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Thailand’s land tenure system consists of private and state-owned public land. For private land, there are four types of land titles. A ‘Title Deed’ gives the landowner all rights to the parcel of land. A ‘Confirmed Certificate of Use’ gives the person named in the certificate the rights to use the land, but their rightsContinue reading “Task Blog Entry 3: Thailand’s Land Tenure”

As humans evolve and adapt into different societies, land tenure evolves with it. Throughout history, the way in which land has been divided and used depends on the goals of society at any given time. During the Roman empire, expansion was the main focus of society. In order to keep control of the growing landContinue reading “Reflective Entry 1: Land Tenure as a Function of Time”

Deductive arguments are based upon multiple premises or facts to infer a conclusion from those premises. A deductive argument is valid if the concluding statement from those premises has no other option but to be true. If the concluding statement and premises allow for the concluding statement to have a chance of being false, thenContinue reading “Task Blog Entry 2: Deductive Arguments and Fallacies”

In recent years the value of land has had conflicting views in the rural community of Springbank. Located just West of Calgary (AB), Springbank is the potential site for a new dam that would help to mitigate flooding. After the Calgary floods of 2013, provincial leaders decided that protective measures would need to be implementedContinue reading “Task Blog Entry 1: Springbank Dam”