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ForewordThe International Conference on Spatial Information for Sustainable Development, held in Nairobi, Kenya 2-5 October, was organized by the Institution of Surveyors of Kenya (ISK), the International Federation of Surveyors (FIG) and the United Nations Centre for Human Settlements (Habitat). The conference became a reality because of support and help from the main sponsors United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), GEOMAPS and Institution of Quantity Surveyors of Kenya (IQSK), the co-sponsors Metrocosmo Valuers Ltd, University of Nairobi, Intergraph Mapping and GIS Solutions and SwedeSurvey AB and a number of companies and institutions who have contributed in one way or another. Spatial Data Infrastructure and Spatial Information Management is clearly in the focus for all surveyors and other stakeholders worldwide in their diverse tasks in development, planning and resource management and in their efforts at creating and supporting a sustainable development. At the same time the theme of the conference is strongly related to the international community 's efforts to advance the implementation of the Habitat Agenda (paragraphs 76 and 114) as well as the implementation of important elements of Chapters 7,10 and 40 of the Agenda 21. Finally, the conference has offered the speakers as well as the participants in general opportunity to focus on and discuss spatial information issues in Africa. The conference concentrated on the following sub-themes:
In total there were almost 100 presentations. Some were based on research and developing trends, others were based on projects and experiences. Apart from a few the presentations are printed as independent articles in this book. The Nairobi Statement has been published separately. October 2001
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ProceedingsSpatial Data Infrastructure and Spatial Information ManagementPlenary Session PS1 - Spatial Data Infrastructure and Spatial Information Management PS1.1 Prof. Holger Magel, Vice President of FIG (Germany): Sustainable Land Development and Land Management in Urban and Rural Areas - About Surveyors' Contribution to Building a Better World PS1.2 Dr. Chuckwodozie Ezigbalike, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UN ECA): The Future Orientation of Geoinformation in Africa Technical Session TS1 - Spatial Data Infrastructure TS1.1 Jes Ryttersgaard, (Chair of FIG Commission 3, Denmark): Spatial Data Infrastructure - Developing Trends and Challenges TS1.2 Dr. Chryssy Potsiou (Greece), Gerhard Muggenhuber (Austria) and Dr. Charalambos Ioannidis, Greece: Sharing Knowledge in Spatial Information Management TS1.3 Prof. John Parker (Chair of FIG Commission 1, Australia): The Benefits of Geographic Names to a Spatial Data Infrastructure and to a Nation TS1.4 Mohamed Timoulali (Morocco): Perspectives of the National Spatial Data Infrastructure in Morocco TS1.5*) Raynold M. Moyo and Bwalya Chuba (Zambia): Development
of National Digital Spatial Database Standards and Topographic Base
Maps for Environmental and Natural Resource Management in Zambia Technical Session TS2 - New Technologies TS2.1 Peter Lindbo Larsen (Denmark): On the Implementation of Electronic Cadastral Archiving Systems TS2.2 Prof. Tuan-chih Chen (ISPRS, China-Taipei): An Automatic Searching and Publishing System for Spatial Information TS2.3*) Musa Mwendwa Ndengu (United Kingdom/Kenya): Spatial
Information for Sustainable Development: Using Technology for Informed
Decision Making TS2.4 Reuben Mavima (Zimbabwe), Michael Barry (South Africa) and Ulrike Rivett (South Africa): Systems Thinking: An Approach Towards the Development of Spatial Data Infrastructures: The Case of Zimbabwe TS2.5*) Dr. Chang Yongku, Kang Donghyun, Lee Junsuk and
Prof. Kang Injoon (Korea): The
