Land as defined by FAO (1976) is “an area of earth’s surface‚ the characteristics which embrace all reasonably stable or predictably cyclic attributes of the biosphere vertically above and below this area‚ including those of the atmosphere‚ the soil‚ the underlying geology‚ the hydrology‚ the plant and animal population and the results of the past and present human activity‚ to the extent that these attributes influence on the present and future use of the land.” Land is an essential natural resource
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Land is a limited resource. The absence of a nation’s land use policy‚ against the increasing demand for land for food production‚ housing‚ tourism and industries has led to the irrational use and allocation of the country’s scarce land resource. Prime agricultural lands‚ which supply the country’s food and provide livelihood for millions of small farmers and their families are being converted at an alarming rate. Agricultural lands legally converted to other uses have increased
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SOCIO-ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF LAND USE CHANGE: THE CASE OF CALAMBA CITY‚ LAGUNA A Research Proposal I. INTRODUCTION A. Significance of the Study Land and its uses are essential to all human communities. Every person is shaped in a range of ways by the landscape in which they live‚ and the products and resources produced on the land. Land and its uses are particularly important for rural
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An assessment of the impact of land use characteristics on residential choice making: Implication to urban transit planning in Port Harcourt‚ Nigeria. SURV (DR) chima OGBA DR inah OKON Geoid & Envt’l Services Ltd Geography/Regional Planning #11 Owuchekwa Str‚ Rumuomasi‚ University of Calabar‚ Port Harcourt‚ Rivers State PMB 1115 Calabar‚ CRS. chimaogba@yahoo.com inah.okon@yahoo.com 2348039675438 2348034126049 Key words: Land use‚ residential choice making‚ urban
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PLANNING REGULATIONS 1.0 INTRODUCTION The essence of spatial planning is to create order to development within human settlements which in turn promotes safety‚ economy and beauty. Certain controls /constraints are necessary if people have to enjoy their freedoms / rights (esp. for the weaker members or land uses). 1.1 Definitions Planning: * Basic human activity * Deciding what to do in advance of doing it * Concerned with providing the right site‚ at the right time‚ and
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TRENDS IN LAND USE PATTERN IN ILE-IFE‚ OSUN STATE‚ NIGERIA. By: Adeyemi S. Ifaturoti (Department of Estate Management‚ Obafemi Awolowo University‚ Ile-Ife‚ Nigeria) Email: addyfax02@gmail.com Mobile Number: +234 803 547 6869 INTRODUCTION Man develops and uses land resources partly because he must in the process of making a living and partly because the products of resource developments can add substantially to the quality of his living. His basic motivation for resource development stems
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development. Planning is very important and is needed in every aspects of life. Nothing works well without proper planning and development. Planning and development over the years have been two terms that can be seen as one in the other. This paper will seek to discuss the two as a separate entity and to see what difference they hold. It will also discuss the impact of using the core periphery relationship and how it affects the management of nation’s resources. What is planning The concept
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Risk Sensitive Land-use Planning Case Studies 1 2 THE COMPREHENSIVE LAND USE PLAN OF DAGUPAN CITY‚ PHILIPPINES ‚ Introduction One of the most commonly used planning tools is the comprehensive plan. Variations of this plan may come under the guise of general plans‚ structural plans‚ and strategic plans. The overall goal of these plans is to guide the future growth and development of the city over a specified period of time and promote the desirable land use pattern that will support the socio-economic
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Urban Development & Planning in the Palestinian Territories Presented By: Director‚ Urban & Regional Planning Unit An-Najah National University‚ Nablus Dr. Ali Abdelhamid Introduction: Urban development and planning practice and experience in Palestine which stemmed back to mid 19th Century had passed through various changes and developments in terms of characteristics‚ policies‚ principles‚ and management. The urban planning system in Palestine seems to be unique in its composition
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Introduction Planning‚ that is process of ‘making a plan’‚ has been an important part of development of our areas. Planning is the application of conscious thought to the solution of problem or issue. Planning is said to be found at the very centre of the complex mess of technology‚ politics‚ culture and economics that create our whole society and its physical presence (Rydin‚ 2011). As RTPI (2011) defines it‚ ‘planning is the management of competitive uses for space and making of places that are
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