China and Land Resources Management

A literature review, prepared at the occasion of the official inauguration of Confucius Institute at Aalborg University on September 18th 2009 
Vice Minister Mr. Gan Zangchun and his delegation from the Ministry of Land and Resources
visited the Department of Development and Planning on November 1st, 2010. Programme and subsequent publication.

Please find abstracts and excerpts on:

LRM-related institutions | Land resources management | Land administration and cadastre | Home ownership, credit, and mortgage

Noteworthy observations:
  • In March 2007, a Property Law of China was passed which protects rights in both public and private properties .. More
  • China from 2001 developed a nationwide, successful rural micro credit program .. More
  • Research topics include rural and urban cadastres, and research perspectives include New Institutional Economics .. More
  • Several universities offer doctoral and master programs related to land management and cadastre .. More

The Department of Planning and Development of Aalborg University, which acommodates the Confucius Institute of Innovation and Learning, also includes two research units of Geoinformatics and Land Management. The research and teaching of the two units relates to the National Survey and Cadastre, the Danish Association of Chartered Surveyors, and Geoforum Denmark, among other occupational branches.

A ph.d.-project, performed by ph.d.-fellow Karin Haldrup, investigates relations among cadastre, land registration, and housing finance. Real assets serving as collateral for housing finance have become part of the global economy, which calls for a renewed focus on the economic functions of real property infrastructure. Research interests include the role of land administration systems for the functioning of the land market and the interrelations with urban development.  The project is co-financed by VP SECURITIES A/S.

Professor emeritus in Land Registration/ Cadastre, Erik Stubkjær, among other research, reflected on the century-long institutionalization of property rights in Denmark. The context of the research was initiated by Barry Smith, professor of Philosophy at State University of New York at Buffalo. The investigation, accumulated in a book, brought together Hernando De Soto's approach to capitalization and  John Searle's contribution to the ontology of social reality. Other recent publications include Cadastre and Economic Development, 2009.

I am not one who was born in the possession of knowledge;
I am one who is fond of antiquity, and earnest in seeking it there.
Confucius: Analects, VII.20

Erik Stubkjær, est@land.aau.dk, 2010-12-09; -08-06; 2009-09-10; 09-08