PROCEEDINGS OF INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON LAND TENURE AND ADMINISTRATION IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

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I. LAND POLICY

II. LAND TENURE

a) Indigenous and Customary Tenure

b) Land Tenure Evolution and Dynamics

c) Legal Reforms

III. LAND ADMINISTRATION

a) National Programs

b) Environment, Natural Resources and Conservation

c) Land Registration

d) Cadastral Surveying

e) Cadastre Modernization

f) LIS/GIS

g) Project Design

h) Education and Training


I. LAND POLICY


Land Administration and Development: Framing the Policy Agenda

John McLaughlin, Professor, University of New Brunswick, Canada, and Elena Panaritis, Economist, The World Bank

 

The Benefits of Land Registration and Titling: Economic and Social Perspectives

Gershon Feder, Division Chief, and Akihiko Nishio, Senior Economist, The World Bank

 

Have the Agrarian Reforms Concluded in Latin America?

Miguel Urioste, National Senator, Bolivia

 

The Role of Local Land Administrators and Land Managers in Decentralization, Land Delivery, Registration and Information Management in Developing Countries

Clarissa Fourie, Senior Lecturer, University of Natal, South Africa

 

Incorporating a Social Change Model into Land Record Design

Colin Davies, Land Surveyor, East London Municipality, and Clarissa Fourie, Senior Lecturer, University of Natal, South Africa

 

Institutional Aspects of Land Administration

David Stanfield, Senior Scientist, Lands Tenure Center, University of Wisconsin



Potential for Land Market Development in Albania,

Peter Bloch, Senior Scientist, Lands Tenure Center, University of Wisconsin

 

Owning and Using Agricultural Land in Ukraine,

Gene Wunderlich, President, GWA


II. LAND TENURE


a) Indigenous and Customary Tenure

Impact of Privatization on Gender and Property Rights in Africa

Susana Lastarria, Associate Scientist, Land Tenure Center, University of Wisconsin

 

A Framework for Understanding and Integrating Community-Based and National Land Tenure Systems in Africa

Steve Leisz, Graduate Student, University of Wisconsin


b) Land Tenure Evolution and Dynamics

Everyone has a Right to the Farm: Generational Conflict in the African Freehold Areas of Zimbabwe

Allison Shutt, Assistant Professor, University of Central Arkansas

 

"Showing the Land," Survey and Registration: Mechanisms of Land Transfer in Buganda 50 Years after the Individualization of Tenure

Holly Hanson, Graduate Student, University of Florida

 

Historical Overview: Evolution of Land Tenure Systems in South Africa

Willemien Du Plessis, Lecturer, Potchefstroom University, South Africa


c) Legal Reforms

Land Law Reform in Uganda: The Changed Role of the State

Mark Marquardt, Associate Scientist, Land Tenure Center, University of Wisconsin

 

Agrarian Legislation and Land Tenure in Ecuador

Manual Morales, Coordinator of Policies (SUBIR Project), CARE International, Ecuador


III. LAND ADMINISTRATION


a) National Programs

Land Tenure and Administration in Bolivia

Isabel Lavadenz, Director, National Agrarian Reform Institute (INRA), Bolivia

 

Land Administration: Facing the Realities of Implementing Land Reform Programmes in South Africa

Theo Scheepers, Professor, Potchefstroom University, South Africa

 

Cadastral Databases: A Fundamental Resource for Systematic Titling and Modernization of the Predial Registry in Colombia

Gloria Barney and Silvia Salamanca, Presidential Program for Titling, Colombia


b) Environment, Natural Resources and Conservation

Environment, Land-Use and Sustainability: Implementation of El Pilar Archeological Reserve for Maya Flora and Fauna in Belize-Guatemala

Anabel Ford, Director, BRASS/El Pilar Project, University of California, Santa Barbara and Jose Antonio Montes, IDEADS, Guatemala

 

The Effect of Forest Tenure on Environmental Quality in British Columbia

Daowei Zhang, Assistant Professor, Auburn University

 

Privatizing African Rangeland: Enclosure in Northern Namibia

Jonathan Cox and Roy Behnke, Overseas Development Institute, UK

 

Community Control, Land Use and Sustainability: Administering Agricultural Land Tenure Reform in Zimbabwe

Bill Kinsey, Senior Research Fellow, Vrije Universiteit, The Netherlands


c) Land Registration

Land Registration in Context of Informal Settlements

Niels Haldrup, Consultant, Denmark

 

What are the Roles of the Public and Private Sectors in Land Titling and Registration Systems?

