The study of land settlement has been central to historical perspectives on regional and national development. For some, the focus has been tied to the mechanics of immigration and spatial expansion of emerging nation states. For others, the focus has been on the rationales, mechanics, and successes and failure of particular projects that range from individual initiatives through to government and corporate ones.

This book traces the success, failure, survival and abandonment of these land settlement initiatives in a variety of locations, environments, and political scales, from the...