A Framework for the Evaluation of Land Administration Systems

v system is first described in general terms, then applied to the evaluation framework and finally summarized with a SWOT-matrix indicating the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats for the particular system. The thesis closes with the discussion of the results and some recommendations. The main result is that the overall framework with its holistic approach can provide a suitable frame for evaluating national land administration systems and that there is a positive answer to the original hypothesis. Further research is suggested for increasing the level of detail of each evaluation aspect and the related 'good practice' part of each. Also the causal links between the evaluation areas would be a sensible future research topic. In order to improve the evaluation framework, it is recommended to apply it to more case studies. Other recommendations concern the term 'land administration' itself, suggesting that it may need further exploration and maybe a better placement within the land policy-land management-land administration hierarchy, but also within other established concepts, such as 'cadastre' and 'SDI'. A Framework for the Evaluation of Land Administration Systems vi TABLE OF CONTENTS Declaration .....................................................................................................i Acknowledgements...................................................................................... ii Abstract .........................................................................................................iv Table of