Land Governance and Local Tenure Systems: The Role of Government Policy
A special issue of Land (ISSN 2073-445X). This special issue belongs to the section "Land Socio-Economic and Political Issues".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (17 November 2023) | Viewed by 18299
Special Issue Editors
Interests: 3D cadastre; land administration; geodesy
Interests: land management; GIS; SDI
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (2030 Agenda) addresses the economic, social and environmental dimensions of sustainable development in an integrated and balanced manner by focusing development efforts around the 17 “integrated and indivisible” global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Land administration has a major influence on the fulfillment of these goals.
Land tenure is a very important economic and political issue, and is an integral element of agricultural, rural and urban development policies. Land policy choices play a key role in shaping territorial development. Governments play a key role in governing, managing and administering land in any country. The primary purpose of a land administration system (LAS) is the registration of legal or other formal relations of persons to land. Besides the mere registration of the land, multipurpose LASs must be able to efficiently support processes of land valuation, urban planning and various rearrangements aiming to increase agricultural productivity of the land. By increasing its efficiency and its usability, a land administration system can be transformed into a multipurpose land administration system. Efficient and good LASs enable information-based land policy. Land policy could ensure sustainable land use, fit-for-purpose LASs and the prevention/resolution of land conflicts and disputes.
Good government decisions for land administration should be based on scientific or professional achievements. Local tenure systems should be created or modified in the best way for a given country’s economy and for the better living of its citizens and, especially, farmers. The adoption of the Land Administration Domain Model (ISO 19152 – LADM) in the land administration system of any country is advisable. In urban areas, 2D data are not efficient for fit-for-purpose land governance, and the introduction of 3D data is almost mandatory. In order to keep planet Earth safe for life, it is necessary to follow the Agenda for Sustainable Development until 2030, especially in the domain of land administration.
In this Special Issue, we expect the publication of research results that will provide answers to questions such as:
- How can we improve local tenure systems?
- How can we make land administration in countries where land administration does not exist?
- How can we implement the digital transformation of land administration data where it is needed?
- How can land administration be upgraded in 3D to be more efficient?
- How can the Agenda for Sustainable Development be followed until 2030 for good and efficient land governance and local tenure systems?
Dr. Nikola Vučić
Dr. Hrvoje Tomić
Dr. Saša Vranić
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- land administration
- land governance
- local tenure systems
- cadastre
- land registry
- 3D cadastre
- LADM
- agenda for sustainable development until 2030
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