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Land Administration Systems (GEOM30013)
Undergraduate level 3Points: 12.5Online
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Semester 2
Behnam Atazadeh
Overview
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AIMS
In this subject students will learn about systems of land administration to support sustainable land management. Emphasis will be placed on land information infrastructures that facilitate social, environmental and economic functions of land. International good practices of land administration will be introduced along with technical and institutional lessons learnt from developing and developed countries. The subject is of particular relevance to students wishing to establish a career in surveying, spatial information, civil and environmental engineering, property management, urban planning but is also relevant to a range of disciplines where land and land information should be considered. This subject forms one of the four required subjects for a student to graduate with a major in Spatial Systems in the Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Environments. It also leads to further study in masters courses.
INDICATIVE CONTENT
Concept of land; evolution of land administration systems; land administration as a development strategy for economic growth and poverty reduction; the cadastral concept and legal, fiscal, multi-purpose and marine cadastres; cadastral surveying and mapping; land registration; rights, restrictions and responsibilities related to land in the context of informal, formal and customary tenures; cadastral systems in developing countries including informal cadastres, customary tenures; relevant international declarations and statements concerned with land administration; cadastral reform; land administration 'tool box'; institutional arrangements supporting land administration; spatial data infrastructures; digital cadastral databases; modelling, designing and evaluating cadastral and land administration systems; land markets and their relationship to planning, valuation and cadastre; access to land information; land administration and spatial information systems.
Intended learning outcomes
INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES (ILO) / SUBJECT OBJECTIVES
On completion of this subject the student is expected to:
- Explain the social, economic and environmental importance of land in societies
- Describe a land administration process and its subsystems
- Classify technical and non-technical options for designing and managing land information infrastructures
- Analyse local and overseas approaches to land administration in both developed and developing country contexts for sustainable development
- Design land administration systems for specific country contexts.
Generic skills
- Ability to undertake problem identification, formulation and solution
- Understanding of social, cultural, global, and environmental responsibilities and the need to employ principles of sustainable development
- Ability to communicate effectively, with the engineering team and with the community at large
- Ability to manage information and documentation.
Last updated: 31 January 2024