The study of residential land administration in Muscat, Oman is ripe with matters worth exploring and discussing. In a country where relatively recent economy boom has paved the way for rapid development, Oman is a location where urban planning can be both exciting and leery as the country continues to enter the globalized arena. Integrative national planning must make careful consideration of prosperous economic development opportunities as well as those that uphold the traditional context of society. All the while, visioning must take a normative stance and seek approaches to development that contribute to social justice, ecological stewardship and general quality of life. Thus, adapting ‘good governance’ and ‘sustainability’ into planning metrics is an important affair as the Sultanate continues its nascent development trajectory. As a specific area for study, residential land administration, especially concerned with social and spatial facets, was undertaking for this thesis research.