Land management practices why they are important and how we know this michele barson and rob lesslie, bureau of rural sciences introduction the purpose of this paper is to provide a brief overview of the role land management practices have in contributing to improving farmers resource base and their productivity, and to natural resources. The concept of sustainable land management slm offers. More efficient and effec tive land use is linked to several resource management strategies including watershed, water use efficiency, groundwater quality, flood management, parks and recreation, climate change. Introduction concern about land tenure and its impact on land use as well as the management of natural resources is not a recent phenomenon in kenya and indeed in the. Landuse holds the key of environmental resource sustainability and. The first chapter gives an overview of definitions and concepts related to land, land use and land management, and outline the magnitude of the overall issues on these topics. Thus, land use is the backbone of agricultural economies and it provides substantial economic and social benefits. Integrated land use management for sustainable development. Land use planning boards environmental assessment boards land and water regulation boards renewable resource boards members are nominated andor appointed by federal, territorial and aboriginal.
Land use planning is important to mitigate the negative effects of land use and to enhance the efficient use of resources with minimal impact on future generations. Participatory land use planning workshop proceedings plup. Summary land use in scotland is diverse and has a strong relationship with the intrinsic properties of the land. Staff has been working with local land use planners, the delta stakeholder community, and partner state agencies throughout the update process. In the adirondack park land use and development plan apludp, all private lands in the park are classified into six categories, identified by color on the park plan map. Land use and resource management plan delta protection. In the absence of planning, the use of land and the exploitation of natural resources.
Land resource planning for sustainable land management fao. Encyclopedia of life support systems eolss can be distinguished as two regions with similar area. Pdf land use and land right dynamicsdeterminants for. Land management can have positive or negative effects on the. The plant kingdom has become adapted to a wide range. Zhang associate professor, institute of geographical sciences and natural resources research, chinese academy of sciences, beijing, pr china keywords.
Land resources are used for a variety of purposes which may include organic agriculture, reforestation, water resource management and ecotourism projects. Slm will also support a range of ecosystem services on which agriculture depends. Environmental resource management as an approach that helps. Land use and land management practices in environmental.
Land use and management scotlands land is primarily rural and is used for a range of agricultural, forestry, sporting and recreational activities. Land use and natural resource management australian earth laws. The rangelands, popularly known as the outback, cover approximately 81 per cent of australias land. At the end of the day, the soil and water resources of a property will often dictate the potential of that property. Land and water division working paper land resource planning for sustainable land management 14 fao 14 land resource planning for sustainable land management current and emerging needs in land resource planning for food security, sustainable livelihoods, integrated landscape management and restoration land resource planning for sustainable land. The paper first examines established theories on the populationenvironmental nexus. The effects of existing land tenure systems on land use in kenya today chege waiganjo and paul e. Land use and land management practices in cour des comptes. Sociopolitical setting at the time of methodology development 3. Environmental land use conflicts in a macroscale river. The commission has initiated an update to the land use and resource management plan.
Walworth county land use and resource management department sanitation division fee schedule effective january 1, 2009 rev 121610 state sanitary permits for. Forest land areas are included with unimproved grounds. Such a large gap provides the potential for increasing agricultural production to cater to the increasing demand for agricultural products. Its overall goal is promoting efficient, diversified and sustainable use of land based resources for both agriculture and other uses so as to avoid sectoral land use. The findings indicate potential use of the methodology in land use planning. More than 90% of the cultivated land is concentrated in the southeast mons oon region.
Principles for sustainable resource management in the rangelands. Economic foundations and new directions provides an authoritative reflection on the planning theory and methodology that have. Landuse planning river, effects, important, system, source. The diverse menu of options represents the current state of the art of good land management practices. Journal of environmental management integrated landuse and.
Participatory land use planning workshop the objectives of the workshop were. These topics were identified in relation to the county as a whole or at a broader regional level. Participatory land use planning as a tool for community. The sustainable land management sourcebookprovides a knowledge repository of tested practices and. Gis and multicriteria decision analysis for land use. The sustainable land management sourcebookprovides a knowledge repository of tested practices and innovative resource management approaches that are currently being tested. Land use change, however, does not come without costs see table 1. The components of the natural land unit can be termed land resources, including physical, bionic, environmental, infrastructural, social and economic components, in as much as they are fixed to the land unit. Participatory land use planning as a tool for community empowerment in northern tanzania 3 participatory land use planning as a tool for community empowerment in northern tanzania ujamaa community resource team introduction across much of africa, concern is growing over an emerging land grab, whereby local. Farmers options in responding to declining soil fertility or shortage of land vary from village to village and even household to household.
The current land use and resource management plan pdf was adopted in 2010. Land use change is necessary and essential for economic development and social progress. An indepth analysis of the institutional framework for land use and land policy, including planning, property rights, ownership structures, and the. Land use planning is defined as a systematic assessment of land and water potential, alternatives for land use, and the economic and social conditions. Jul 05, 2011 land is a major resource for agricultural development worldwide. Sustainable development in a land use management context 3. In addition, it encourages sais to consider environmental perspectives when auditing programs and projects to do with land use and land management. Land use planning and management cuts across many resource management strategies see box 1. Modern land management options in a sustainable development context 4. To present fao developments in relation to specific components of the land use planning area of work, with a specific focus on participation, negotiation, the gender dimension and facilitation skills. Land resource management msu college of agriculture and. Agriculture is the predominant land use in scotland, covering around 70% of the land. A study of governance arrangements for land use and natural resource management planning in cape york peninsula.
Climate is a major factor in determining the species of plants that can be grown. The agricultural land use expansion can be realised since the expansion of farm land is primarily the main option to achieve food production increase in the near future. Land resources management policy and strategy policy. Reports about the status of and changes in natural resources indicate that there is a problem of land degradation at a global scale. Land management is the process of managing the use and development in both urban and rural settings of land resources. The purpose of this handbook and the need for planning guidance. Overview of land and resource management in the nwt. Adirondack park agency land use area classification. Pdf a study of governance arrangements for land use and. Land management, closely related to land use and occupation, must be adapted in accordance to environmental, social and development policies. Overview of land and resource management in the nwt land and resources in the nwt are managed through four different types of boards. Integrated landuse management for sustainable development.
H16011 land use planning handbook public blm manual rel. Finally, the section addresses land use issues on and planning for public resource lands. Theory, concepts, and management institutions 1 introduction a common feature of contemporary natural resource management issues is the underlying uncertainty regarding both cause what causal factors account for the problem. Land resource management is a uniquely qualified environmental consulting company offering our clients expert guidance through local, state, and federal regulatory agencies. Land resource planning and integrated land resource management. Citizens guide to adirondack park agency land use regulations. It is also in countries with large arable land area that there are still large gaps between agricultural yield potential and actual yield. A third workshop enschede, 1997, set the stage for the next steps in the development and application of sustainable land management. The second chapter presents the main environmental issues in land use.
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