Lesson 1. The Main Benefits of an Urban Cadastre; The Article. Objectives: (6 hours) = to enlarge students’ vocabulary on the topic “Benefits of an Urban Cadastre” = to improve students’ communication skills. Tasks: = to practice the use of both indefinite and definite articles; -_to work out a project on the types of parcel based titles. Read and memorize the new vocabulary: Land tenure (n.) posesiune a pamintului JeMuieronbsonanne Proof (n.) of ownership Real estate (n.) proprietate imobiliar HeaminxuMoett imobil Equity (n.) eehitate; drept natural | enpaneaausocrn, Gecupucrpactnocrs Registry (1) registra, catalog de PerHicrpalumomaa 3anHch, inregistrare titlu de proprietate peructp: Biecene B pernerp tarry coBeraemocrt Occupancy (n.) posedare, detinere, Iuare in posesie (epeneinoe) anagenne, apenna Incentive (n.) incurajare, stimul crimes, neompperite stimulare Parcel (n.) parcel, sector mic de | yaaevox semmu, Mectuoern pamint Title (n.) titlu de proprietate Tipanoocnionanme Reluctant (adj.) nedoritor, fird dorinta, care eziti conpoTHeaaioumniies, Heoxornntii Borrow (v.) a da cu (titlu de) imprumut JANUMAT, OfaIKUBATE ‘Acquisition (n.) procurare, cumpirare; culegere de date mpHobpererie, neTymenne no saagenne Census (n.) of owners Recesimintul yuer, nepenuck saagen.uer proprietarilor Emphasize (v.) aaccentua, a sub! BLMAeAaTE, NpHAABATe acoGoR scoat relief amauenne Layer (n.) strat, nivel, treapt coil, miact 1. Read and translate the text: An accurate and up-to-date cadastre will serve as the basis for urban development. Combined with various socio-economic and additional information, the cadastre will provide the bas knowledge for any analysis and related decision making. We can identify four main benefits provided by an efficient urban cadastre land tenure and real estate security; access to credit; equity and efficiency of tax collection, and urban management and planning. 5Integrated with the registry, the cadastre is one of the factors that guarantees land and real estate security as it represents an objective, public proof of ownership and occupancy. Considering that land tenure and real estate security are essential for social peace, a comprehensive and accurate cadastre is a key condition for the sustainable and peaceful development of the city. Increasing security of tenure gives owners an incentive to invest on land and real estate or capital equipment for working or using the land and real estate. A parcel based title can be used as an access of the poor to medium- and long- term credits. Therefore, it can remove constraints and reduce the cost of the capital. Nevertheless titling in itself is not sufficient for the development of credit. It must be accompanied by the improvement and strengthening credit related financial markets and by incentive mechanisms towards owners or occupants who are still remaining reluctant to borrow against their land or their real estate from fear or losing Acquisition maintenance and exchange of information are the main determinants for successful urban cadastre. A cadastre represents a comprehensive census of owners and occupants and an objective assessment of land and real estate distribution and values. It is important to emphasize that tax collection is not the only objective of a cadastre and that everyone will benefit from the other advantages. Last but not the least, the cadastre is the basic geo-informational layer for urban planning and management as if gives the information about: who is living where and what there is where. The cadastral information is very accurate with enough details for any further urban planning and urban operations. According to the type of analys will be necessary to supply the eadastre with additional socio-economic data. In many cases cadastral information is so important for utility and facility private companies that the latter agree to co-finance the establishment of the urban cadastres.