The Political Geography of Kurdistan

An elephant in the planning room: Political demography and its influence on sustainable land-use planning in drylands

“…There are also numerous examples of this type of activity in smaller states across the globe, the most extreme and explicit of which may be Apartheid-era South Africa (May and Lahiff, 2007). Today, various countries employ political-demographic policies, including Indonesia (Weiner and Teitelbaum, 2001;Bookman, 2002), Turkey (McGarry, 1998;Dahlman, 2002), and Egypt (Ronen, 2003).…”

To populate or preserve? Evolving political-demographic and environmental paradigms in Israeli land-use policy

“…These policies were carried out in a variety of ways, ranging from forced migrations to use of economic enticement. Today countries as diverse as Indonesia (Weiner and Teitelbaum, 2001;Bookman, 2002), Egypt (Ronen, 2003), Turkey (McGarry, 1998;Dahlman, 2002), and China (Becquelin, 2000) continue to implement policies to move populations to contested regions of the country for political-demographic reasons. Such policies are often coupled with large scale economic development projects which, although justified in economic terms, are often entwined with political-demographic and/or security policy, including, for example, Egypt's North Sinai Development Project, Turkey's Southeastern Anatolia Project, and China's West Development Strategy.…”

Kurdistan Regional Government–Turkish energy relations: a complex partnership

“…With the discovery of significant oil and gas reserves, the Kurdistan Region in Iraq (Bonine 2002;Dahlman 2002;Natali 2010), has been catapulted into position as a key player within this resource-rich region. Nonetheless, despite this potential wealth, it is not yet clear what role the Kurdistan Region will play in the oil and gas landscape.…”