Establishment of Latin America Land Administration Network (LALAN)

Networks of academic and higher education institutions are proven platforms for knowledge sharing and experiences in education exchange. During the International Workshop LALA LADM+, 5-9 November 2018 in Quito Ecuador, organized by Universidad de las Fuerzas Armadas ESPE (ESPE University) Ecuador and Kadaster International together with Faculty ITC University of Twente from the Netherlands, Latin America Land Administration Network - LALAN was established. Representatives from seven countries from Latin American continent, Spain and the Netherlands were present at the workshop. The objective of this network is to: perform activities that can support capacity development and sharing knowledge in both fit-for-purpose and responsible land administration within the Latin America Land Administration Network of education institutions. This paper presents the process of establishment of LALAN, the network’s objective and planned activities for the coming period

Modeling The Complex Land Administration in Brazil

Land administration is one of the pillars of economic development and poverty reduction. Land registration and cadastres make up an important part of land administration. In Brazil, recent initiatives attempt to build an efficient land administration to overcome its deficiencies built from a history of disorderly occupation and with many specificities of a colonial past. The objective of this paper is to present the land registration process in urban areas in Brazil using modeling of land administration. The purpose is to present in a model the procedures for three scenarios of the registration and transfer of urban properties: 1. Procedures for transfer a formally registered; 2. Procedures for registration of a semi-formal property (individual proceeding); and 3. Procedures for the registration of an informal settlement (collective proceeding). From the models it was possible to visualize the complexity of the procedures of registration and transfer of a property in the urban area. The procedures usually have many steps, many actors involved, it requires a lot of time and it has high costs. In addition, the procedures show the absence of an urban cadastre that supports land registration. In conclusion, in Brazil, despite recent developments of legal framework and practices related to land, does not have a complete land administration system. The legal framework is extensive and often contradictory, processes are complex, expensive and take long, and there is still a long way until land and the information about land may be effectively managed