Experiences from developing an integrated land-use planning approach for protected areas in the Lao PDR

RESUMO:No Brasil, a gestão de unidades de conservação ainda é pouco discutida no sentido de governança, e ao mesmo tempo direciona olhares para aplicação de metodologias e políticas de ordenamento territorial que venham a mitigar os conflitos e efetivar práticas mais participativas. O objetivo do artigo é compreender as implicações do ordenamento territorial e da gestão de UC em ambientes costeiros, tendo como referência empírica a APA de Piaçabuçu, Litoral Sul de Alagoas. A metodologia utilizou basicamente os seguintes instrumentos: levantamento bibliográfico e documental, visita de campo e entrevista com gestores. Para análise e interpretação dos resultados optou-se pelo decálogo proposto pelo geógrafo espanhol Barragán Muñoz (2014) que permite valorar os ambientes geográficos e sistematizar um modelo de governança eficaz na costa. Em suma, a dinâmica territorial da APA de Piaçabuçu passa por problemas que dificultam o trabalho da gestão e necessita de parcerias que atentem para a governança e inclua as esferas antenadas com a organização do território.Palavras-chave: Ordenamento Territorial; Unidade de Conservação; Litoral. ABSTRACT:In Brazil, the management of conservation units is still little discussed in the sense of governance and, at the same time, it directs approaches to the application of territorial planning methodologies and policies that will mitigate conflicts and effect more participatory practices. The objective of this article is to understand the implications of land use planning in the APA of Piaçabuçu, Litoral Sul de Alagoas. The methodology used basically the following instruments: bibliographical and documentary survey, field visit and interview with managers. For governance analysis in UC, the decalogue proposed by the Spanish geographer Barragán Muñoz (2014) was used to assess geographic environments and systematize an effective governance model on the coast. In short, the territorial dynamics of the APA in Piaçabuçu are affected by problems that hamper the work of management and require partnerships that jeopardize governance and include the spheres with the organization of the territory.Keywords: Territorial Planning; Conservation Unit; Coast.

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Post-closure land uses – defined through a strategic land use planning approach

Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Mine Closure ◽

10.36487/acg_rep/1915_77_pershke ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

Donna Pershke ◽

Peter Elliott

Keyword(s):

Land Use ◽

Land Use Planning ◽

Land Uses ◽

Planning Approach

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Toward a New Protection Paradigm

Last Stand ◽

10.1093/oso/9780195095548.003.0014 ◽

1997 ◽

Author(s):

Carel P. van Schaik ◽

Randall A. Kramer

Keyword(s):

Land Use ◽

Protected Areas ◽

Land Use Planning ◽

Rain Forest ◽

Global Climate ◽

Conservation Strategy ◽

Conservation Strategies ◽

Past Century ◽

Full Diversity ◽

External Forces

During the past century, the standard measure for safeguarding the maintenance of biodiversity has been the establishment of protected areas in which consumptive uses by humans are minimized. Over the years, the design of protected areas has evolved from the creation of small refuges for particular species to the protection of entire ecosystems that are large enough to maintain most if not all their component species and that are mutually interconnected wherever possible. While many other, equally important, measures are now being contemplated and implemented (e.g., comprehensive land-use planning, sustainable development), protected areas remain the cornerstone of all conservation strategies aimed at limiting the inevitable reduction of this planet’s biodiversity (e.g., World Conservation Strategy, Caring for the Earth, Global Biodiversity Strategy). Existing protected rain forest areas suffer from an array of problems that reduce their effectiveness in a broad conservation strategy. They cover a scant 5 percent of tropical rain forest habitats (WCMC, 1992)— arguably not enough to forestall species extinction, especially since the proportions of areas protected vary appreciably from region to region. Protected areas are often not sited appropriately, and they are often too small to maintain the full diversity of their communities. They will in future be affected by external forces (Neumann and Machlis, 1989), such as changes in local climates caused by extensive deforestation, pollution, or fires emanating from outside; introduced exotic species; and global climate change, which in parts of the tropics will likely manifest itself as an increase in the frequency of long droughts. Fortunately, these existing and anticipated threats are being addressed in some countries and regions by measures such as integrated land-use planning, redesigning parks, and establishing corridors, although ecologists are concerned that not enough is being done (see chapter 3). These shortcomings of protected area networks are significant and need to be redressed, but human activities currently pose far more serious threats to protected areas.

