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AI2606 Development of Property Rights, I 7.5 credits

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Headings with content from the Course syllabus AI2606 (Spring 2011–) are denoted with an asterisk ( )

Content and learning outcomes

Course contents

Advanced cadastral procedures to create rights and change rights. How shall cooperation between property owners be organised from legal point of view? Need of commons. Creation and management of joint facilities. Utility easements and other types of rights for infrastructure facilities. Land consolidation and property adjudication concerning agricultural and forest land. Methods to handle complicated negotiations. Regulations of forestry and farming. Environmental and other types of restrictions.

Intended learning outcomes

The overall objective of the course is to give a framework on the roles of property rights in the society especially for rural land. Different rights are put in a functional context e.g. what types of rights are needed, how shall they be restricted and how can they be changed. At the end of the of the course the students are expected to be able to:

* Identify the main rights needed for rural areas

* Explain and describe the function of different types of rights and how they are related to each other

* Explain principles for changing different types of rights

* Apply mentioned principles when solving legal problems and argue why and how they are applicable

Literature and preparations

Specific prerequisites

Admission for Master's Programme in Real Estate Development and Financial Services or at least a Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent, in Land/Real Estate Economics/Development, Surveying, Law, Planning, Architecture or Human Geography.

Documented proficiency in English B or equivalent (TOEFL, IELTS e g).

AI2602 Property Formation and Cadastral Mapping or corresponding course.

Recommended prerequisites

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Equipment

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Literature

The course literature will be announced at the beginning of the course.

Examination and completion

If the course is discontinued, students may request to be examined during the following two academic years.

Grading scale

A, B, C, D, E, FX, F

Examination

  • SEM1 - Seminars, 1.0 credits, grading scale: P, F
  • TEN1 - Examination, 4.5 credits, grading scale: A, B, C, D, E, FX, F
  • ÖVN1 - Exercises, 2.0 credits, grading scale: P, F

Based on recommendation from KTH’s coordinator for disabilities, the examiner will decide how to adapt an examination for students with documented disability.

The examiner may apply another examination format when re-examining individual students.

Opportunity to complete the requirements via supplementary examination

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Opportunity to raise an approved grade via renewed examination

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Examiner

Ethical approach

  • All members of a group are responsible for the group's work.
  • In any assessment, every student shall honestly disclose any help received and sources used.
  • In an oral assessment, every student shall be able to present and answer questions about the entire assignment and solution.

Further information

Course room in Canvas

Registered students find further information about the implementation of the course in the course room in Canvas. A link to the course room can be found under the tab Studies in the Personal menu at the start of the course.

Offered by

Main field of study

Built Environment

Education cycle

Second cycle

Add-on studies

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Contact

Eva Liedholm Johnsson, phone: 08-790 8619, e-mail: eva.liedholm.johnsson@abe.kth.se