Good Practices in Updating Land Information Systems that Used Unconventional Approaches in Systematic Land Registration

Mireille Biraro, Jaap Zevenbergen and Berhanu Kefale Alemie
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Mireille Biraro: Institute of Land Administration, Bahir Dar University, Bahir Dar P.O. Box 79, Ethiopia
Jaap Zevenbergen: Faculty of Geoinformation Science and Earth Observation (ITC), University of Twente, 7522 NB Enschede, The Netherlands
Berhanu Kefale Alemie: Institute of Land Administration, Bahir Dar University, Bahir Dar P.O. Box 79, Ethiopia

Land, 2021, vol. 10, issue 4, 1-18

Abstract: To properly govern people-to-land relationships, there is a need to formally recognize land rights, and for this to bring recognizable societal change, the established Land Information System (LIS) has to be updated continuously. Though existing literature suggests different parameters to consider when updating an LIS, little is said on how countries are doing this, especially when unconventional approaches through systematic land registration were initially used. This paper comes up with recommendable good practices where the suggested needs for updating land records were made workable. Nine countries with similar data collection procedures for the initial registration were selected based on literature study; questionnaires designed and distributed to LIS experts from each country using internet; and the collected data were analyzed qualitatively. Fortunately, all the case countries possess infrastructure supporting land records updating (procedures, mobilization means, institutional and legal frameworks, and so on). For the majority, the systems are simplified; registration fees are reasonable; services are decentralized; the database is accessible by citizens and local officers; staff are trained; the system effectiveness is assessed; and the political support is offered. However, the procedures are long, data sharing is inexistent, financial and technical sustainability is uncertain, and many different institutions are involved in the registration. Whilst updating used to appear as a forgotten activity, good practices now exist.

Keywords: good practices; updating land records; systematic land registration; unconventional approach (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q15 Q2 Q24 Q28 Q5 R14 R52 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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