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land-use planning

Synonyms: 
land planning
infrastructure

Land use planning is the systematic assessment of land and water potential, alternative patterns of land use and other physical, social and economic conditions.
 

Source: FAO, 2003

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Policy Papers & Briefs
May 2024
Northern Africa
Egypt

This one-pager provides details on the LAND-at-scale project in Egypt. This project is implemented by GIZ Egypt, and financed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs via the Netherlands Enterprise & Development Agency (RVO). 

Reports & Research
January 2024
Ethiopia

This study addresses the significant issue of land fragmentation in Ethiopia, which is characterized by  small, irregular, scattered parcels  with no or adequate road access. With landholders owning multiple small and dispersed parcels, averaging 1.5 hectares, the situation demands urgent policy intervention.

January 2024
United States of America
Norway

Background and context

Land Governance for Climate Resilience
Reports & Research
November 2023
Africa
Mozambique
Uganda
South America
Colombia
Global

This report is a contribution of the knowledge management component of the LAND-at-scale programme (LAS) which is funded by the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and implemented by the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (Rijksdienst voor Ondernemend Nederland - RVO).

Journal Articles & Books
October 2023
Africa
Algeria

This article engages in a comprehensive examination of the intricate dynamics surrounding urban sprawl and land utilization within the peri-urban regions of significant Algerian municipalities, with a specific focus on the city of Oran. 

Reports & Research
June 2023
Laos

ການວາງແຜນນຳໃຊ້ທີ່ດິນມີປະຫວັດຄວາມເປັນມາອັນຍາວນານໃນ ສປປ ລາວ ແລະ ໄດ້ຖືກນຳໃຊ້ຜ່ານຫຼາຍຮູບແບບໃນທົ່ວປະເທດຕັ້ງແຕ່ຊຸມປີ 1990 (Ling, 2017). ການວາງແຜນນໍາໃຊ້ທີ່ດິນສາມາດສ້າງເງື່ອນໄຂເບື້ອງຕົ້ນທີ່ຈໍາເປັນ ເພື່ອບັນລຸການນໍາໃຊ້ທີ່ດິນແບບມີຄວາມຍືນຍົງທາງດ້ານສິ່ງແວດລ້ອມ, ມີຄວາມເປັນທຳຕໍ່ສັງຄົມ ແລະ ມີເສດຖະກິດທີ່ເຂັ້ມແຂງ ແລະ ໜ້າເພິ່ງພໍໃຈ (Pickardt & Wehrmann, 2011).

Peer-reviewed publication
January 2023
Global

Urban forms are human-made systems that display a close connection with fractal objects, following organisation patterns that are not as random as believed. In this context, fractal theory can be seriously considered as a powerful tool for characterizing land-use planning.