Land Surveying and Squatting

Although its scale and social implications depend on the specific country or local situations, squatting is a global urban rural phenomenon associated with such humanitarian issues as justice, poverty environmental impact, well economic issues, rent seeking by certain groups. It can be sporadic massive. The state appears to deal former implementing legal rules latter policies. With regard gains costs of allowing squatting, it argued that squatter policies, which confer some entitlements squatters, are akin doctrine adverse possession in equity through recognising benefits long-term land. Surveying mapping key tool regulation squatters this context may not carried out, contrary common belief. This paper demonstrates, documented real-world examples from Australia China, surveying massive government land contingent tolerating squatting. discussion related transfer development rights (TDR) practicable inclusive policy drive towards assembly for real estate development, often obstruct.