| Author | Karki, Tej Kumar |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no. HS-91-17 |
| Subject(s) | Real estate development--Nepal--Kathmandu
|
| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for
the award of the Degree of Master of Science, School of Engineering and Technology |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Series Statement | Thesis ; no.HS-91-17 |
| Abstract | Due to the rapid urbanization, the Kathmandu and Lalitpur
urban areas astride the Bagmati River have merged into Greater
Kathmandu. In 1981, the population of Greater Kathmandu was about
316000 persons and in 1991 it reached 592900 by an average
exponential growth rate of 3.8 I. per annum.
The urban growth of Greater Kathmandu is mainly by its
outward expansion through land development in the fringe areas
which is mainly undertaken by land brokers. However, their system
of parcel by parcel land partitioning is inefficient for land use
and is scattered in location. Also their formation of meandering
lanes of varying width has caused serious problems of vehicular
access and surface water drainage. Government land development
projects have failed to provide adequate land supply for housing
due to various constraints. Hence, to solve these problems, there
is need to improve private land development by undertaking
properly layout subdivision projects and by assembling larger
area of land for project sites which could be designed into
layouts of regular plots a nd desirable access roads.
Some of the l and developers and land brokers have commenced
a few such land subdivision projects but they have not yet been
able to expand this activity to respond to the demand for land
for housing. This research mainly focusses on the land
development activities of these brokers and the land development
companies in an attempt to understand the various impediments to
the expansion of the infant l a nd development industry so as to
undertake more and better l and subdivision projects. Some 16 land
brokers and 1 7 land developers of the different companies were
interviewed. Some of the land subdivision projects of the land
development companies and the l and· development cooperatives were
studied during the field study, as well as an apartment
development project.
In order to improve the private l and development system, the
study recommends amendments to the land acts, the provision of
credit finance , assisting the private l and assembly process,
training for skill in l and subdivision, access to construction
equipment for network infrastructure works, government extension
of the network infrastructure to the fringe lands, modernisation
of the official land records, improvement of the cadastral
mapping system, and a land information system. The study also
recommends exemptions from the l and registration tax, a guarantee
or support for private land purchase agreements, and the adopt ion
of minimum land subdivision regulations. These measures should be
undertaken by the government to assist and guide the emerging
private l and developers, both l and brokers and land development
companies. |
| Year | 1991 |
| Corresponding Series Added Entry | Asian Institute of Technology. Thesis ; no. HS-91-17 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Engineering and Technology (SET) |
| Department | Other Field of Studies (No Department) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Human Settlement (HS) |
| Chairperson(s) | Archer, Ray W. |
| Examination Committee(s) | Kammeier, Hans Detlef ;Lefebvre, Bernard G.
|
| Scholarship Donor(s) | Canadian International Development
Agency, Broad Based Development
Programme (CIDA- BBDP); |
| Degree | Thesis (M.Sc.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1991 |