Developing conflict resolution in highway and railway projects in Finland : perspective of real property owner
Seija Kotilainen
This paper provides answers to the following question:what are the main objects of development in land management activities of highway and railway projects (route projects) when we look at these projects from the perspective of real property owners. The results of the study show that the objects of development are associated with participation possibilitiesbut also prevention and resolution of conflicts. Real property owners should have possibilities of participationin different functions of theadjustment phase, e.g. during theneed analysis and the adjustment of private roads and parcels. The notification methods of preliminary and final engineering plans should be unified so that all real property owners are ensured possibilities of participation. Real property owners should also have a right to participate in the negotiations in which the method to compensation is formulated eitheras an agreement or a decision by an authority. The right to compensation is not enough, however. Conflicts could be prevented by actions that support confidentiality and possibilities to negotiation and discussion. Whenproperties are taken into possession, the owners should personally represent the properties that are expropriated.Legislation should be amended so that a decision by an authority posted to a real property owner should be enough in such cases in which the only object of the meeting is to present the real property owner with an expropriation decision and a document to appealing process.
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