Lynn Holstein, Consultant, The World Bank

 

Land Registration ­ The Integrated Approach meeting High Technology Needs

Norman Singer, Professor, University of Alabama

 

Real Estate Privatization in the Former Soviet Union: The Effect of the Current Environment on Efforts to Automate the Registration Process

Tatiana Ouzounova and Joseph Haynes, American Cadastre, Harrisburg, VA

 

Registration of Rights to Immovable Property in Republic of Belarus

Stephen Butler, Attorney and Consultant, Wilton, CT

 

Land Registration Reform in Indonesia

Djoko Walijatun, National Land Agency, Indonesia and Chris Grant, Manager, Technical Assistance, Land Titling Project, Indonesia

 

Land Tenure Record System Modernization in the US

Harlan Onsrud, Associate Professor, University of Maine, Orono

 

Land Records Management in the Context of Hemispheric Trade Integration in the Americas,

Steve Hendrix, Associate Scientist, Land Tenure Center, University of Wisconsin

 

Titling Beneficiaries of Urban Reform in Nicaragua

John Strasma, Professor, University of Wisconsin

 

Title Registration Strategies - Successes and Failures

Martha Lombard, American Cadastre, Birmingham, AL


d) Cadastral Surveying

Development of a Geodetic Infrastructure in Belize in Support of Cadastral Surveying using GPS

Trevor Greening, Vice-President, Measurement Science Inc., Denver, CO

 

Pioneering a GPS approach towards Cadastral Surveying: Experience from Albania and Belize

Grenville Barnes, Associate Professor, and Mark Eckl, Graduate Student, University of Florida

 

Cadastral Surveying using Modern Techniques

Mabel Argeñal Rodriguez, Director, Executive Office of the Cadastre, Honduras


e) Cadastre Modernization

Modernization of Cadastres and Land Registries in Latin America: The Experiences of Paraguay, Brazil and Nicaragua

John McKenna, Senior Resource Planner, The World Bank

 

Issues and Key Principles Related to the Implementation of Cadastral and Land Registration Systems: A Perspective from Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union

Gerald McGrath, Professor, Queen's University, Terry MacNeill, Consultant, and Ivan Ford, UMA Geomatics, Canada

 

Value of the Legal Cadastre in a Free Market Economy

Gary Jeffress, Associate Professor, Texas A&M University, TX


f) LIS/GIS

Information Processes as a Unifying Theme in Land Management

John Cook, Queensland University of Technology, Australia

 

Re-Engineering a Land Records Management Infrastructure

Robin Mullin, NovaLIS, Canada

 

Reorganization of Land Records in Tanzania

Frank Derby, Graduate Student, University of Florida

 

Implementation of GIS in French Small Towns: A New Catalyst for Larger Planning Collaboration

Stephane Roche, Graduate Student, and Jean Baptiste Humeau, Professor, Université d'Angers, France

 

Information Systems Technology Considerations in the Establishment and Growth of a Land Cadastre for a Rapidly Developing Economy

Steve Aaronson, Pacer Infotec Inc., CA

 

Land Information Automation Strategy and Implementation: A Case Study of Lebanon Cadastre Modernization

Bijan Azad, Ministry of Finance,Lebanon

 

Appropriate Information Management Technology in support of the Estabishment, Development and Maintenance of Land Management and Administration Infrastructure

Pierre Le Roux, Intergraph, Huntsville

 

The Applications of an Entity­Relation Model in the Design of an Integrated Data-Driven Land Administration System,

Jacob Opadeyi, University of the West Indies, Trinidad

 

Creating and Using GIS Data Sets: An Honduran Example

Mohamed Mohamed and Denise Stanley, Graduate Students, University of Wisconsin


g) Project Design

Towards Best Practice from World Bank Experience in Land Titling and Registration

Lynn Holstein, Consultant, The World Bank

 

Land Titling Experience in Asia

Tony Burns, Bob Eddington, Chris Grant, and Ian Lloyd, BHP International, Australia

 

The Thailand Land Titling Project­Design Parameters and Project Issues

Visith Atthakorn, Director, LAnd Titling Office, and Bob Eddington, Steve McFadzean, BHP International, Australia

 

The Need for a Multi­Disciplinary Approach to Land Administration Projects

Bishop Dansby, President, American Cadastre, Harrisburg, VA and Gary Jeffress, Associate Professor, Texas A&M University, TX


h) Education and Training

New Graduate Programs for Land Administration at the University of New South Wales

Bruce Forster, John Trinder, University of New South Wales, Australia, and K. Nettle, Land Titles Office, Australia

 

Mangosuthu Technikon's Role in Developing a Curriculum for Land Administrators in South Africa

Koos Landman, Mangosuthu Technikon, South Africa

 

A Contribution to the Management of Transition of the Cadastral Sector in Argentina

Yola Georgiadou, Research Associate, University of New Brunswick, Canada, Johan de Meyere, ITC, Netherlands, and Larry Hothem, US Geological Survey


 

Last update: 2/24/99

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