Urban Land Management Course
Online course of 300 hours in urban land management: 6 modules covering the legal regime of land, planning and development rights, implementation systems, land valuation and urban regeneration, with an assigned technical tutor.
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Run a real engineering trade-off from this field. Move the sliders, watch the model react in real time and beat the challenge.
What you will be able to do
Interpret the state and regional land regime and its basic situations.
Calculate development rights, transfers and reserves in planning areas.
Select the most suitable implementation system for each intervention.
Prepare land readjustment projects and settlement accounts.
Apply the valuation methods of the Valuation Regulation.
Assess the economic feasibility of urban regeneration interventions.
Design land management strategies for affordable housing.
Who it's for
- Urban planning management technicians
- Compensation board managers
- Property valuers
- Municipal planning officers
- Real estate development consultants
- Public land bank managers
- Engineering or science graduates looking to move into local government
What you'll work with
- Royal Legislative Decree 7/2015 (consolidated Land and Urban Regeneration Act)
- Royal Decree 1492/2011 (valuation regulation of the Land Act)
- Royal Decree 1093/1997 (land registry entry of urban planning acts)
- Royal Decree 3288/1978 (Urban Management Regulation)
- Compulsory Expropriation Act of 16 December 1954 (expropriation procedure)
- Order ECO/805/2003 (valuation of real estate)
- Law 12/2023 (right to housing)
- Law 21/2013 (environmental assessment)
- QGIS
- ArcGIS Pro
- AutoCAD Map 3D
- Cadastre Electronic Office
- Microsoft Excel
6 modules
1.1Basic situations: rural and urbanised land1.2Land classification in regional legislation1.3Legal status of land ownership1.4Duties and burdens of urban development1.5The right to build and planning permits1.6Public land banks1.7Social function of urban property1.8Constitutional case law: STC 61/1997 and STC 141/20141.9State and regional powers in urban planning1.10Case study: classification of a peri-urban area
2.1General plan and detailed development planning2.2Buildability, uses and weighting coefficients2.3Average and standard development rights2.4Distribution areas and implementation units2.5Compulsory transfers of land for public facilities2.6Reserves for subsidised housing2.7Standards for green areas and facilities2.8Economic and financial study of the plan2.9Economic sustainability report2.10Workshop: calculating the average development rights of a sector
3.1Compensation, cooperation and expropriation3.2Urban developer agent and integrated action programmes3.3Compensation boards: constitution and statutes3.4Land readjustment project: allocation criteria3.5Urbanisation project and handover of works3.6Provisional and final settlement account3.7Land registry entry under RD 1093/19973.8Transformation and endowment actions3.9Planning and management agreements3.10Practical exercise: draft land readjustment project
4.1Valuation regulation of the Land Act4.2Rural land: capitalisation of actual income4.3Urbanised land: static residual method4.4Dynamic residual method and discount rate4.5Valuation of buildings and structures4.6Compensation for the right to participate4.7Fair price and the Provincial Expropriation Board4.8Mortgage valuations under Order ECO/805/20034.9Cadastral value and value reports4.10Workshop: residual valuation of a plot
5.1Interventions in the urban environment5.2Rehabilitation, regeneration and renewal areas5.3Economic feasibility report5.4Real estate complexes and occupation of public space5.5State Housing Plan and rehabilitation grants5.6Next Generation funds for neighbourhoods5.7Municipal pre-emption and redemption rights5.8Law 12/2023 on the right to housing5.9Surface rights and transfer of public land5.10Case study: regeneration of a 1960s neighbourhood
6.1Selection and delimitation of the area6.2Planning and cadastral diagnosis6.3Proposed implementation system6.4Calculation of development rights and transfers6.5Land readjustment scheme and allocations6.6Valuation of rights and settlement account6.7Economic feasibility and schedule6.8Legal risks and mitigation plan6.9Report and presentation6.10Final project: final review with the tutor
How you'll learn
100% online training on the SEIUM campus, with downloadable material, recorded classes and an assigned technical tutor. There are no fixed timetables: you progress at your own pace within the intake, so the course is compatible with full-time work.
Each module combines theory, guided reading of the original regulations and applied exercises. The working software is QGIS, ArcGIS Pro, AutoCAD Map 3D, the Cadastre Electronic Office and Microsoft Excel, in free, academic or evaluation versions. Real procedures are studied, including the calculation of development rights in a developable sector, the preparation of a land readjustment project and the residual valuation of urban plots. Assessment is continuous by module, plus the final integrating project.
Standards covered: Royal Legislative Decree 7/2015; Royal Decree 1492/2011; Royal Decree 1093/1997; Royal Decree 3288/1978; Compulsory Expropriation Act of 16 December 1954; Order ECO/805/2003; Law 12/2023; Law 21/2013.
Build it end to end
Your final project follows the real engineering workflow, step by step, reviewed by your tutor.
Where this takes you
Requirements
- No prior qualification is required.
- An internet connection and a computer capable of running the programme software.
- English sufficient to read technical standards.
Ready to start?
Send your application today. Our admissions team replies within 72 hours with your study plan and funding options.
Frequently asked questions
The programme totals 300 hours over 3 months. You set your own pace within each intake, and your tutor helps you plan the workload around your job.
You work with QGIS, ArcGIS Pro, AutoCAD Map 3D, the Cadastre Electronic Office and Microsoft Excel, using free, academic or evaluation versions. Your tutor indicates the free alternative wherever one exists.
A SEIUM Institute certificate, awarded on passing the continuous assessment and the final project. It is SEIUM's own qualification, not an official state degree; its recognition depends on the programme completed and the regulations of each country.
Yes. Modules passed are recognised in a higher programme in the same area (postgraduate diploma or master's). Ask about the recognition policy when you enrol.
No prior qualification is required: you need an internet connection, a computer able to run the programme software and English sufficient to read technical standards.
Start dates are set by SEIUM's faculty for each intake. Our admissions team will confirm the next available date when you apply.
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