Land Use

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  Water Resources: Future Perspectives, Challenges, Concepts and Necessities

  • Omid Borzog-Haddad(Author)
  • 2021(Publication Date)
  • IWA Publishing

    (Publisher)

  They defined Land Use as the art or technique of ordering infrastructures and means of communication that serve human beings in the space of a country, taking into account natural, human and economic requirements (along with future human demand considerations and activities). Land Use cannot be considered a new issue because land, as the center of human activity and habitation, has always been subject to some form of intervention, development, and conservation (Aerts et al., 2002, 2003 ; Alier et al., 1996 ; Barredo, 1996 ; Berger, 2002 ; Parker et al., 2003 ; Suhaedi et al., 2002 ; Ye et al., 2018). What characterizes innovation in this area is the purposeful and planned change of Land Use, and the methods of preparing and implementing such plans. France is one of the few countries in the 20th century to have had a land-use planning program and to have taken steps to prepare and implement such programs. The idea of planning Land Use in France came about in 1947 with the publication of a book, Paris and the French Desert, by Jean Francois Gravie. Even up until 1975 this approach to planning proved successful in France. Today, poor water resources management, the uneven distribution of water throughout the world, and unsustainable resource use have caused some countries to face water scarcity. There are a number of methods that can be effective for mitigating the water scarcity problem: land-use is one of them (Ligtenberg et al., 2001 ; Lu et al., 2004 ; Makhdoum, 2005 ; Riveria & Maseda, 2006 ; Sharma & Lees, 2004 ; Weerakoon, 2002). Global statistics and studies show that most developed countries in North America and Europe, and leading Asian countries and Middle Eastern oil exporting countries, are major buyers of agricultural land, whilst, on the other hand, mainly poor nations in Africa, South Asia, and in Europe sell or rent land. It should be noted that the most of the land leased or sold belongs to countries in Asia and Oceania (FAO, 2011)

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  Urban Studies

  A Canadian Perspective

  • N. H. Lithwick, Gilles Paquet(Authors)
  • 2017(Publication Date)
  • Taylor & Francis

    (Publisher)

  A generalized concept is one which is being broadened. What is of interest then is not simply the state of development of the concept but rather the process through which it is being generalized. This can be studied most effectively by examining the genealogy of the concept and by classifying its uses. We must emphasize that we are not dealing as yet with a general concept – that is, one which has crystallized into its final form. General concepts can best be analyzed through the construction of an ideal-type demonstrating how it embodies components borrowed from the different disciplines. It is the very nature of the concept currently being generalized which has led us to follow the approach suggested above. This approach better reveals the possibilities of the concept by examining it at work, so to speak, in the various studies which have used it.

  In this process we shall encounter necessarily many other ambivalent notions which could be usefully anatomized in the same fashion. For instance, we shall deal with the notion of density; and although we shall not analyze it here, hopefully it will provide some insight into other “generalizable” concepts over the span of other disciplines. The process leading to generalization is much more crucial here than the outcome of any such process. Consequently we have not attempted an exhaustive review of the diverse contexts in which the concept of Land Use is employed; the items presented have been selected for their illustrative usefulness.

  The choice of this particular concept for our demonstration is amply justified by its importance both in economics and geography. Land Use is the geographical image of the results of the operations of the urban land market; it is also inversely the dimension of geographical space inserted into the market place. Whether one deals with types of Land Use, or with the intensity or density of Land Use (this is the link between Land Use and density concepts), one is clearly within this area that some call economic geography and others geographical or spatial economics. This concept of Land Use permeates both disciplines and is mentioned in at least two thirds of this book. Moreover, in a venture of this sort, it is preferable to start with the intersection of economics and geography since their respective property-spaces2

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  City Planning for Civil Engineers, Environmental Engineers, and Surveyors

  • Kurt W. Bauer(Author)
  • 2009(Publication Date)
  • CRC Press

    (Publisher)

