Pitcairn Island land title reform : altering the land ownership and land use pattern in the furthermost "Pink Bit"
Henderson, Katie, Jofe Jenkins and Chris Hoogsteden
Pitcairn Island provides an interesting case study in land administration where the traditionall method of freehold land ownership and land use is being significantly changed by the implementation of a new land tenure/land administration system. The 2000 Land Tenure Reform Ordinance will remove freehold title from the Islanders and place all the Island land under the control of the Island Council. The land will now be leased to the Islanders via a land use application to the Council. In short, an interesting reverse tenure process now exists. This paper is based on an Honours degree research thesis. (Henderson, 2006) It first presents an historical, social, political and economic context regarding Pitcairn Island. It reviews the new land tenure system by comparing Pitcairn Islandds current situation and the new tenure system against an accepted set of criteria available for designing a suitable land tenure (and registration) system. Questionnaire and interview methods were used to survey the Islanderss perceptions regarding the new land tenure system as well as their independent views in relation to particular property rights. This analytical comparison shows areas where the systems are considered successful and where the systems appear to fall short of the selected criteria.
Event: XXX FIG Working Week and General Assembly : Strategic Integration of Surveying Services
Only personal, non-commercial use of this document is allowed.