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ItemLand administration for housing production( 2012)The integration of land administration processes and the collaboration of land and housing agencies are considered essential for the effective delivery of developable land for housing production. However, in most countries, housing and land management, policies are usually split between multiple government agencies. Existing literature suggests that the activities of governments’ agencies that perform these functions are disparate and lack harmonisation. This research investigates the inter-relationship across land administration functions (land tenure/registration, land value, land use and land development) and between different levels of government in the management and delivery of land for housing production. It aims to develop and evaluate a Land Administration Integration Framework for Housing (LAIFH) to improve inter-agency collaboration with a view to help facilitate better land delivery for housing. The methods include the use of a case study approach and focus on the federated case countries of Nigeria and Australia. The research developed: a Conceptual Framework that provided a comprehensive approach to understanding the current relationship between land administration and housing production; an Inter-agency Integration Assessment Framework (IIAF) in the context of housing production to assess levels of integration; and finally, a Land Administration Integration Framework for Housing (LAIFH) as a strategy to improve the administration of land and inter-agency integration. The development of the IIAF was underpinned by the Conceptual Framework. The parameters for the development of the IIAF were identified from various past studies. This was in parallel with the structured interviews conducted. By adopting Social Network Analysis (SNA) and Paired Samples (T-Test), this study used the Inter-agency Integration Assessment Framework, as developed, to determine the levels of integration among agencies responsible for land administration. By using Structural Equation Model with Partial-Least Square, as adopted tools, it was possible to verify the reliability of the assessment framework. The findings, through the application of Inter-agency Integration Assessment Framework, showed that the optimal levels of inter-agency integration varied from one organisation to the other. This reflected the priority and the interest of each organisation. Based on the observed level of inter-agency interactions, relative to what was desired, an innovative improvement strategy (Land Administration Integration Framework for Housing) was proposed. The improvement framework included the development of a collaborative process. The collaborative process considered the contextual factors that affect ownership rights and a linked process for determining development rights. The link between the collaborative process and the contextual factor is required to analyse efficient land delivery. The demonstrators: housing development potential analysis and visualisation, and the analysis of development assessment approval provided, as examples, context for the application and evaluation of the integration framework to facilitate the delivery of land for housing. The study concluded that policies are not sufficiently informed by evidence and that due to disconnect between agencies; policies formulated do not encourage integrated processes among land and housing agencies. The processes did not sufficiently drive the type of data that was collected. It recommends that managing land for housing production should follow the principles of evidence-informed policy, policy-based processes and process-driven data.