Development of Digital Map Using GPS in 3-Dimentional Highway Design TS2.6 Raul Pennemann (Belgium): Contribution from the Intergraph Mapping and GIS Solutions Technical Session TS3 - Spatial Information Issues in Africa TS3.1 Prof. Olubodun O. Ayeni and Oluwaseun S. Adewale (Nigeria): A Geo-referenced Information System for Population Management TS3.2 Dr. Galcano C. Mulaku and L. W. Kariuki (Kenya): Mapping and Analysis of Air Pollution in Nairobi, Kenya TS3.3 Rhodwick Chigumete (Zimbabwe): The Challenge of Commercialising Land Information Organisations: A Zimbabwean Experience TS3.4 Dr. Christian U. Ezeigbo (Nigeria/Kenya): Spatial Data Model for Regional Integration in Africa Technical Session TS4 - Spatial Data Infrastructure TS4.1 Bryson B. H. Morebodi (Botswana): Botswana - Towards a National Geospatial Data Infrastructure TS4.2 Dr. Elifuraha Gerard Mtalo (Tanzania): GIS Application for the Baseline Survey of the Kagera Region Health Sector Reform Program TS4.3*) Assistant Prof. Purevbaatar Chimgee and Sandag
Uranbileg (Mongolia): Development
of Spatial Data Infrastructure in Mongolia and Its Application to the
"Millennium Road" Project TS4.4 Poul Daugbjerg, Arne Simonsen and Hanne Brande-Lavridsen (Denmark): Danish Spatial Data Infrastructure TS4.5 Karen Wentzel and Helena Margeot (South Africa): The Use of Satellite Imagery in Demography and Settlement Mapping in South Africa Technical Session TS 5 - Spatial Information Management TS5.1*) Mlenge Fanuel Mgendi (Tanzania): Geo-Information
for Interventions in Traditional Irrigation and Environmental
Improvement - A Case of North Pare, Tanzania TS5.2 Md. Shah Alamgir (Canada), Malik Fida Abdullah Khan (Bangladesh) and Stephen Brichieri Colombi (Bangladesh): Sustainable Development of National Water Resources Database in Bangladesh and Its Management Issues TS5.3 Prof. Raouf S. Rostom (Kenya): A Manual GIS System for Machakos District, Kenya TS5.4 Kari Strande (Norway): AREALIS Area Information System Technical Session TS6 - Economic Values TS6.1Ian Corker (United Kingdom) and Jukka Nieminen (Finland): Improving Municipal Cash Flow - Systematic Land Information Management TS6.2 Chege Waiganjo and Paul E. N. Ngugi (Kenya): The Effects of Existing Land Tenure Systems on Land Use in Kenya Today TS6.3 Dr. Analia I. Argerich (Argentina): Agro-geographical Zoning with Landsat Images in Catamarca (Argentina) as a Base for Planning Development TS6.4 G. M. Gitonga Aritho (Kenya): Natural Resource Management: Resolving Contradiction between Market and Survival Economies in Kenya The Role of Spatial Information in Land Tenure, Land Administration and Spatial PlanningPlenary Session PS2 - The Role of Spatial Information in Land Tenure, Land Administration and Spatial Planning PS2.1 Prof. John McLaughlin (Canada): Land Information Management: From Records Automation to Citizenship On-Line Technical Session TS7 - Security of Tenure and Land Administration TS7.1 Prof. Richard K. Bullard (United Kingdom): The Sustainable, Economic and Political Process of Land Reform TS7.2 Jasper N. Mwenda (Kenya): Spatial Information in Land Tenure Reform with Special Reference to Kenya TS7.3 Dr Susan E Nichols, Sam Ng'ang'a, Katalin Komjathy (Canada) and Agneta Ericsson (Sweden): Measuring and Protecting Access to Land: FIG Guidelines on Gender Inclusion in Land Administration TS7.4 Prof. Paul van der Molen (The Netherlands): The Importance of the Institutional Context for Sound Cadastral Information Management for Sustainable Land Policy Technical Session TS8 - Spatial Planning and Human Settlements TS8.1 Dr. Don C. I. Okpala (UNCHS, Kenya): Spatial Information: The Basic Tool for Sustainable Human Settlements Development Planning and Management TS8.2 Mairura Omwenga (Kenya): The Missing Link: Spatial Information Required in the Preparation and Implementation of Physical Development Plans in Kenya TS8.3 Shaibu Y. Juma (Namibia) and Søren F. Christensen (Denmark): Bringing the Informal Settlers under the Register - The Namibian Challenge TS8.4 Prof. Saad S. Yahya (Kenya): Lending a Voice to Oral Registries - LIS as a Potential Tool for Validating Customary Leaseholds Technical Session CMTS 1 - Low Cost Housing Issues and Cost Management CMTS1.1 Selman Erguden, (UNCHS, Kenya): Low-cost Housing: Policies and Constraints in Developing Countries CMTS1.2 Dr. H. Gichunge (Kenya): Factors that Contribute to the Cost of Provisions of Low Cost Housing in Nairobi, Kenya CMTS1.3 Murtala A. Oladapo (Nigeria): A Framework for Cost Management of Low Cost Housing Technical Session TS9 - Spatial Information in Resource Management TS9.1*) Ifeanyi J. Nwadialor (Nigeria): An
Assessment of Spatio-Temporal Variabilities of Deforrestation for
