AI2509 Management of Land and Water 7,5 hp

The course includes lectures, seminars and report writings.

The following issues will be discussed:

• property rights and law
• customary law
• statutory law and tenancy systems     
• land registration and cadastral
• systems                    
• land reform
• economic surplus and land productivity
• equity issues and land distribution methods             
• integrated water resources management (IWRM)     
• water utility management                     
• legal, economic and administrative incentives
• and barriers in the decision-making process.

The objective of this course is to give an overview of property rights and land registration systems, land reforms, as well as incentive measures concerning the efficient and rational use of land and water. The course will emphasize comparison of various systems of land and water management.

Three years of university studies within engineering, surveying, architecture, planning, geography or other related fields.

De Soto, Hernando. 2000. The Mystery of Capital – Why Capitalism triumphs in the West and Fails Everywhere Else. Bantam Press, Great Britain.Compendium of selected articles and extracts from publications in land and water management.Other literature will be announced prior to the course.

När kurs inte längre ges har student möjlighet att examineras under ytterligare två läsår.

• TEN1 - Examination, 7,5 hp, betygsskala: A, B, C, D, E, FX, F
• ÖVN1 - Exercise, - hp, betygsskala: P, F

Examinator beslutar, baserat på rekommendation från KTH:s handläggare av stöd till studenter med funktionsnedsättning, om eventuell anpassad examination för studenter med dokumenterad, varaktig funktionsnedsättning.

Examinator får medge annan examinationsform vid omexamination av enstaka studenter.

Written examination, TEN1 (7,5 credits), assignment, ÖVN1 (0 credits)

Eva Liedholm Johnson

• Vid grupparbete har alla i gruppen ansvar för gruppens arbete.
• Vid examination ska varje student ärligt redovisa hjälp som erhållits och källor som använts.
• Vid muntlig examination ska varje student kunna redogöra för hela uppgiften och hela lösningen.

The course in Management of Land and Water is part of the Environmental Engineering and Sustainable Infrastructure Programme (TEESM)