| This thesis presents a system modeling approach for land-related information (cadastre). The research endeavor breaks new ground by applying system methodology to the cadastre and provides a snapshot of the structure of the cadastre. This snapshot, called the basic structural model, is an apparatus for experimentation to produce other models such as matrix models, reachability models, hierarchical models, and interpretive structural models.;The outcome of the hierarchical model is a descriptive model of the essential elements needed for the implementation of land-related information. The approach is presented for potential use by planners who are interested in implementing land-related information.;The cadastres of twelve selected countries are examined in detail, and these data are subsequently transformed by use of profiles. Essential elements of the basic structural model are selected from these profiles.;The basic structural model is then used as an apparatus to run system experimentations which create other system models. The basic structural model, set theory, and graph theory are used in this thesis to create matrix models, reachability models, and hierarchical models.;The interpretive structural model produces a description of the essential elements of the cadastre and their relations; it is also called a descriptive structural model.;This descriptive structural model is a prerequisite for other system modeling which can include: dynamic modeling, synthesis (design), and implementation of land-related information (cadastre).;The structure of the cadastre has been described in several ways for different purposes. A primary purpose is to communicate the perceived descriptive model of the cadastre to other investigators. Another purpose is to reflect the interdisciplinary function of land-related information for those who are interested in implementing improved land-related information through a multidisciplinary approach. Although there is some mathematical flavor to the thesis, this work can be used by a wide spectrum of planners, professionals, administrators, researchers, and students--those who tend to look at human society in terms of manifolds of interconnected problems rather than in terms of specific problems. Additional purposes of this study are to help future researchers become acquainted with the language and framework of modern system theory, and to enable researchers to recognize the internal structure of the cadastre. (Abstract shortened with permission of author.). |