  185 12 Land Use Planning We already have Land Use planning of an ad hoc, accidental sort that, while it has made some people rich, has made most of us far poorer in terms of the kinds of choices we have and the quality of life we are offered . . . whether we are trying to stimulate growth or stop it, we sim-ply cannot expect to resolve the problems associated with growth on a case by case . . . basis. The patterns of development that result from this approach must inevitably be both socially unfair and environmentally unsound. The Milwaukee Journal September 30, 1974 Introduction Land Use planning is that part of the process of city planning concerned with the type, location, intensity, and amount of land development required for the various space-using functions of urban life. Land Use planning is concerned, therefore, with determining the proper relationships of various Land Uses to one another and to existing and proposed transportation facili-ties, utilities, and community facilities. In this respect, it should be noted that Land Use planning is a process requiring expert skills that may be quite different from those required for transportation, utility, or community facili-ties planning. The Land Use plan, quite simply and fundamentally, is a proposal, or rec-ommendation, as to how land should be used as future community expan-sion or renewal occurs. The Land Use plan is usually expressed in a colored plan map, supported by pertinent text, tables, and graphs setting forth rec-ommended standards for population density, commercial and industrial employment intensity, and building intensity. The Land Use plan should be distinguished from the Land Use and zoning district maps. The Land Use map is a map showing how land and structures in a planning area are actually used at a given point in time—past or present, that is, it is a factual represen-tation of the existing Land Use pattern.

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  Riverine Ecosystem Management: Science for Governing Towards a Sustainable Future (Volume 8.0)

  • Stefan Schmutz, Jan Sendzimir(Authors)
  • 2018(Publication Date)
  • Springer Open

    (Publisher)

  Land Use for recreation describes possible activities but can be applicable to different land cover types: the surface for recreational activities can, for instance, be a sandy beach, a built-up area like a pleasure park, woodlands, or even a pond. Hierarchical classi fi cation of Land Use is one approach to integrate cover information and human purpose in one dataset. Lower levels of Land Use classes are likely to have a one-to-one land cover equivalent. In planning and decision-making processes, both the Land Use and land cover of a particular area (e.g., a river catchment) provide a comprehensive picture of the situation. Depending on the processes intended to be studied, and depending on the available data, it is crucial to select and prepare Land Use datasets with thematic and spatial resolution that is appropriate for the spatial extent of the study. In communication between disciplines, research and practice, management, and conservation, this distinction between Land Use and land cover should be made clear. Such data on Land Use and land cover are often used indifferently in practice, leading to thematic inconsistencies in mapping and classi fi cation that can cause problems of further interpretation (Loveland et al. 2005 ). In riverine ecosystem research and management, Land Use is seen as integrator of human actions in the landscape (Allan and Castillo 2007 ). For certain purposes, Land Use evidentially affects the ecological integrity of river ecosystems by altering spatially nested controlling factors of different scales (Allan 2004 ). Many, although not all, impacts on streams are entirely or partly linked to human actions in the landscape and thus can be quanti fi ed from data on Land Use.

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  Land Use and Land Cover Semantics

  Principles, Best Practices, and Prospects

  • Ola Ahlqvist, Dalia Varanka, Steffen Fritz, Krzysztof Janowicz(Authors)
  • 2018(Publication Date)
  • CRC Press

    (Publisher)

  9 Classification Systems and Land Planning however, were often designed to describe the Land Use and cover of Earth’s surface, not necessarily to inform decisions about Land Use planning� The categories of land represent human activities or the plant, soil, water, or geol-ogy interpreted from the surface� Jeer (2001) identified other aspects that must be considered in any Land Use classification system that is used for land planning, including land activity, function, structure type, develop-ment characteristic, and ownership� Others have also begun to examine the semantics of the Land Use/land cover classifications to determine if the name of the class category actually represents activity or cover (Bishr 1998; Feng and Flewelling 2004; Comber, Fisher, and Wadsworth 2005; Ahlqvist 2008; Jansen and Veldkamp 2012)� The utilization of Land Use/land cover data is important to the successful implementation of a sustainable planning process (Figure 1�2)� Community vision statements are generally the foundation on which a community or organization establishes their mission� For example, the U�S� Forest Service has their mission: “Sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of the Identify issue or problem Stakeholders’ input Community vision Evaluate policy using sustainability metrics Establish goals and objectives Collect and analyze data Refine issue(s), goals, and objectives Establish sustainability metrics Develop alternative policies Analyze alternatives Adopt policy Implement policy Monitor policy FIGURE 1.2 The planning process for a sustainable community�

