451-458 Land Law and Management 3

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At the conclusion of this subject the student should:

• have an understanding of the need for effective and efficient land administration in the community;

• have a knowledge of the variety of approaches and technologies that may be used to assist in this task;

• have a knowledge of local and overseas approaches to the administration of land, in both developing and developed countries;

• be competent in the processes associated with residential land development in Victoria;

• develop personal skills and knowledge in designing residential subdivisions and preparing the corresponding documentation.

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Land Administration: 26 hours of lectures and 13 hours of tutorials and practice classes. The concept of land. Land as a resource. Land administration in Victoria and associated government policy. Land registration. The cadastral concept. Cadastral surveying principles and options. Comparative cadastral systems - an international perspective. Urban land information systems. A review of land information systems development in Australasia. Cadastral and land information system reform. The economics of land information systems. Institutional issues associated with land information systems.

Land Development Project: 13 hours of lectures and 26 hours of tutorials and practical work. The design principles for a residential neighbourhood development incorporating site and environmental analysis, structure plan design and site and lot criteria. The preparation of a development plan and the associated documentation. Use of computer aided design techniques.

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