Sustainable Forestry Development: Case Study of Afaka Forest
Reserve TS9.2 George Awinyo, Antony Mbandi and Prof. Werner von der Ohe (Kenya): The Role of Spatial Information in Natural Resource Management and Sustainable Agriculture in Kenya TS9.3 Alick. Rikkie Mwanza (Zambia): Mapping the Kafue Flats of Zambia - A Case of the Mwanachingwala Conservation Area TS9.4 Associate Prof. Musisi Nkambwe (Botswana): More Data, Less Management: Problems in Coordinating Land Information Systems for Land Management in Botswana Technical Session TS10 - Security of Tenure and Land Administration TS10.1 Dr. Clarissa Fourie (South Africa): The Use of New Forms of Spatial Information, Not the Cadastre, to Provide Tenure Security in Informal Settlements TS10.2 Alexandrino K. Njuki (Kenya): Cadastral Systems and Their Impact on Land Administration in Kenya TS10.3 Prof. Stig Enemark (Denmark): Land Administration Infrastructures for Sustainable Development TS10.4*) Punya Prasad Oli (Nepal): Spatial
Data for Land Use Planning in Nepal Technical Session TS11 - Spatial Planning and Human Settlements TS11.1 Dr. Alex B. Asiedu (Ghana): The Potential of Systems Dynamic Modelling in the Sustainable Planning and Management of Essential Environmental Facilities in an Urban Area of Sub-Saharan Africa TS11.2 Helena Margeot and Sewnath Ramjith (South Africa): The South African Census 2001 Spatial Information System Data Capture Problems TS11.3 Dr. Josphat K. Z. Mwatelah (Kenya): Application of Geographical Information Systems (GIS) to Analyze Causes of Road Traffic Accidents (RTAs) - Case Study of Kenya TS11.4 Alphonce Kyariga (Tanzania): GIS as a Decision Support Tool for Urban Environmental Planning and Management: A Practical Case of Tanzania Technical Session CMTS 2 -Cost Management and Procurement of Low Cost Housing CMTS2.1 I. N. Wachira (Kenya): Role of Professional QS in Informal Sector Low-Cost Housing CMTS2.2 Dr. Corne de Leeuw (South Africa): Value Management: An Optimum Solution CMTS2.3 Moses A. Nyakiongora (Kenya): Contract Administration and Management of Low-Cost Housing CMTS2.4 Prof. Dennis Lenard and Prof. James A. Powell (United Kingdom): The Role of Cost Managers in Fostering Community-Driven Housing Schemes in Developing Countries Technical Session TS12 - Spatial Information in Resource Management TS12.1 Dr Peter C. Nwilo and Dennis A. Osanwuta (Nigeria): Geoinformatics and the Internet as Strategies for a Sustainable Marketing of the Nigerian Mineral Resources TS12.2 James Osundwa (Kenya): The Role of Spatial Information in Natural Resource Management TS12.3 Sam Ng'ang'a, Dr. Susan Nichols, Michael Sutherland and Sara Cockburn (Canada): Toward a Multidimensional Marine Cadastre in Support of Good Ocean Governance TS12.4 Selwyn W. Willoughby (South Africa): Enabling Access to Spatial Information for Informed Decision-Making: A Case Study of the Structure Plan for Mining Technical Session TS13 - Security of Tenure and Land Administration TS13.1 Gebhard Banko and Dr. Reinfried Mansberger (Austria): Assessment of "Non Monetary Values of Land" for Natural Resource Management Using Spatial Indicators TS13.2 Prof. Michael Barry and Prof. Heinz Rüther (South Africa): Data Collection and Management for Informal Settlement Upgrades TS13.3 Emmanuel Tembo, Mike Manisa and Lopang Maphale (Botswana): Land Information Management in Customary Land in Botswana TS13.4 Tommy Österberg (Sweden): What Is an Appropriate Cadastral System in Africa? Technical Session TS14 - Spatial Planning and Human Settlements TS14.1 Associate Prof. Samuel Ochieng Akatch (Kenya): Spatial Planning, Development and Management of Human Settlements in Africa TS14.2 Benjamin Mwasi (Kenya): Land Use Conflicts Resolution in a Fragile Ecosystem Using Multi-Criteria Evaluation (MCE) and a GIS-Based Decision Support System (DSS) TS14.3 Enosh M. Onyango (Kenya): Spatial Information on Shelter Interventions for Sustainable Development TS14.4*) Felicia Olufunmilayo Akinyemi (Nigeria): A
