From cadastre to land governance
Enemark, Stig
The paper facilitates an understanding of how the cadastral concept has evolved over time into the broader concept of land administration systems in support of sound land governance and the global agenda. The role of land professionals and FIG is underlined in this regard. Cadastral systems are normally understood as a parcel based and up-to-date land information system containing identification of the individual land parcels and a record of interests in land such as land ownership. Land governance is a broader term that relates to policies, processes and institutions by which land, property and natural resources are managed. This includes decisions on access to land, land rights, land use, and land development. All countries have to deal with the management of land. They have to deal with the four functions of land tenure, land value, land use, and land development in some way or another. A countryys capacity may be advanced and combine all the activities in one conceptual framework supported by sophisticated ICT models. More likely, however, capacity will involve very fragmented and basically analogue approaches.
Event: FIG Working Week 2012 : Territory, environment, and cultural heritage
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