Training School in connection with
COST Action G9 (Modelling Real Property Transactions) –
WG 2 (Cadastral Science):
‘Cadastral Development - The Contribution of Scientific Enquiry’
Place:Aalborg (DK)
Meeting place AalborgUniversity, Department of Development and Planning
and street address:Fibigerstraede 11, DK-9220 Aalborg Øst, Denmark
Date(s): 2-6 May 2005
Time (each day):9.00-17.00
School organiser: Prof., Lic. Agro. Erik Stubkjær
WG co-ordinator: Dr. Jaap Zevenbergen
Delft, March 29, 2005
Jaap Zevenbergen
Chairman, WG2 Cadastral Science
1. DETAILED LECTURE PROGRAM
May 2005 / Content (Morning/ afternoon;
Lectures are followed by discussion among present lecturers of the course) / Lecturer
Monday, 2nd / The Domain of Research
Models of society, and the modelers / Erik Stubkjær
Land administration and land management; an institutional approach / Hans Sevatdal
The shareholder mode of home ownership in Finland / Kauko Viitanen
Tuesday, 3rd / Research in Progress
Participants present their PhD project:
- The research issue, and its motivation
- The theoretical basis, with main references
- The research question(s)
- Methodology considerations
present lecturers
A guide to the literature / Erik Stubkjær
Project presentation (cont’d) / Selected participants,
lecturers
Exercises at Aalborg University Library (optional)
Wednesday,4th / The Design of Research - Lessons of recent research projects
Applying an interdisciplinary methodology; choice of study cases. / Jaap Zevenbergen
Descriptive vs. explanatory research; choice of study cases. / Maria A Silva
The Development of Property Rights
Searching for a synthesis (Demsetz, Coase, Libecap, Eggertsson, North, .. ) / Hans Mattsson
Must ownership be individual ? An assessment of the Norwegian Commons / Hans Sevatdal
Thursday, 5th / The Analysis of Development Projects
Modeling the structure of real property rights (including exercises) / Hans Mattsson
Reflecting a consultant’s work from a scientific perspective / Jaap Zevenbergen
The development of university education in land management: An analysis of obstacles and potentials / Hans Mattsson
Christian and national (5. May 1945) holiday. Library exercises
Friday, 6th / Research Outcomes and Needs. Evaluation
Causes of cadastral development: The Riis & Mikkelsen frame of analysis. The 'Profit/ Resources' model. Empirical findings / Maria A Silva
COST G9 Modeling Real Property Transactions: A survey of research needs / Erik Stubkjær
Course evaluation / All
Participants are expected to submit their presentations of PhD projects well before the course (Overheads, about 5 pages of text, extensive literature list). The discussion following lectures is moderated and opened by 1 or 2 appointed co-lecturers.
As some participants are coming from technical universities, they may use the visit to benefit from the rich collections of social science titles at Aalborg University Library.
The exercises Thursday are based on the formalism of Unified Modelling Language.
AIM OF TRAINING SCHOOL
The multi-disciplinary field, addressing every aspect of real property rights, is encompassing economics, engineering, geography, law, political science, and spatial development has found a focus in the practice and concept of the cadastre: A systematic and official description of land parcels, which includes for each parcel a unique identifier. Furthermore, the description includes text records on attributes of each parcel. The prototypical means of identification is a large-scale map that provides information on parcel boundaries (Silva, Stubkjær, 2002). The cadastre, with its spatial focus, locates real property rights that are recorded in land registers. Furthermore, the sense of mathematics and information technology provides another analytical approach to legal issues than those practised by scholars of jurisprudence. The outcome of such analyses may suggest restructuring of rules and practices, organisations and information systems. However, an understanding of elements of political science is needed to assess the effect of implementation measures. A consolidation of a substantial body of knowledge is emerging, supported by the mentioned COST G9 research and recent PhD-studies.
The 2003-version of the proposed Ph-course was formally evaluated according to the provisions of the mentioned DoctoralSchool at AalborgUniversity. Course participants are requested to prepare a 2-page questionnaire for the course as such, and a further page for each teacher. The following summarises the feed-back for the course. Of the 8 questions, 7 are standardised in terms of a 5 point rating scale. The summary is followed by a resume of responses to the open question and other comments made.
The 10 participants rated 'the course as a whole' as either Excellent (4 participants) or ticked the unnamed box next to Excellent (6). Generally, they found the 'general level of the course' Appropriate (7), while 1 considered it Too high and further 2 partly agreed on that. The 'relevance of content' was Very relevant (4), Appropriate (2), or between those ratings (4).
As regards details of course delivery, all participants' ratings were Appropriate (4) or better, and similar applies for course material. One remarked that instructions on paper and presentation material were given too late.
