Property Rights, Land Regulation and Sustainable Urban Development

Abstract

Property law determines how rights in land and other resources are created, transferred, restricted and protected. Urban development adds public interests involving housing, infrastructure, environmental protection and planning, requiring a balance between private rights and regulatory powers. This paper examines the principal legal principles, scholarly debates, institutional mechanisms, practical implications and emerging challenges associated with the topic. It adopts an analytical and comparative perspective and emphasizes legal certainty, accountability, procedural fairness and effective remedies.