land administration and land management in customary and
informal areas
how to facilitate the implementation of land policy with
a focus on customary areas
how to support the formalisation of informal settlements
land administration and land management in the marine
environment
how to support marine cadastres
how to support coastal zone management
avoiding land fragmentation
how can we avoid land fragmentation through land
consolidation -
institutional conditions as a critical success factor
which institutional context is beneficial for successful
land administration and land management activity
efficiency and effectiveness
how can we measure land administration performance
costs of land administration systems
how can we provide low cost tools for land
administration
appropriate ICT support for modern land administration and
land management
how can we integrate advanced technology in land
administration processes
how to establish land administration spatial data
infrastructures
how to integrate 3D rights to land in land
administration systems
how to extent cadastres towards the marine areas
electronic conveyancing
land administration standards
capacity building for land administration and land
management
how can we contribute to capacity building and institutional
building for land administration and land management
Implementation
According to the Work plan Commission 7 aims at addressing these issues
in various activities, as there are:
working groups - symposia and workshops
delivering lectures, papers and reports
providing a documentation center OICRF
the international office of cadastre and land records
internal cooperation with other FIG Commissions
external cooperation with other relevant organisations
mixed forms
Commission 7 put more effort in involving countries in Africa, Latin
America, Middle East and Asia in exchanging information on the introduction
and development of land administration systems and land management policies
and in providing a meeting place.
The Commission held annual meetings in:
Pretoria, South Africa, 4-9 November 2002
Krakow, Poland, 17-23 September 2003
Clermont Ferrand, France, 8-14 September 2004
Madison, Wisconsin, USA, 19-25 June 2005
Bled, Slovenia, 12-16 May 2006
Work Plan
Terms of reference
Commission 7 deals with land administration ('the process of determining,
recording, and disseminating information about the ownership, value and use of
land when implementing land management policies', ref. UNECE Land Administration
Guidelines 1996). 'Ownership' should be seen as a broad concept of land tenure
within various jurisdictions (statutory, customary, informal etc.). 'Land'
includes constructions at subsurface level, ground level and above land level
(e.g. buildings). Furthermore Commission 7 deals with land management, that is
the implementation of land policy, by a wide range of land policy instruments
(e.g. land reform, land consolidation, land markets, land taxation, marine
resource management etc.).
In 'key words' Commission 7 deals with
land tenure
institutional context of land
land law and land related laws
land related public administration
public and private roles in land administration
land registration and land recording
cadastres, land registers and cadastral maps
cadastral surveying and mapping
non parcel based land information systems
informal settlements and formalization processes
land related information management and business administration
re-engineering and cadastral reform
land policy and land policy instruments
land markets, land use planning, land taxation
land and marine resource management
land reform and land redistribution
land consolidation and urban land readjustment
access to land by women and vulnerable groups
Mission statement
Commission 7 aims at
providing a world wide forum for enhancing and exchanging the knowledge
and understanding about land administration and land management
elaborating the role of land administration and land management for
sustainable development
encouraging the development of appropriate concepts and tools for land
administration and land management with regard to the specific institutional
and operational context of developed and developing countries
promoting awareness concerning the role of surveyors in this field amongst
stakeholders
encouraging knowledge, skills and capabilities of surveyors in this field
playing a leading role in advancing land administration and land
management