The workload was rated Appropriate by 8, the remaining tended to think it that was a bit too large. Most stated that the course lived up to the description, but it was noted also, that "one component - social science methods - did not get the announced coverage, due to the missing lecturer."
As regards free comments, several suggested repeated courses, e.g. "More courses in the area of Cadastral Development are necessary", "It should be repeated", "Please, arrange more courses like this! It is needed in our field". The international approach was appreciated, as well as "the good chance to exchange of scientific information with other PhD candidates." "The form and communication was pleasant and stimulating. Other course leaders could learn from the nice environment the course leader could establish". It was assessed that "(w)e are from different countries/ background, so the level cannot be higher".
The course was lectured by teachers from Denmark, Sweden, the Netherlands and Portugal. Still it was suggested: "Why not under the co-operation of more universities?"
The proposed course content draws upon the former course, but also benefits from precisions and insights gained since then. It includes a survey of the research domain, with indication of international research centres. Two fields are covered in some detail: Real property rights, and the analysis of development projects within the domain. Both fields are central to the research domain, and difficult to master with sufficient rigor at the generally small research units in the Nordic countries and elsewhere in Europe. Methodology issues are addressed both systematically as well as based on personal experience from performed research.
2. SUPPORT STATEMENT FROM THE MC
The Management Committee of ESF – COST Action G9 ‘Modelling Real Property Transactions’ supports the request for financial assistance of COST to the organization of the Training School ‘Cadastral Development: The Contribution of Scientific Enquiry’ by prof. Erik Stubkjær at the Aalborg University in early May 2005.
The objectives of the training school to bring together (young) PhD-students and mid-career experts with a scientific inclination to learn about and develop a specific research attitude with regard to cadastral issues, contributes to sustaining the efforts of our action (G9) and especially our Working Group 2 (Cadastral Science). The first edition of the training school, profiting from a mobility grant from NordicAcademy for Advanced Study, NorFA, has led among others to Greece joining the G9-action. Moreover, more than half of the STSM’s of the G9 action were performed by participants of the school.
Strengthening of ‘cadastral science’ at universities outside the action (and especially in Central and Eastern Europe) is of great importance to make the outcomes of our action (G9) sustainable in the future. The action is ending in about one year, but its results could (and should) be extended over the rest of Europe in the years to come. The training school offers a viable means to do so, by bringing together several experienced participants from the action and (young) PhD-students and mid-career experts, both from within and without the present signatories of Action G9.
The financial request is relatively modest, since AalborgUniversity’s InternationalDoctoralSchool for Technology and Science is furbishing the local costs (organizational, lecture rooms and facilities, copying).
With the organizer and four other lecturers being members of COST G9 Management Committee, we feel safe that our action (G9), its results and the support it gets from ESF – COST will be clearly highlighted.
The draft-request has been circulated among the MC-members through the usual written (email) procedure. After 7 working days, positive responses from seven signatory countries were received by the working group 2 co-ordinator (and no (zero) negative ones).
3. DETAILED FINANCIAL SUPPORT REQUEST
Mobility costs for lectures:
Mattsson, Viitanen, Zevenbergen
3 + 3 + 5 = 11 days * (105 + 27 + 27) = 1749
3 air tickets * 500 = 1500
Mobility costs for acknowledged participants:
3 from Sweden * 600 = 1800
1 from NL = 600
1 from DK = 600
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Total Requested=6249
Mobility costs for a participant from Russia, St. Petersburg, was granted by Nordic Research Board, Nordforsk
Local costs are covered by the AalborgUniversityDoctoralSchool.
4. List of Training School lecturers
[CountryName]
1.Denmark * Prof., Lic. Agro. Erik Stubkjær, Aalborg University
2.Finland * Prof. Dr. Kauko Viitanen, HelsinkiUniversity of Technology (TKK)
3.Netherlands *Dr. Jaap Zevenbergen, Technical University Delft
4.NorwayProf. Dr. Hans Sevatdal, Agricultural University of Norway, now The NorwegianUniversity of Life Sciences
5.PortugalMSc, Ass. Prof. Ms. Maria A. Silva, University of Lisbon
6.Sweden * Prof. Dr. Hans Mattsson, Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm
* = members of COST G9 MC
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CV01
Erik Stubkjaer (1941)
Professor, Lic. agro. Erik Stubkjær
Graduated as land surveyor in 1964 and having attaind a Lic. agro., Erik Stubkjær in 1977 became
professor for Cadastral Science at the Department of Development and Planning, AalborgUniversity,
Denmark. Previous occupations include the Ministry of Finance (1971- 77), where the national Building
and Dwelling Register was designed, and a licensed land surveyors' company (1969 - 71). Attained
surveyor's license 1971.
