In the early 1990’s in-migration significantly increased from rural to urban areas in Mongolia. Most of these migrants locate in Ger areas (Mongolian traditional house which is not connected to heating system and water supply) in Ulaanbaatar capital...
In the early 1990’s in-migration significantly increased from rural to urban areas in Mongolia. Most of these migrants locate in Ger areas (Mongolian traditional house which is not connected to heating system and water supply) in Ulaanbaatar capital city. The lack of infrastructure and central heating system resulted to health problems and air and soil pollution not only in the Ger area but in the capital city as a whole. Land readjustment, as part of the solution to address the unplanned urban development and other issues such as pollution, is relatively a new activity in Mongolia. However, based on case study, land readjustment using GIS might solve problems of the lack of infrastructure and may increase or sustain the value of land despite reduction in size. In these types of land readjustment projects where land is valuated based on condition and location, land owners contribute the land, hence local authorities do not need to purchase the land to implement the project. Due to the complexity of land valuation process, providing land owners with an easily understood explanation of how their property has been valued is a continual challenge for planners and land and property valuation specialist.