population in {J}ordan, the value of land has rocketed up. {U}rban sprawl into semi-desert or desert areas, initially not surveyed or settled by the {B}ritish and considered as state land, has brought to the surface the problematic status of those lands. {L}ikewise, the profitability of irrigated agriculture based on groundwater has generated a demand for land in the {M}afraq, {Z}arqa and {A}mman governorates. {T}hese trends have spurred tensions between local tribes and the state. {T}his study focuses on land tenure and conflicts in the semi-desert and desert areas of {J}ordan, with a focus on the expansion of irrigated agriculture within the {A}zraq basin. {I}t is based on field work and interviews with different stakeholders at various levels. {W}e first provide a summary of the main historical developments regarding land tenure in {J}ordan, with a focus on the status of semi-desert and desert land. {W}e move on to examining the different ways by which state land can be privatized and then review instances of conflicts around rights to desert land in the past 30 years, further taking the {A}zraq water basin as a case study to shed light on the particular case of groundwater-based agricultural expansion. {W}e then articulate our discussion through the lens of legal pluralism, look at the interplay between state and tribal power, and analyze the twin strategies of accessing land and water in desert areas. {W}e conclude by showing the historical continuity of the land tenure relationships, while singling out {J}ordan's state land management regime.},
  keywords = {{L}and tenure ; {L}egal pluralism ; {D}esert reclamation ; {T}ribal politics ; {J}ordan ; {A}zraq ; {JORDANIE} ; {AZRAQ} {BASSIN}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{L}and {U}se {P}olicy},
  volume = {59},
  numero = {},
  pages = {492--503},
  ISSN = {0264-8377},
  year = {2016},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.landusepol.2016.09.026},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010068371},
}