He has written numerous research articles and conference contributions with a view to articulate the
theoretical foundations of the diverse, European practises regarding cadastre and property registration.
Since 2001, he is elected chairman of the Management Committee for the European project Modelling
Real Property Transactions. The project is recognized as a COST action G9, and coordinates research in
more than 10 European countries, including Slovenia, Hungary, and Latvia.
He publishes regularly to the series of Scandinavian Research Conference on Geographical Information
Science. He was chairman of the Programme Committee for the 7th conference, which convened June
1999 at the Department. Presently, he is member of the ScanGIS Programme Committee, and member of
the Scientific Committee for Conference on Spatial Information Theory, COSIT.
Interest in educational development made Stubkjær the co-ordinator of the EU's Phare/ TEMPUS project:
Improved Education on Environment and Infrastructure (S-JEP 11001-96; 1996-99). The project regarded
the restructuring of the study programme of the Department of Geodesy, Faculty of Civil and Geodetic
Engineering, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia. Colleagues at university departments in Austria, Finland,
the Netherlands, and Sweden were partners of the project, which resulted in a formally agreed renewal of
the study programmes for which the Slovenian Geodetic Department is responsible. Also, Stubkjær was
coordinator of the NorBalt Network on Land Management in Geodetic University Programmes
(1999-2001).
Stubkjær has served at committees for professorship (NorwegianUniversity of Science and Technology,
Trondheim, 1993; Agricultural University of Norway, 2001; 2002), doctorate (Royal Institute of
Technology, Stockholm, 1996; DelftUniversity of Technology, 2002; Agricultural University of Norway,
2002), and review of research projects (Academy of Finland, 1998, 2001). He is member of the Danish
Association of Chartered Surveyors, and of the IT-section of the Society of Danish Engineers.
Stubkjær lectures on the 5 year study programme on land surveying, mainly a 7th term course on legal and
institutional issues related to GIS, and land law and cadastral law. He is the organisor of the PhD course:
Cadastral development - The contribution of scientific enquiry, May 2003 at the DoctoralSchool of
AalborgUniversity. - Since 1996, he has lectured an intensive, one-week course: A theoretical base for
cadastral development, at the Department of Real Estate and Construction Management, Royal Institute of
Technology, Stockholm, and during 1999 and 2001 he was visiting professor at the Institute of Real Estate
Studies, Helsinki University of Technology, Finland, lecturing the course: InternationalLand
Management. This course is sheduled for October 2003 as well.
Some selected publications:
Reviewed:
Silva, M. A., Stubkjær, E. (2002) A Review of Methodologies used in Research on Cadastral Development Computers, Environment and Urban Systems. 26 (5) 403 - 423
Stubkjær, Erik (2001) Integrating ontologies: Assessing the use of the Cyc ontology for cadastral applications. In: Bjørke, J T and Tveite H (Eds) ScanGIS 2001, Proceedings, 8th Scandinavian Research Conference on Geographical Information Science, June 2001. Agricultural University of Norway, Dept of Mapping Sciences. ISBN 82-576-9502-5. Pp 171-184.
Stubkjær, Erik (2001) Spatial, Socio-economic Units and Societal Needs - Danish Experiences in a Theoretical Context. In: Frank, A U; Raper, J; Cheylan, JP (Eds): Life and Motion of Socio-Economic Units. GISDATA Series, no. 8. London, Taylor & Francis. Pp 265-279.
Stubkjær, Erik & Henning Sten Hansen (Eds) ScanGIS '99, Proceedings, 7th Scandinavian Research Conference on Geographical Information Science, June 1999. AalborgUniversity Press, 1999.
Stubkjær, Erik & Lytje, Inger (1997) Verbal and Graphical Representation of Route Descriptions. In: ScanGIS '97. Proceedings, The 6th Scandinavian Research Conference on Geographical Information Systems, June 1997 / Hauska, Hans (Ed). Stockholm, Royal Institute of Technology (ISBN 91 630 5577 5).137 - 148.
Lytje, Inger & Stubkjær, Erik (1997) Kartografisk repræsentation af rutebeskrivelser (Cartographic Representation of Route Descriptions). In: Sprog og Multimedier (Language and Multimedia) / Brøndsted, Tom; Lytje, Inger (Eds). Aalborg, Aalborg Universitetsforlag. Pp. 191 - 208.
Invited, etc.
Stubkjær, Erik (2000) Information communities - A case study in the ontology of real estate, in: Berit Brogaard (Ed):Rationality and Irrationality. Papers of the 23rd International Wittgenstein Symposium, August 13-19 2000, Kirchberg am Wechsel, Austria. Contributions of the Austrian Ludwig Wittgenstein Society, Vol 8 (2), pp159-166. ISSN 1022-3398.
