Land use planning as tool for sustainable development

Land Use Planning for Sustainable Development

Initially, some notions on sustainable development are dealt with. Since its inception as the new development paradigm there has been a clear shift from a conservation-based ideology to a more development-oriented understanding. Consequently, the parallel development of different perceptions on land use planning is discussed. The 1992 Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro (1992) and the publication of...

GIS based land use planning and watershed monitoring as tools for sustainable development

The development of GIS based methodologies supports a program for monitoring the territorial dynamics that are occurring in the Estorãos rural watershed (NW Portugal). GIS integrates spatial databases from different research and development projects, with the purpose of understanding: (i) the relationships between land use processes and changes, and environmental management policies; (ii) the e...

Using Urban Mixed Land use Measuring Indices And Spatial Statistics Techniques In Urban Sustainable Development Planning (Case Study: Ardabil City)

Introduction: Land use mixing is one of the essential components of the urban landscape in the sustainable development of urban areas and diversity of land uses. The location of urban land-uses has a significant impact on the quality of life and efficiency of services related to different land uses. Mixed land use enables residential, work, shopping, and public services adjacent to each other a...

Compactness for Regionalization and its Application in Land-Use Planning

Land Administration for Sustainable Development