Land use planning

Land use planning is the key to efficient development of terrestrial natural resources as it allocates land and water to functions that provide the greatest sustainable benefits to local and national living standards. It is based on socioeconomic conditions and expected development populations in and around a natural land unit. Planners must work with the active participation of all stakeholders to promote integrated natural resource management and build the capacity of local land-management institutions. Land use planning processes must encourage the active involvement of local communities whose livelihoods depend on natural resources. Land use planning focuses on rural and urban zones. Certain models concentrate on land use in the agricultural while factoring the impact urban and suburban sprawl.

Case Studies

Land sales fund public works in Krygyzstan Osh, Kyrgyzstan | April 21, 2004 A brand new school in Osh is supported by a new revenue stream — the sale of urban land to business owners. Learn more

Ukrainian farmers claim rights to collective land

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