land use management policy and method are two important factors in usage of land by human. in this regard, evaluation of environmental capability would serve as a valuable basis for the best use practice of soil and water resources in addition to the reduction in environment consequences of the projects. in the correct study, the environmental capability of birjand plain, located in the south k...

one of the effective tools for identifying land resources and assign them to the best and most profitable forms of land productivity, susceptibility of agro-ecological zoning . in this study agro-ecological zoning of satellite imagery and gis were used. after agro-climatic zoning (based on isorain, isothermal and length of growing period maps) and agro-edaphic zoning (based on soil, slope and l...

Durian (Durio zibethinus) is known as a plant that has fairly high economic value which widely planted on community land in Pangkatan District, Lauhanbatu Regency, North Sumatra Province. This study aims to evaluate the suitability class for durian an agroforestry Pangkatan, Labuhanbatu Regency. Research activities include several stages of activities, namely: preparation, survey, soil analysis...

In the United States, federal management agencies, such as the U.S. Forest Service and the U.S. Bureau of Land Management are required to assess the capability of land for future use. In addition, Arizona law now requires local jurisdictions to prepare comprehensive and general plans. Suitability analysis can be used for compliance with several elements of these plans. Here, a framework for lan...

Land suitability classification tools have been largely applied by environmental managers to support decision making. These tools are needed in the case of the management of biosolids on agricultural soil, to minimise environmental contamination and human exposure. To define the suitability of the agricultural areas is a complex task that involves integrating parameters that are incomparable an...