LAND
The one resource we will always
Land is one of the most important resources and is necessary for space
and is an important factor for all human activities. Land needs to be protected and used efficiently. Land use management helps governments to manage the available land resources through laws and legislation and regulations. Humans have been making use of the land for centuries, ranging from agriculture, housing needs, infrastructure, recreational purposes or economic benefits. The activities may have displayed different characteristics throughout the years, but the land still needed to be divided and managed amongst all the activities to allow enough space for everything.
Source: https://comptroller.tn.gov/office-functions/pa/gisredistricting/land-use-data.html
Land use management originated in town planning activities due to the impact of the industrial revolution in urban areas. The impact included overcrowding, inadequate housing and services, pollution and unsafe living conditions. The concept was created to help control and regulate future urban spaces and to ensure that all activities are organised in a functional and safe manner. Planners and developers saw the problems of the expanding cities and created ways to control or lessen the impact.
An example of a land use map. These days planners use GIS, but I personally enjoy hand-drawn maps more.
Source: https://www.t2-eng.com/land-planning/
The main objectives of land use management are to optimize the production of goods and promote economic growth, protect the properties' potential future outputs, and avoid the degradation of land. Land use management refers to the available systems that regulate the use of all available land, vacant or occupied. It indicates the manner by which the government controls the land of the county, to ensure that the right development is done in the right area, at the right time and when it is needed.
Everything needs to be planned for and zoned to ensure that all the necessary activities have a dedicated space.
Source: https://www.cbf.org/about-the-bay/land-use-and-pollution-across-the-bay-watershed.html
The land use management system includes: how the land is accessed and acquired, how the type of land use is regulated, the type of development allowed on the land, and in what manner the land is traded. The dimensions deal with the processes of land development, type of land use and other activities that takes place on the land.
Different activities make up a town/ city and we need to zone these areas to ensure everything has space and is accessible.
Source: https://slideplayer.com/slide/5843524/
Planners make use of management to ensure that all development in the city is structured and that it takes place in an organized way. The goal is to create a sustainable, safe environment that is also functional. Land resources are responsible for food production, housing and economic growth. The government needs to manage land resources in a sustainable manner, without interfering with important ecosystem services.
Plans on different scales need to be integrated and speak to one another to ensure that a city or country functions as one and not as separate parts.
Source: https://paijat-hame.fi/en/tietoa-kaavoituksesta-en/
Without land use management, zoning of land won’t take place and development will be unorganized and scattered. Not all available land resources will be used efficiently. If there is no guideline from the national government all municipalities will follow completely different plans for land use and development and there will be no integration between municipalities or cities.
Sources
Please note that I make use of various articles to form my posts. All articles used are listed below. Feel free to download and read them!
Charlton, S. 2008. The state of land use management in South Africa. Second Economy Strategy: Addressing Inequality and Economic Marginalisation, Urban LandMark.
City of Cape Town. [n.d.]. Development management information guidelines series: Land use management.
Lrd.SPC.int. 2010. The Importance Of Good Land Use Management. [online] Available at: https://lrd.spc.int/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=447:the-importance-of-good-land-use-management&catid=141:articles
Verheye, W. 2010. Land use management. Land Use, Land Cover and Soil Science IV. University Gent, Belgium.