GIS Database Design for Urban Poverty Management Workshop CMWS 1 - Investments in Low-Cost Housing - Financing and Stakeholders Issues CMWS1.1 Joseph Segun Ajanlekoko (Nigeria): Sustainable Housing Development in Nigeria - The Financial and Infrastructural Implication CMWS1.2 Francis Addo (Ghana): Low-Cost Housing - Experiences from Ghana CMWS1.3 Francis M. Gathaiga (Kenya): Low-Cost Housing - Experiences from Kenya CMWS1.4 Low-Cost Housing - Experiences from South Africa Spatial Information: Education and Best PracticesPlenary Session PS3 - Spatial Information: Education and Best Practices PS3.1 Prof. Heinz Rüther (South Africa): EIS Education in Africa - The Geomatics Perspective PS3.2*) Prof. Kirsi Virrantaus (Chair of FIG Commission 2,
Finland): From GIS to Geographic
Information Science in University Education Technical Session TS15 - Education, Training and CPD TS15.1 Dr. Moses K. Gachari (Kenya): Spatial Information Education in Kenya: Evolution and Development of Geoinformation Training Programmes at Jomo Kenyatta University TS15.2 Dr. Olajide Kufoniyi, Massaer Mbaye and B. S. O. Olaofe (Kenya): Towards Building and Utilization of Critical Mass African Capacity in Spatial Information Production and Management TS15.3 Dr Peter C. Nwilo and Amos O. Adebisi (Nigeria): Mandatory Continuing Professional Development Programme for Surveyors in Nigeria Technical Session TS16 - Best Practices TS16.1 Peter Laarakker (The Netherlands), Robert P. Mahoney (United Kingdom), Reinfried Mansberger (Austria), Robin McLaren (United Kingdom) and Kari Strande (Norway): Guidelines for Successful Land Information Management Projects in Developing Countries TS16.2 Bernd Decker (UNCHS Habitat) / UNEP Sustainable Cities Programme): Environmental Management Information System (EMIS) TS16.3 Dr. Don Grant (Australia) and Daniel Roberge (Canada): From Québec to Athens: Two National-Level Cadastral Projects, One Challenge: Realignment for Success TS16.4 Mika-Petteri Törhönen (FInland): Systematic Registration for Cambodia: Why and How? Technical Session TS17 - Spatial Information in Conflict Management TS17.1 Olalekan Rasheed Sodeinde (Nigeria): Boundary Conflict Resolution Through the Spatial Analysis of Social, Commercial and Cultural Interaction of People Leaving along Boundary Area TS17.2 Tor Valstad (Norway/Kosovo): The Reconstruction of the Cadastre and the Development of a Land Information System in Kosovo TS17.3 Gordon O. Wayumba (Kenya): Modelling Potential Disaster Sites for City of Nairobi, Kenya TS17.4*) Sergej M. Myagkov and Dr. Vladimir S. Tikunov
(Russia): Transition of Russia to
Sustainable Development: The Geographical Substantiation Technical Session TS18 - Education, Training and CPD TS18.1 Dr. Paul Munro-Faure (UN FAO): FAO and the Administration of Land in Africa: Meeting the Challenge of the Future TS18.2 Associate Prof. Musisi Nkambwe (Botswana): EIS-AFRICA's Model for Training and Capacity Building TS18.3 Hellen Nelima Wandabwa (Kenya): PolyGIS Centre Technical Session TS19 - Cadastral Based Information Systems TS19.1 Moha Elayachi and Prof. El Hassane Semlali (Morocco): Digital Cadastral Map: Multipurpose Tool for Sustainable Development TS19.2 Peter K. Wanyoike (Kenya): The Role of the Registry Index Map (RIM) in Land Management in Kenya TS19.3*) Raynold M. Moyo, Tony L. Mwanalushi and
Bwalya Chuba (Zambia): The
Land Information Management System (LIMS) - A Modern National
Cadastre-based Tool for Land Delivery and Development in Zambia TS19.4 Eniko Kovács (Hungary): Results and Experiences of Tama, a Land Consolidation Project in Hungary TS19.5*) Dr. Madan Mohan (India): Geographic
Information System Application for Monitoring Environmental Change and
Restoration of Ecological Sustainable Development over Delhi Ridge Technical Session TS20 - Professional Practice TS20.1 Prof. Jean-Marie Becker (Chair of FIG Commission 5, Sweden): The International Technical Developments and their Implications for the Land Surveyor TS20.2 Dr. J. B. Olaleye and J. O. Sangodina (Nigeria): Spatial Information Technology and Enhanced Professionalism: A Case Study of the Nigerian Construction Industry - An Expository TS20.3 Prof. John Parker (Chair of FIG Commission 1, Australia): Framework for Sustainable Organisational Best Practice TS20.4 Prof. Michael Barry and Dr. Clarissa Fourie (South Africa): Wicked Problems, Soft Systems and Cadastral Systems in Periods of Uncertainty FIG Office 27 September 2001 This page is maintained by the FIG Office. Last revised on 15-09-04. |