Inaugural Sino-Dutch Conference on Titling and Planning:
How do formality and registration affect land and space?
Tuesday 27 September 2016
Theme
Urban and regional planning are crucial for the sustainable and spatial development of cities and the countryside. Yet, often neglected in planning is the role of property rights. Ownership and land titling may play a crucial role here. In this regard, it is noteworthy that the Chinese government has decided to move towards a “unified titling system” that integrates the registration and administration of all land resources, what is on top of it, and what is underneath. This gargantuan task involves the formalization of urban land, real estate, infrastructure, agricultural land, forest, grassland, mineral resources and waters.
In thinking about planning and the role of titling therein, it is critical not to simplify matters, and assume that new institutions can be exogenously designed and subsequently implemented. Any new institution and system, whether that is via the formalization of ownership or the registration of property, is bound to lead to a reaction from the context in which it is established. That reaction inevitably triggers a chain of interaction between (central and local) state versus society actors, which ultimately determines what is and what is not possible.
Keynote speakers for this conference include: Lidewijde Ongering, Secretary General of the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Environment, He Ping Director General of the Ministry of Land and Resources, and Maarten Smits, General Director of Deltares.
More Information on the program is seen:
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Impressions from the inaugural conference on titling and spatial planning:
arrival of Lidewijde Ongering Secretary General (Vice Minister) of the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Environment with Peter Ho, Principal Investigator of the RECOLAND Project
Bilateral meeting Secretary General and Director General of the Ministry of Land and Resources prior to the conference
official welcome to the Secretary General and Director General with the President of Minzu University
conference opening speech by the Secretary General
The conference audience
keynote speech by a senior official of the Ministry of Land and Resources
keynote speech by Maarten Smits, CEO of Deltares
conference group photo
Secretary General and Prof. Ho during walk on campus
Panel debate with experts of the Dutch Cadastre
Media about the conference:
- China Media and Publishing Net (in Chinese), ” 首届中荷不动产登记与规划政策比较” 研讨会在京召开 cbbr.com.cn/article/107127.html，9/10/2016
- NOS National Radio News Channel I, Land and planning in China (in Dutch, at the 50thminute), http://www.nporadio1.nl/gemist/2016-09-27, 27/9/2016