LAND ADMINISTRATION
BSGE-3C
ACTIVITY 2
01/25/2024
Land and Land Administration are of different terms. The former refers to the solid
surface of the Earth, it sustains life above and beneath the Earth. both a physical commodity and
an abstract concept in that the rights to own or use it are as much a part of the land as the objects
rooted in its soil. On the other hand, Land Administration refers to the methods and mechanisms
used to manage and regulate land resources. It includes a broad variety of actions pertaining to
land rights ownership, usage, and transfer. Although we’ve mentioned its differences, land and
land admin are interrelated as to the focus, purpose, usage, and goal.
Land can be described and viewed from different perspectives. From a legal perspective,
land extends from the center of the Earth to the infinite in the sky. From an ecological
perspective, land plays a vital role in the breeding and survival strategies of many living species.
But the Land and Land Administration will focus more on land as a resource. Land as a
resource pertains to the space that bound the Earth as well as the life forms on and beneath its
surface. Land in this manner is also called by others as “real estate” while improvements such as
buildings are called “property.” It is important to know more about land as a resource as it is one
of the main components in boosting a nation's economy, land is a very good long term
investment, cultivating and using land smartly will provide an outstanding survivability and
sustainability in one’s nation. Moreover, as the land becomes more useful and beneficial, it
drives countries to mark and make boundaries to establish ownership and avoid conflicts
regarding the rights on the said land.
As Land and Land Administration focuses on the ownership, value and use of land it
should include Cadastre and Land Registration to its system. Cadastre and Land registration
must both follow a strict legal framework. They also have the same goal and that is to clearly
determine the land use, land value, and land rights. With the aforementioned similarity, cadastre
and land registration also has its differences which are its purposes in conducting such processes.
Cadastre’s purpose is to provide a detailed and accurate record of land ownership and its
attributes. It helps in identifying, classifying, and documenting individual land parcels. Cadastre
identifies e area defined by ownership; or on the taxable area of land which may be different
from the extent of what is owned; or on areas defined by land use rather than by land ownership,
Cadastres may support either records of property rights, or the taxation of land, or the recording
of land use. It may also provide information beyond the ownership of land such as details about
land use and the infrastructures. While land registration is a legal process that involves the
official recording of land ownership and associated rights in a government registry or office. In
this way it guarantees the owner’s right to possess, control, exclude, enjoy, and dispose of the
said parcel of land.
With the mentioned importance and significance of land as a resource it is just
appropriate to ensure that the resources that are being identified must be put to a good effect and
fair acquisition. It is where Land Management and Land Reform enters. Land management is
basically concerned with ensuring the effective use of land that can generate a big economic
value. This includes farming, mineral extraction, property and estate management, and the
physical planning of towns and the countryside. Land management also monitors matters such as
property conveyancing, property assessment and valuation, development and management of
utilities and services, management of land resources, formation and implementation of land-use
policies, environmental impact assessment, and monitoring of all activities on land that affect the
best use of that land. With all these inclusion, proper land management will help the owners to
maximize the effective land use and to come up with more ideas on how to utilize land as a
resource. On the other hand, land reform can be identified as the restoration of land rights to
previous owners, land consolidation, changes in the tenure of the land. Land reforms provide an
equal opportunity to cultivate and maximize land as a resource.
For the guidelines of proper recording and dissemination of ownership, value and use of
land and its associated resources, we use a term of Land Administration. This process is very
essential in maintaining good land records as this includes the determination of rights and other
attributes of the land, the survey and description of these, their detailed documentation and the
provision of relevant information in support of land markets. As modern cadastre becomes more
concerned with the detailed information at the individual land parcel level, having a good land
administration system is very important. Even with high cost, having good land administration
system provides a precise up-to-date data that will help landowners deal with following matters;
ownership and security of tenure; land and property taxation; security for credit; development
and monitoring of land market; protection of state lands; land disputes; rural land reform; urban
planning and infrastructure development; environmental management; and production of
statistical data.
In addition, an effective and successful land administration system provides benefits to
everyone. It addresses institutional issues that give focus on the needs of the users of the
proposed system. These said users are coming from different government sectors and private
entities that are usually compiled to agricultural areas that differ in needs but have a common
theme of ownership. With the help of modern technologies, computerization becomes more
efficient and boosts the process of data collection, and registration of titles. It also helps in
preventing duplication and enhancing quality-control.
In conclusion, establishing and improving land administration system is a great
recommendation for countries to provide fair acquisition of land and to prevent problems that
may arise from improper use and exploitation of land as a resource.