scholarly journals Family Story on Land-Related Tradition as Base for Land-Use Management and Sustainable Development: The Case of Indigenous Mentawai

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (4.9) ◽  
pp. 82
Author(s):  
Elfiondri . ◽  
Uning Pratimaratri ◽  
OslanAmril . ◽  
Dibya Prayassita SR
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Social Norms ◽  
Indigenous People ◽  
Social Conflict ◽  
Land Use Management ◽  
Sacred Sites ◽  
Family Stories ◽  
Management And Development ◽  
Indigenous Land

Indonesian government is actively developing the indigenous villages of Mentawai. The development has brought social conflict over land and ineffective development due to the ignorance of the indigenous tradition on land. The indigenous people have a fanatically practiced tradition recorded in their family stories from which social norms on land are basically derived. Unfortunately, previous studies on the tradition in which there are rituals and taboos as the base for land-use management and development remains ignored and unexamined. The paper examines indigenous land-related tradition in village of Madobag Mentawai as basic social norms for indigenous land-use management and development. Its objectives are to identify indigenous social norms based on the tradition for possible land-use management and sustainable development. The study applies ethnography method based on theoretical approach of indigenous tradition and taboo on land. The result is that the indigenous people have a number of land-related traditions in which it is found rituals, taboos, sacred sites, and food, medical and ritual plants, plants for traditional home and canoe, and culturally important hunting area. The traditions include indigenous land-ownership, land-use for the indigenous, land-use for outsiders, and land-use for development. The traditions are social norms which should be seriously considered as base for land-use management and sustainable development. They can be as effective base for indigenous land-use management and development policy in using the land, solving social conflict over land, keeping social harmony, making policy on development, conserving environment and forest, and preserving indigenous Mentawai culture.  

Rural radio and the everyday politics of settlement on Indigenous land

2019 ◽  
Vol 42 (6) ◽  
pp. 805-822 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisa Waller ◽  
Emma Mesikämmen ◽  
Brian Burkett
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Indigenous People ◽  
Media Studies ◽  
Common Sense ◽  
Settler Colonialism ◽  
Theoretical Contribution ◽  
Rural Space ◽  
The Everyday ◽  
Media Space ◽  
Indigenous Land

The Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s Country Hour radio programmes are produced regionally and promote specific understandings of rurality. This article presents an analysis that shows Indigenous people and issues are rarely sources or topics in Country Hour, and that stories about Indigenous land use are generally broadcast only if the land is used in a way that is seen as ‘productive’ through settler colonial eyes. It also argues the programme should include Indigenous voices and understandings of the land in imagining this space. It makes a theoretical contribution to media studies by extending on concepts of the ‘rural imaginary’ and ‘settler common sense’ to argue that the programme perpetuates a discourse that legitimates and valorises the use of ‘rural’ space for non-Indigenous people, concepts and activities. Indigenous people are noticeably absent and silent. Country Hour is therefore conceptualised as a media space that continues to transmit settler colonialism and its attendant myths.

Methodology for sustainable development along an eco-fragile zone for land use management and mitigating climate change: Evidence of East Kolkata Wetlands

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sudeshna Kumar ◽  
Haimanti Banerji ◽  
Biplab Kanti Sengupta
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Land Use ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Service Sector ◽  
City Size ◽  
Land Use Management ◽  
Rapid Urbanization ◽  
East Kolkata Wetland ◽  
East Kolkata Wetlands ◽  
The City

<p>Kolkata’s city core is getting depopulated but has experienced an explosive population growth leading to rapid urbanization which is encroaching the ecologically fragile wetlands of the eastern fringe of the main city. This contrasting urban growth along the East Kolkata wetland is accounted mainly for the increase in city size, expansion of tertiary and service sector activities especially the IT boom, and the improved transit facilities along the eastern fringe. This has helped the real estate sector to thrive along the vulnerable eastern fringe of the city, leading to a drastic change in the wetland ecosystem. Secondary studies have also indicated that consumption of wetlands, indicated by fragmented land use has altered the microclimate of Kolkata. The significant land cover change due to human-induced perturbations has led to an insurgence of temperature in the region <strong>(Li, Mitra, Dong, & Yang, 2018)</strong>. The entire transit corridor is subjected to verticalization juxtaposing the cultural essence of Kolkata bringing with it a myriad of Economic, Social, Cultural and subsequent planning challenges. The critical review of the selective literature shows how the best planning practices have integrated transit policies with land use. This has further helped the researcher in formulating strategies and policies specific to the regional context in order to render sustainable development in the study area. The study explores how the transit policies in Kolkata have actually transformed the city physically, socially, culturally and changed its microclimate. The study identifies future trends and assesses the future development potential, intensification with the help of qualitative and quantitative analysis. The study also conducts land suitability analysis for framing proposals and recommendations for ensuring sustainable development along the East Kolkata Wetland.  The outcome of this study is a methodology for sustainability strategic planning for developing the growth node along the eastern fringe of Kolkata which will curb the encroachment of the East Kolkata Wetlands. The study also provides a platform for policy recommendations for land use management and mitigate future climate changes in this eco-fragile zone.</p><p>Keywords: landuse; climate change; transit policies; sustainable planning; wetlands</p><p>Reference</p><p>Li, X., Mitra, C., Dong, L., & Yang, Q. (2018). Understanding land use change impacts on microclimate using Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model. Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, 103, 115–126. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pce.2017.01.017</p>

scholarly journals Culturally modified trees and forest structure at a Kawésqar ancient settlement at Río Batchelor, western Patagonia

