In view of the challenge confronting many countries in increasing the speed of the registration of information about ownership, etc., it would appear to be preferable to implement simple systems that can evolve into more complex systems over the course of the years. Governments could adopt the following incremental approach to the implementation of their cadastres:
– Develop a long-term scenario specifying the land-policy tools ulti- mately to be supported by the cadastre;
– Assign priorities: in which sequence should tools be provided with support;
– Decide on the minimum contents of the registers and maps; – Design simple processes, and accept imperfections;
– Design systems which are scalable;
– Develop a migration path for the evolution towards the intended long-term use of the system;
– Anticipate ICT resources that can be introduced in the course of the years;
– Avoid accurate surveys of boundaries whenever possible during the initial phase;
– Avoid intensive investigations for the guarantee of titles, and accept the imperfections inherent in the recording of transfer documents (deeds).
Since countries exhibit differences – as do their attitudes, histories and societal cultures – it is not possible to draw up a general specification of the best migration path. However, the adoption of the incremental approach as discussed above could provide a suitable framework for the successful implementation and development of a cadastre. The adoption of an evolutionary approach to the implementation and devel- opment of cadastres should guarantee the viability of these systems in developing societies.
Notes
1 The author would like to thank Dr Janine Ubink for her critical comments on the pa- per.
2 Fe´de´ration Internationale des Ge´ome`tres (FIG) or International Federation of Sur- veyors.
3 See www.cadastraltemplate.org.
4 See www.unece.org/hlm/wpla/welcome.html.
5 Mailo land is a form of tenure that was created by the 1900 Buganda Agreement be- tween Her Majesty’s government of Great Britain and the Kingdom of Buganda.
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