Stubkjær, Erik (1999) Cadastral Research - Issues and approaches Kart og Plan Vol 59 (3), 267 - 278. ISSN 0047-3278.
Stubkjær, Erik (1997) The World Wide Web and University Teaching in Remote Sensing ISPRS Journal of Photogrammemetry and Remote Sensing Vol. 52, no. 6. Amsterdam, Elsevier (ISSN 0924 2716) pp. 281 - 293.
Stubkjær, Erik (1996) A Theoretical Basis for Cadastral Development. Proceedings, Third Seminar of the European Co-operation Network for Education and Research in Land Information Systems (EUROLIS) September 1994, Delft. Faculty of Geodetic Engineering, DelftUniversity of Technology, Delft. Pp 0.9-0.23.
CV02
Kauko Jussi Viitanen (1955)
Professor of Real Estate Economics and Valuation, Ph.D.
Short Description
Kauko Viitanen has acted as the Professor of Real Estate Economics and Valuation at the Institute of Real Estate Studies (Helsinki University of Technology, TKK) since 1997 (Associate Professor since 1991). Professor Viitanen has supervised 6 doctoral dissertations, 1 licentiate’s dissertation (3 theses) and about 100 master’s theses. Professor Viitanen’s national and international contacts and activities are wide. Research activities at the Institute of Real Estate Studies, which Professor Viitanen is in charge of, are diversified. The proposed research project will continue the long-term consideration of the research issues in real estate economics. Further details below and in the research plan
Education
Doctor of Philosophy, in the subject area of Real Estate Planning, Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden, 2001.
Pedagogic programme for university teachers (YOOP), 15 credits, TKK, 2001-2002
Licentiate of Science in Technology (i.e. lower Doctoral Degree), Helsinki University of Technology (TKK), Department of Surveying, Institute of Real Estate Studies), 1988
Master of Science in Technology, Helsinki University of Technology, Department of Surveying, Institute of Real Estate Studies, 1978
Employment record
Professor, HelsinkiUniversity of Technology, Department of Surveying (1998-)
Associate Professor of Land Management, TKK (1992-1998)
Department Manager, Huoneistomarkkinointi Oy, Department of Market Research and
Information (1989-1991)
Property valuer, Huoneistomarkkinointi Oy, Department of Property Valuation (1989)
Researcher/special researcher, Technical Research Centre of Finland VTT, Laboratory of Urban Planning and Building Design (1986-1988)
Surveying Engineer (Gadastral Surveyor), The NationalLand Survey of Finland (NLS)
Most Important Scientific Positions of Trust Held
Member of the Board of the HelsinkiUniversity of Technology (2003-)
Head of the Department of Surveying, HelsinkiUniversity of Technology (2000-)
Vice Chair, the GraduateSchool in Real Estate and Facilities Management,
KIITO, HelsinkiUniversity of Technology (2003-)
Finnish representative and chair of a working group WG3 in EU COST project G9 "Modelling real property transactions" (2001-2005)
Finnish Association for Real Estate Valuation (Chairman 1999-, Member of the Board 1994-)
Surveying Science of Finland, Editorial Board (Member 1994-2003)
Maanmittaus, Editorial Board (Member 1994-)
Finnish Association of Surveying Science (Member of the Board of Directors, 1993 – 96, Chairman, 1994-95)
Finnish Association of Surveyors (Finnish representative in the International Federation of Surveyors (FIG) in Commission 9, Valuation and Management of Real Estate,1999-)
International Federation of Surveyors (FIG) (Head of the Joint Commission 2 and 9 Working Group 9.1 titled “Education of valuers”, 2000-2006; vice chair of the Commission 9, 2002-; chair elect for 2006-2010)
Vice Chair, the Board of the Centre for Urban and Regional Studies (YTK) (2001-2003)
Member of the Committee of the Ministry of Education for Education in Building Sector (1998-2001)
Deputy Head of the Department of Surveying, TKK (1999-2000)
Head of the Institute of Real Estate Studies, Department of Surveying, TKK (1998-)
Chairman in the Degree Programme Committee of Surveying, Department of Surveying, TKK (1993-2000)
Some other posts
Legal Adviser in the Cadastral Mapping and Land Registration Pilot Project in Cambodia, FM-International ltd FINNMAP(2 months, 1997)
Chambre of Commerce, Board of Real Estate Valuation (Chairman 2004-)
Finnish Association for Authorised Real Estate Valuers (Chairman 1999-)
WG for Certification of Property Leaders, (Vice chair 1998-)
Foundation for Promoting the Field of Surveying (Chairman 2001-2003, Member of the Board 1996-2003)
Member of the Study Loan Committee, TKK (1996–2000)