Mineral resources extraction, environmental protection and land-use planning in the industrial and developing countries

1989 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 188-189
Author(s):  
Ronald R.H. Cohen
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Environmental Protection ◽  
Land Use Planning ◽  
Mineral Resources

Combining land-use planning and tenure security: a tenure responsive land-use planning approach for developing countries

2016 ◽  
Vol 60 (9) ◽  
pp. 1622-1639 ◽  
Author(s):  
Uchendu Eugene Chigbu ◽  
Anna Schopf ◽  
Walter T. de Vries ◽  
Fahria Masum ◽  
Samuel Mabikke ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Land Use Planning ◽  
Tenure Security ◽  
Planning Approach

scholarly journals Development of a Land Use Planning Support Tool in the Developing Countries

2006 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 157-168 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hiroki NAGASAKI ◽  
Kojiro WATANABE ◽  
Akira OHGAI ◽  
Prasanna DIVIGALPITIYA ◽  
Akio KONDO
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Land Use Planning ◽  
Support Tool ◽  
Planning Support

scholarly journals Magnetic and gamma-ray spectrometric airborne geophysical data for investigating potential mineral resources and generating geoscientific knowledge in Colombia

2021 ◽  
Vol 48 (Spl.1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ismael Enrique Moyano Nieto ◽  
Renato Cordani ◽  
Marcela Lara ◽  
Óscar Rojas ◽  
Manuel Puentes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Land Use Planning ◽  
Gamma Ray ◽  
Geophysical Methods ◽  
Mineral Resources ◽  
Gamma Ray Spectrometry ◽  
Data Sets ◽  
Access To Information ◽  
Airborne Geophysical Data ◽  
Geological Research

The Servicio Geológico Colombiano has made available several airborne magnetometry and gamma-ray spectrometry datasets. The information was acquired in 15 blocks that cover approximately 520,000 square  kilometers of Colombian territory, representing more than 850,000 linear kilometers of information. The data  were collected along flight lines separated by 500 meters or 1000 meters, depending on the area, with sampling rates of 10 Hz (8 meters) and 1 Hz (80 meters) for the magnetometry and gamma-ray spectrometry  data, respectively. The information is stored in 30 databases separated for each block and for each of the geophysical methods used. The Servicio Geológico Colombiano has provided a web portal that provides  detailed specifications for each database and allows interested parties to see the terms and conditions to  access the datasets and to check possible restrictions on access to information. To date, there is no  geophysical database in Colombia with the coverage and resolution of these data sets, which will be very  useful for geological research and research on potential mineral resources and to support geohazard monitoring, land-use planning and providing a baseline dataset for environmental monitoring. 

Globale Walderhaltung und -bewirtschaftung und ihre Finanzierung: eine Bestandesaufnahme | Global forest conservation and management and its financing: an appraisal

2011 ◽  
Vol 162 (4) ◽  
pp. 107-116
Author(s):  
Jürgen Blaser ◽  
Christian Küchli
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Forest Management ◽  
Land Use Planning ◽  
Forest Conservation ◽  
Forest Cover ◽  
Agricultural Land ◽  
Sustainable Forest Management ◽  
Forest Products ◽  
Forest Protection

Around one third of the earth's surface is under forest cover which is distributed more or less equally between industrialised and developing countries. Whereas forest areas in the temperate and boreal climate zones are more or less stable or on the increase, the scale of deforestation and forest degradation in the tropics remains dramatic. This situation is likely to continue in the decades to come because the world's ever-growing population needs new agricultural land and the pressure on resources (forest products, land, water, minerals) continues to increase as a result of globalisation and global change. Moreover, sustainable forest management has not yet become standard practice in many southern countries because forest management can rarely compete with other forms of land use in terms of economic returns. The protection and sustainable management of forest resources is basically the responsibility of each individual country and cannot be regulated and financed globally. However, enormous financial resources, i.e. on a scale of tens of billions of Swiss francs per year, are required for the introduction of comprehensive land-use planning in developing countries incorporating suitable protection of natural forests and sustainable forest management. New approaches for the valorisation of services provided by forests such as carbon sinks (e.g. REDD+) offer significant potential for improving forest protection and sustainable forest management. It augurs well that the economic internalisation of the forest and its services is in full swing at global level and that, based on the REDD+ resolutions passed at the last climate conference in Cancún, many countries have opted for the path of forest conservation and sustainable forest management.

Pedestrian System of Singapore and its Enlightenment

2012 ◽  
Vol 236-237 ◽  
pp. 666-670
Author(s):  
Li Chao Zhang ◽  
Chao Yang Li
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Land Use Planning ◽  
Construction Management ◽  
No Emission ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Green Transportation ◽  
Pedestrian Transportation ◽  
Pedestrian System ◽  
Design Construction

Walking, as the most fundamental trip mode of humanity, is also a trip mode with no energy consumption, no emission and good for health. With the deterioration of the environment of pedestrian transportation in China, the citizens are looking forward to building a safe, harmonious, high-quality pedestrian environment. By analyzing the successful experience in planning, design, construction, management and other aspects of pedestrian system in Singapore, the paper has summarized the beneficial enlightenment on propaganda, education, land use, planning, design, laws and regulations, which will provide reference to green transportation and living trips of citizens for the cities in developing countries.

scholarly journals New data on the resources of sand and grave aggregates for road investment and construction in Poland

2016 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 103-118
Author(s):  
Olimpia Kozłowska ◽  
Marta Sołomacha ◽  
Iwona Walentek
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Land Use Planning ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Mineral Resources ◽  
Raw Material ◽  
Infrastructure Development ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Natural Sand ◽  
Business Entities ◽  
Economic Criteria

Abstract Upon accession to the European Union, economic growth became accelerated in Poland, resulting in a boost in infrastructure development. This led to a marked growth in demand for natural sand-gravel aggregates and other raw materials used in road construction. To meet the demand for suitable raw materials, the Ministry of Environment commissioned the Polish Geological Institute–National Research Institute to start a re-evaluation of earlier raw material prognoses assessments in order to delineate prognostic areas for development of new resources. The re-evaluation has been conducted by the PGI-NRI within the frame of the compilation of the Geoenvironmental Map of Poland at the scale of 1:50 000, making it possible to identify potential conflicts with land-use plans as well as already established NATURA 2000 and other natural heritage conservation designations and more or less continuous built up areas which preclude or at least impede exploitation of mineral raw materials. The analyses also covered economic factors related to costs of transport and the current economic criteria of mineral resources and reserves. At the first stage of the project (between 2008 and 2012) the re-evaluation was conducted in 432 prognostic areas with a total area of over 33 thousands of hectares. According to the current economic criteria of sand-gravel aggregate deposits there were estimated resources of over 5 mld tons, of which around 3 mld tons of aggregates were suitable for road investments and over 2 mld tons of aggregates were suitable for construction. The work has made it possible to re-evaluate the occurrences of natural aggregates in the vicinities of urban centers and along corridors delineated for selected planned motorways and expressways as well as those under construction. The study was compiled especially for business entities involved in construction projects or the exploitation of mineral resources and state administrative units as a tool to support land-use planning and management at the level of individual communes, counties (poviats) and voivodeships. Re-evaluated prognostic areas data are gathered in spatial database and are available through WMS service on the Geoenvironmental Map of Poland portal (emgsp.pgi.gov.pl).

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