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LAND-USE PLANNING [1 record]

Record 1 2023-06-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Areal Planning (Urban Studies)
DEF

The systematic assessment of land and water potential, alternative patterns of land use and other physical, social and economic conditions, for the purpose of selecting and adopting land-use options which are most beneficial to land users without degrading the resources or the environment, together with the selection of measures most likely to encourage such land uses.

OBS

Land-use planning may be at international, national, district (project, catchment), or local (village) levels. It includes participation by land users, planners and decision-makers and covers educational, legal, fiscal and financial measures.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aménagement du territoire
DEF

Art d'aménager des aires déterminées en vue de favoriser une distribution géographique des populations et des activités qui soient en harmonie avec les ressources de tous ordres.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Planificación de zonas (Urbanismo)
DEF

Preparación técnica y científica del uso óptimo del territorio según su vocación.

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