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Land Markets and Land Policy
Bodenmarkt und Bodenpolitik
Last Updated: 2026-06-04 00:30:58
Abstract
The students acquire knowledge about the specific characteristics of agricultural land law, the functioning of agricultural land markets, and the mechanisms of land policy instruments such as price caps, sales rights, and land redistribution. In this context, particular attention is given to market structures, market forms, and price developments in agricultural land markets.
Objective
In this course the students acquire knowledge on the particularities of agricultural land markets and the effects of policy interventions such as ceiling prices and land redistributions on land markets. Special emphasis is placed on the knowledge of land market structures and on the forms of land markets.
Content
The first part of the course deals with the following topics: historical outline of land use; historical models of individual and collective land regulations; Swiss land regulations and land policies; specific theoretical aspects of agricultural land markets; empirical investigations on land property and land markets; interconnections between land policy and agricultural policy. The second part of the course focuses on land property structures in developing countries and in transition countries. After a general systematic and theoretical introduction on land policies and land reforms in these countries, case studies and topcis of current political relevance are discussed. This course provides principles contributing to the evaluation of the sustainability of land use and to the establishment of sustainable land use systems.
Resources
Lecture Notes
Please note that the script is available exclusively in German.
Literature
Are included in the lecture notes.
Learning Materials (Links)
- Main link
- ETH Polybox
- Learning environment
- ETH Polybox
- Documents
- ETH Polybox
- Literature
- ETH Polybox
- Additional links
- ETH Polybox
General Information
- Language
- German
- Levels
- BSC , MSC
- Frequency
- Yearly recurring
Examination
- Type
- end-of-semester examination
- Mode
- written 90 minutes
- Aids
- Alle
Course Components
| Type | Title | Time & Place | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| lecture with exercise | Bodenmarkt und Bodenpolitik |
|
2 h weekly |