Urban LandMark

2008 Conference

index of conference papers

From Land Rights to Property Markets

CONFERENCE REPORT

August 27, 2008 – Wednesday Facilitator: Monty Narsoo

8:30 – 9:00	Registration
9:00 – 10:00	Welcome Gillian Oroni, Department for International Development Introducing urban land markets Mark Napier, Urban LandMark	Presentation
Session 1: Informal Markets and Tenure
10:00 – 10:30	1. Urban land biographies Margot Rubin	Presentation Reports
10:30 – 11:00	Discussion
11:00 – 11:15	Break
11:15 – 12:15	2. Are urban land markets working well for the poor? Exploring a practical method of assessment Warren Smit 3. Exploring transactions in informal markets Ros Gordon 4. Urban LandMark Comment Lauren Royston	Presentation Report Presentation Report Presentation
12:15 – 12:45	Discussion
12:45 – 1:30	Lunch Break
Session 2: Urban Land Markets
1:30 – 2:10	1. Urban land market dynamics in South Africa: concepts and theories Francois Viruly, SAPOA/University of the Witwatersrand 2. Urban Land Market Dynamics in South Africa: findings and recommendations Paul Zille and Timothy Hobden, Genesis Analytics	Presentation Presentation
2:10 – 2:30	Discussion
2:30 – 3:00	Break
3:00 – 4:00	3. Exploring property markets in the so-called ‘affordable’ category: Building the affordable housing monitor Kecia Rust, FinMark Trust, and Philip North, Metonymy 4. Perspectives of developers and municipalities on urban land development in South Africa Jacques Du Toit, Department of Town and Regional Planning, University of Pretoria 5. Urban LandMark Comment Caroline Kihato	Presentation Presentation Presentation Speech notes
4:00 – 4:30	Discussion

August 28, 2008 – Thursday

9:00 – 9:30	Keynote speaker Ahmedi Vawda, Technical Advisor in the Office of the Director General of National Housing	Presentation
Session 3: Functional Land Governance
9:30 – 9:50	1. Developing integrated towns Felicity Kitchin and Wendy Ovens	Presentation Report
9:50 – 10:10	Discussion
10:10 – 10:40	Break
10:40 – 11:40	2. Peri-urban land management assessment and strategy in Metsweding Riana du Plessis 3. Recognition of informal settlements in the City of Johannesburg Gemey Abrahams 4. Urban LandMark Comment Stephen Berrisford	Presentation Report Presentation Report Presentation
11:40 – 12:10	Discussion
12:10 – 12:30	Break
12:30 – 1:00	Urban LandMark Advocacy Position Mark Napier	Presentation
1:00 – 1:30	Discussion
1:30 – 2:30	Lunch Break