This course introduces land administration in the context of land policy and sustainable development using the land management paradigm as an initial guiding framework.
The land management paradigm stresses the relationship between land policy and land administration functions – land tenure, land value, land use and land development – and the wider societal goals.
The economic, environmental, and social drivers underpinning land policy development are examined, with an emphasis on the need for securing land rights for all.
Based on the core notion of the people-to-land relationship, land tenure, land rights, land law, security of tenure, and systems of land registration and cadastre are addressed.
New insights in acknowledging and securing land rights, new societal drivers and innovative technical solutions challenges conventional forms of land administration. The course therefore addresses both conventional and innovative ways of securing land rights, promoting a paradigm shift towards responsible land administration.
The course relates state-of-the-art scientific knowledge to students' experiences, perceptions and country context.