Human Ecology ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 48 (5) ◽  
pp. 585-597
Author(s):  
Lars Östlund ◽  
Gabriel Zegers ◽  
Benjamin Cáceres Murrie ◽  
Macarena Fernández ◽  
Robert Carracedo-Recasens ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Indigenous People ◽  
Forest Structure ◽  
Environmental Conditions ◽  
Forest Ecosystems ◽  
Temporal Information ◽  
Culturally Modified Trees ◽  
Settlement Site ◽  
Past Land Use ◽  
Indigenous Land

AbstractIndigenous land use occurring on temporal scales over centuries or millennia shapes forests in specific ways and influences the dynamics of forest ecosystems. It is challenging to study such land use, but analysis of “culturally modified trees” (CMTs) can give precise spatial and temporal information on past land use by indigenous people. The aim of this study was to increase our knowledge of indigenous use of land and resources in Nothofagus forests by identifying CMTs and analyzing the forest structure dynamics in an ancient Kawésqar settlement site in western Patagonia. Our results show that there are CMTs at Río Batchelor and that the forest structure varies significantly within the site, indicating that Kawésqar people altered the forest by extracting various resources. We conclude that CMT studies have great potential in Nothofagus forests in southernmost America, but also face specific challenges due to environmental conditions and lack of corroborating historical information.

scholarly journals Land Use Analysis in Latvia in The Context of Sustainable Development

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 14-25
Author(s):  
Linda Kauškale ◽  
Ineta Geipele
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Data Analysis ◽  
Land Use Management ◽  
Research Focus ◽  
Access Methods ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Key Aspects ◽  
Comparison Data

Abstract The research focus is the examination of key aspects of the land use for the detection of urgent problems in the context of sustainable development. The comparison, data analysis and logical access methods have been used in the study, and the recommendations on the improvement of the situation in the longer term have been developed. Land use management, legal side of regulation and the efficiency of land use are essential guidelines for the sustainable development of the territory in the country.

scholarly journals Settlement Compactness as a Quality Characteristic of Land Use

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 34-44
Author(s):  
Vladyslav Smilka
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Indicator System ◽  
Quality Characteristic ◽  
Land Use Management ◽  
Managerial Decision ◽  
Administrative Services ◽  
Management And Development ◽  
Geospatial Modelling ◽  
Leisure Facilities

AbstractThe aim of the research is to propose the method for forming an indicator of compactness of a populated population and to test it. The comparative analysis, structuring, geospatial modelling methods have been used in the research. Land use management and development regulation, which is carried out by urban planning documentation, is the spatial frame for sustainable territory development. Forming of quantitative and qualitative indicator system that characterises the level of urban development of a settlement is an overriding issue for state estimation of settlement development. Management decisions on land use management should be made taking into account the evaluation results. The compact form is an essential basis for the efficient and stable use of the settlement territorial resources. There is no single evaluation technique of settlement compactness; there are a variety of approaches and methods for the assessment of settlement form. The compactness level in this study is estimated by a system of indicators that attests to the multiplicity of land uses and the degree of accessibility to basic services and leisure facilities. The determining technique of component compactness has been tested in evaluating the planning structure of Kyiv. All planning quarters are rated according to a five-level rating scale. For each classification group, general recommendations have been developed to improve the land use system aimed at improving the compactness of the settlement. The results of compactness assessment can be used through geoinformation monitoring tools in the provision of administrative services as justification for managerial decision-making.

Can SPLUMA Play a Role in Transforming Spatial Injustice to Spatial Justice in Housing in South Africa?

2017 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 26-41 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeannie Van Wyk
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Land Use ◽  
Land Reform ◽  
Spatial Planning ◽  
National Development ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Spatial Development ◽  
Land Use Management ◽  
Spatial Justice ◽  
Spatial Environment

Our spatial environment is one of the most important determinants of our well-being and life chances. It relates to schools, opportunities, businesses, recreation and access to public services. Spatial injustice results where discrimination determines that spatial environment. Since Apartheid in South Africa epitomised the notion of spatial injustice, tools and instruments are required to transform spatial injustice into spatial justice. One of these is the employment of principles of spatial justice. While the National Development Plan (NDP) recognised that all spatial development should conform to certain normative principles and should explicitly indicate how the requirements of these should be met, the Spatial Planning and Land Use Management Act 16 of 2013 (SPLUMA) contains a more concrete principle of spatial justice. It echoes aspects of both the South African land reform programme and global principles of spatial justice. Essentially section 7(a) of SPLUMA entails three components: (1) redressing past spatial imbalances and exclusions; (2) including people and areas previously excluded and (3) upgrading informal areas and settlements. SPLUMA directs municipalities to apply the principle in its spatial development frameworks, land use schemes and, most importantly, in decision-making on development applications. The aim of this article is to determine whether the application of this principle in practice can move beyond the confines of spatial planning and land use management to address the housing issue in South Africa. Central to housing is section 26 of the Constitution, that has received the extensive attention of the Constitutional Court. The court has not hesitated to criticize the continuing existence of spatial injustice, thus contributing to the transformation of spatial injustice to spatial justice. Since planning, housing and land reform are all intertwined not only the role of SPLUMA, but also the NDP and the myriad other policies, programmes and legislation that are attempting to address the situation are examined and tested against the components of the principle of spatial justice in SPLUMA.

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