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Course title Land Administration in Baltic Countries
Course code JurZ5014
Credit points (ECTS) 4.5
Total Hours in Course 121.5
Number of hours for lectures 24
Number of hours for seminars and practical classes 24
Date of course confirmation 08/02/2012
Responsible Unit Institute of Land Management and Geodesy
 
Course developers
Dr. oec., Velta Paršova

There is no prerequisite knowledge required for this course
 
Course abstract
Aim of this course is to introduce for the students changes in the field of land ownership, land registration, land administration system during recent 20 years, different land registration systems, outcomes of land reform, possible governmental structures of land administration authorities, land information system and real property appraisal and taxation and increase their ability methodically analyze experience of different countries.
Learning outcomes and their assessment
In conclusion of this course a student will have:
- specialised knowledge and critical awareness on government institutions making decisions in land administration field, different real property registration systems, land information systems, outcomes and process of land reforms in different countries, strengths and weaknesses of different land administration system choices;
- skills to accommodate obtained knowledge in order to analyze and understand basic criteria of different land administration systems and tools for land policy implementation, apply SWOT analysis for other researches; - competence without assistance to use obtained knowledge and skills in practical work for finding better and most efficient solutions.
Compulsory reading
1. Williamson I., Enemark S., Wallace J., Rajabifard A. Land administration for sustainable development. Redlands, California: ESRI Press Academic, 2010, 487 p.
2. UN Economic Commission for Europe. Land administration in the UNECE Region: development trends and main principles. 2005.
3. G. Larsson. Land management. Public policy, control and participation. 1997. 4. Cadastral surveys and records of rights in land, revised by Peter F. Dale, Rome: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome, 1995. 89 p.
Further reading
1. Land tenure and rural development. FAO. Rome: FAO, 2002. 50 p.
2. DeMers M.N. Fundamentals of Geographic Information Systems 2nd Ed New York: Wiley 2000. 498 p. 3. Land Law in Action. A collection of contributions by participants in the seminar on the theme Land reform including Land legislation and Land Registration in Stockholm on 16 – 17 June 1996, Stockholm, 1997.