The urban land use system in China

1. Introduction Land market is the base of real estate market. Most developed countries and regions have quite mature land market. There are two types of countries and regions in view of the land ownership, i.e. state-owned one that transfers only the usufruct to a land user such as in Singapore, Malaysia, etc., and privately owned one for which the land is owned by individual, such as in Japan, U.S., Britain, France, etc. Chinese urban land is owned by the state, so, what users acquire is …

The urban land use system in China

The obstacles to urban land development caused by Chinese immature land use system are explored. Key features of the dual land use system are analyzed on base of the constructing model of the dual land market in Chinese cities, in which market-based allocation including negotiation, tender and auction conveyance and non-market administrative allocation coexist.Some suggestions for solving the problems are brought forward after illustrating by facts problems existing in Chongqing's land market that the administratively allocated land is difficult to be collocated optimally and the black market is harmful to urban land development, In conclusion the land use system reformation is a complicated systems engineering involving interactions among various factors. Government to institute and execute corresponding policies is important to establish a uniform land market system.