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Application of Multi Objective land Allocation technique for land use Planning Approach Case study: Hamadan County

Journal of Applied researches in Geographical Sciences ◽

10.29252/jgs.19.52.211 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 19 (52) ◽

pp. 211-234

Author(s):

Hassan Mahmodzadeh ◽

Sodabeh Panahi ◽

Mahdi Herischian ◽

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Keyword(s):

Land Use ◽

Land Use Planning ◽

Land Allocation ◽

Multi Objective ◽

Planning Approach

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An Appropriate Guideline for Participatory GIS: A Result from the Experience of Joint Management of Protected Area Project in Thailand

Applied Environmental Research ◽

10.35762/aer.2015.37.2.2 ◽

2015 ◽

pp. 17-31 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Phonpat Hemwan

Keyword(s):

Land Use ◽

Protected Areas ◽

Land Use Planning ◽

Information Acquisition ◽

Integrated Approach ◽

Local Area ◽

Management Approach ◽

Participatory Gis ◽

Joint Management ◽

Conservation Projects

This study aims to examine the effectiveness of the Participatory Geographic Information System (PGIS) process as implemented through the Joint Management of Protected Areas (JoMPA) project. This article analyzes the process of local land use planning using PGIS through demarcation of special use zones. This was demonstrated to be a crucial process in the implemen-tation of conservation projects. Implementation of PGIS involves several operational steps, broughttogether in this study using the method of action research. It is based on collaborative partici-pation by stakeholders in the local area, leading all stakeholders to effective co-management of resources. The means of PGIS is also discussed here as a set of key tools, comprising geo-information acquisition and analysis tools. They are used mainly as participatory and interactive tools for communication and decision-making in collaborative planning or public meetings. The results of this implementation indicated that villagers could clearly understand the boundaries of land use areas, and the community regulations to facilitate practical co-management of land use by all local stakeholders. In addition, this study evaluates intensities of participation in 3 dimensions: facilitation, mediation and empowerment. This integrated approach including participatory local land use planning with PGIS is useful to identify problems in protected areas and also to develop strategies and solutions in partnership with local communities and external stake-holders, that together lead to a co-management approach for protected areas.

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Analyzing the Structure of Administrative System of Hormozgan and its Adaptation to the Perspective of 1404 with the Land Use Planning Approach

Propósitos y Representaciones ◽

10.20511/pyr2021.v9nspe1.884 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 9 (SPE1) ◽

Author(s):

Mostafa Zaeri Zadeh ◽

Masoud Pourkiani ◽

Aflatoon Amiri ◽

Saeed Sayadi

Keyword(s):

Land Use ◽

Data Analysis ◽

Land Use Planning ◽

System Structure ◽

Administrative System ◽

Planning Approach ◽

Significant Difference ◽

The Mean

SPSS version 24, MINTAB version 17, AMOS version 24 and excel were used for data analysis. Based on the results, considering that there was a significant difference between the value of the mean calculated for each of the factors of the administrative system structure during 2006-2017 (the current administrative system of Hormozgan) and the values related to the administrative system of perspective 1404, so it can be said that there is a difference between the current administrative system of Hormozgan and the perspective of 1404 with the land use planning approach.

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The Implication of Land Use Land Cover Change on Biodiversity Conservation: An Overview from Protected Areas in Ethiopia

Passive Remote Study of the Aerosol in the Upper Atmosphere of the Earth ◽

10.47363/jeesr/2021(3)144 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 1-15

Author(s):

Israel Petros Menbere ◽

Keyword(s):

Land Use ◽

Land Cover ◽

Protected Areas ◽

Biodiversity Conservation ◽

Land Cover Change ◽

Land Use Planning ◽

National Park ◽

Land Cover Changes ◽

Land Use Land Cover ◽

Planning And Management

Conversion of natural habitat to other forms of land use is the main threat to protected areas and biodiversity globally. The continued trend of land use land cover change in protected areas resulted in loss of a large portion of biodiversity, overexploitation by humans, transformation of natural land to human settlement, etc. In Ethiopia, the causes for land use land cover change in many protected areas are farmland expansion, deforestation, unsustainable grazing and settlement expansion, and are leading to loss of biodiversity and negative impacts of ecosystem services. In addition, Ethiopia’s protected areas entertain escalating threats and land cover changes due to human population growth, competing claims from the surrounding communities, incompatible investment, lack of environmental law enforcement, absence of complete plan and timely update for protected areas, etc. These have affected protected areas in the country namely the Bale Mountains National Park, Chocke Mountains, Babile Elephant sanctuary, Abijata Shalla Lakes National Park, Awash National Park and others. The continued land use land cover changes are aggravating ecosystem, soil and water resources degradation in mountainous protected areas while they are leading to biodiversity destruction and loss of forest cover in lowland protected areas. In order to halt and reduce the impact of land cover change on biodiversity conservation, undertaking complete land use planning and continuous monitoring of protected areas was found to be important. Similarly, integrating protected areas into the surrounding landscapes and a broader framework of national plans, promoting income generation means for communities surrounding protected areas, promoting biodiversity conservation directly linked to poverty alleviation, involving local communities and stakeholders in land use planning and sustainable management of protected areas, enhancing sound management in vulnerable mountain protected areas and restoring abandoned lands located in and around protected areas are crucial in the proper land use planning and management of protected areas. In addition, enhancing awareness creation and promoting natural resource information of protected areas and enhancing scientific study on land use land cover change pattern of protected areas are vital to undertake effective land use planning and management of protected areas in Ethiopia.

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