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2nd International Land Management Conference
11-12 June 2023, Bristol, United Kingdom
The conference was hosted by LINK (Land-International Network of
Knowledge) and held at University of West England (UWE) in Bristol. It included 40 speakers and some 280 participants from 59
countries including representatives of governments and public bodies
from 22 countries, 20 NGOs, 6 professional bodies, academic and student
attendees from 68 universities, and countless practitioners.
The conference was organised around four key themes:
- Challenges and Experiences of Expropriation – Expropriation,
eminent domain, compulsory purchase, takings, land grab. This issue
is contentious and raises social welfare concerns now more important
than ever. The theme looks at discussing practices, and social,
political and economic tensions and experiences that inform improved
decision-making.
- (Co)Land Rights and Management – Collective, cooperative,
communal land and property rights. From rights associated with
residential, commercial or agricultural uses, to collective rights
to natural resources. The theme considers the changing nature of the
various types of (co)land rights and implications for their users,
co-owners and others benefiting from social value they generate.
- Financing of Land Administration – In many developing countries
the land administration systems do not provide complete coverage
with lack of financing is often raised as a key constraint. The
theme seeks to identify how these financial constraints may be
addressed leading to more sustainable longer-term solutions.
- Building Capacity Development and Professionalisation – There
has been enormous growth in knowledge-based products that can be
accessed by the international land community. However, there remain
key weaknesses in both the public and private land sector The theme
looks at new and innovative ways to increase competence, build
capacity and professionalism throughout the land sector globally.
Recordings, slides, and book of abstracts are available at the
conference
website
Please note that you first need to be logged in to LINK. If you are not
a member yet, please use this
link to join the LINK
network:
The conference website also includes presentation of the organising
committee consisting of Mrs. Grazyna Wiejak-Roy and Prof. Jessica
Lamond (UWE), and the three Visiting Professors at UWE: Dr. Richard
Baldwin (iLand), Prof. Chryssy Potsiou (National Technical University of
Athens, Greece) and Prof. Em. Stig Enemark (Aalborg University,
Denmark).
Prof. Em. Stig Enemark
July 2023
