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I was amazed when Volunteered/Contributed Geographic Information (VGI) was covered in class.  I had no idea that the GPS apps in Smart phones and laptops could be used in such a way.  I was aware that when the location function in my phone is enabled social media companies such as Google can track my movementsContinue reading “Reflective Blog Entry 3”

There were 2 reports documented for the case I chose.  The first one dealt with main issue of the boundary (J.D. Irving Ltd. v. Greer (1993), 135 N.B.R. (2d) 321) and the second dealt with the judge’s consideration of costs (J.D. Irving Ltd. v. Greer (1993), 135 N.B.R. (2d) 337). The events leading to thisContinue reading “Task Blog Entry 6”

I read the Halliday versus Nicholson case and the follow-up articles with some interest because boundaries and boundary law are the main reasons I wanted to take this course.  I grew up in a very rural area where boundaries between lots of cleared land are marked almost exclusively with fences.  These fences were constructed longContinue reading “Reflexive Blog Entry 2”

I have chosen the following SDG’s with land issues: No Poverty – “By 2030, ensure that all men and women, in particular the poor and the vulnerable, have equal rights to economic resources, as well as access to basic services, ownership and control over land …”. (1) People with secure land tenure have more controlContinue reading “Task Blog Entry 4”

The paper I chose is from Group TS01G and is entitled “Innovative Customary Land Governance in Zambia: Experiences, Lessons Learned and Emerging Impacts”. The authors are David Katungula, Morgan Kumwenda, Nelson Ncube and Moonga Chilanga, from Zambia, and Danilo Antonio, Hellen Nyamweru Ndungu and Oumar Sylla, from Kenya. The paper describes the piloting of aContinue reading “Task Blog Entry 5”

I own a parcel of land – a city lot with a house – in Fredericton. I have enjoyed the use of the property for approximately 10 years, but my enjoyment of the rights of ownership diminished after a new house was built on the lot adjacent to mine. My lot, and the lot onContinue reading “Reflective Blog Entry 1”

The country I chose is Mongolia, a large one with very low population density, sandwiched between Russia to the north and China to the south. It consists primarily of steppe, used primarily to graze animals for meat and dairy, but also includes the Gobi desert, mountains and forests. Land may be owned outright by MongolianContinue reading “Task Blog Entry 3”

If I oversleep, I will be late for my 0830 class. I wasn’t late. Therefore, I did not oversleep. This is a valid and sound deductive argument because both premises are true and the conclusion follows from the premises. If I oversleep, I will be late for my 0830 class. I didn’t oversleep. Therefore, IContinue reading “Task Blog Entry 2”

Assignment: What is one real-world or hypothetical example of where values of land come into conflict? State was this conflict of values resolved or how could it be resolved in the future? Response: Urbanization in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) has resulted in conflicts in use and values of land between agriculture and residential zones.Continue reading “Task Blog # 1”