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  Thinking Ecologically

  The Next Generation of Environmental Policy

  • Marian R. Chertow, Daniel C. Esty(Authors)
  • 2008(Publication Date)
  • Yale University Press

    (Publisher)

  f o u r Land Use The Forgotten Agenda John Turner and Jason Rylander Take a look across America. From Boston to Baton Rouge, massive changes have taken place on the landscape and in our society. A sea-soned traveler, dropped onto a commercial street anywhere in America, could scarcely tell the location from the immediate vista. A jungle of big box retailers, discount stores, fast-food joints, and gaudy signs sepa-rated by congested roadways offers no clues to location. Every place seems like no place in particular. Hop in an airplane and look at the Land Use patterns below. Cul-de-sac subdivisions accessible only by car—separated from schools, churches, and shopping—spread out from decaying cities like strands of a giant spider web. Office parks and factories isolated by tremendous parking lots dot the countryside. Giant malls and business centers straddle the exit ramps of wide interstates where cars are lined up bumper to bumper. The line between city and country is blurred. Green spaces are fragmented. Only a remnant of natural spaces remains intact. Powerful economic and demographic forces are at work in America. Population growth, migration, and fractured, low-density settlement and development patterns have altered the landscape. In little more than a generation this nation has been transformed—80 percent of everything built in the United States was constructed in the last fifty years. 1 Although much of this growth has been positive, the economic, environ-mental, and social costs of our current land consumption habits are now becoming increasingly apparent. For much of America's history, expansion was a national goal. Immi-grants were encouraged to settle the farthest reaches of the countryside. Land Use 61 Land was cheap and plentiful. In a nation so vast, the notion of resource scarcity took generations to gain credibility. But now the United States is a nation of 265 million people, with a population expected to increase by half again by the year 2050.

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  Fundamentals of Plan Making

  Methods and Techniques

  • Edward J. Jepson, Jr., Jerry Weitz(Authors)
  • 2020(Publication Date)
  • Routledge

    (Publisher)

  Vacant or undeveloped : open field or wooded, no building or other development improvement exists. Note:for future land-use maps, this designation will be used sparingly, if at all, since it doesn’t imply any property rights.
• Parks, recreation, and conservation : lands dedicated to both active and passive recreational uses. These lands may be either publicly or privately owned, and they may include playgrounds, public parks, nature preserves, wildlife management areas, forest preserves, golf courses, recreation centers, or similar uses.
• Intensive agriculture : concentrated animal feeding operations, poultry farms, and similar uses with potential nuisance impacts on abutting or nearby residences. This category includes farm-related dwellings, but intensive agricultural uses may be separately mapped since separation from residential subdivisions is desirable.
• Agriculture and forestry: farmland and forests, including the raising of livestock and cultivation of crops. This category is often defined to include residential uses that primarily relate to a larger agriculture or forestry tract. With the recent rise in community food system initiatives, the distinction between agriculture-related uses and other uses has become more blurred. In many communities, Land Use regulations have been enacted to permit the production and distribution of farm products in zoning districts where they had previously been excluded (see Box 9.1 )
• Residential : this category includes dwellings of all types and densities. Subcategories of residential may be used to differentiate among types of housing unit (detached, single-family, two-family, multifamily) or by range of density (i.e., number of dwelling units per acre). For instance, residential development can be “rural,” “suburban,” or “urban,” with each being defined in terms of density.
• Public and institutional