MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION OF LAND RESOURCES

Every science must be based on an ordered terminology. In the process of managing land resources, interdisciplinary decisions are made in which specialists from various fields are involved: lawyers, sociologists, economists, ecologists, surveyors, specialists in spatial planning and information technologies, etc. Under such conditions, it is especially important to have a clear definition of terms to avoid certain misunderstandings. In addition, the European integration direction of the development of Ukraine requires the adaptation of the terminological apparatus to the European scientific and professional environment. The article focuses on the study of the content of the terms "Land Governance", "Land Administration" and "Land Management", since all three definitions can be translated as land resource management. The main methods of land management are: legal, methods of spatial planning, economic and administrative. The terms "Land Governance", "Land Administration" and "Land Management" cannot be considered synonymous. Each has its own tasks, functions and fields of application. "Land governance" is a set and interaction of strategies, processes and institutions through which land, property and natural resources are managed. "Land Management" is an activity related to land as a resource for achieving social, ecological and economic sustainable development. "Land administration" is a basic component of the "Land Management" concept and part of the infrastructure that ensures its effectiveness.