scholarly journals IMPLEMENTING LANGKAWI GEOPARK THROUGH LAND USE PLANNING

2011 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Noor Yazan Zainol ◽  
Ibrahim Yacob ◽  
Mahani Muhammad ◽  
Hapiz Abd Manap ◽  
Ikhwan Mohd Said
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Land Use Planning ◽  
Living Environment ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Development Control ◽  
Use Of Resources ◽  
Cultural Sites ◽  
Development Plans ◽  
Short And Long Term

Development Plans under the Malaysian Town and Country Planning Act 1976 serve as the principal planning instruments in guiding and regulating protection, conservation, use and development of land towards quality living environment. They also act as guides to investment and use of resources and provide frameworks for short and long term investments by public and private agencies, and for the co-ordination of their decisions. Planning and development control at the lowest level then regulates development so that it complies with land use plans. Through land use planning, sustainable development, protection and conservation of natural and cultural heritage resources can be regulated. For Langkawi Geopark, tourism is the most important sector in its economic development. To further enhance and capitalise from this sector, eco-tourism with iconic geo-bio-cultural sites can be promoted through implementing the Geopark concept. This article describes how the geopark concept in Langkawi is implemented through land use planning.

scholarly journals IMPLEMENTING LANGKAWI GEOPARK THROUGH LAND USE PLANNING

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Noor Yazan Zainol ◽  
Ibrahim Yacob ◽  
Mahani Muhammad ◽  
Hapiz Abd Manap ◽  
Ikhwan Mohd Said
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Land Use Planning ◽  
Living Environment ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Development Control ◽  
Use Of Resources ◽  
Cultural Sites ◽  
Development Plans ◽  
Short And Long Term

Development Plans under the Malaysian Town and Country Planning Act 1976 serve as the principal planning instruments in guiding and regulating protection, conservation, use and development of land towards quality living environment. They also act as guides to investment and use of resources and provide frameworks for short and long term investments by public and private agencies, and for the co-ordination of their decisions. Planning and development control at the lowest level then regulates development so that it complies with land use plans. Through land use planning, sustainable development, protection and conservation of natural and cultural heritage resources can be regulated. For Langkawi Geopark, tourism is the most important sector in its economic development. To further enhance and capitalise from this sector, eco-tourism with iconic geo-bio-cultural sites can be promoted through implementing the Geopark concept. This article describes how the geopark concept in Langkawi is implemented through land use planning.

‘Environment’ and Planning: A Tale of the Mundane and the Sublime

1994 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 437-452 ◽  
Author(s):  
George Myerson ◽  
Yvonne Rydin
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Environmental Policy ◽  
Land Use Planning ◽  
Planning System ◽  
Development Control ◽  
The Sublime ◽  
Growing Body ◽  
Development Plans ◽  
Control Decision ◽  
Planning Discourse

This paper contributes to the growing body of work on planning discourse. In the context of the current ‘greening’ of British land-use planning, it poses the question: “How is the term ‘environment’ articulated within planning discourse?” With the use of material from development plans and development-control decision letters, an analysis is made of the term ‘environment’ which distinguishes ‘mundane’ and ‘sublime’ interpretations. The function of the texts analysed is then related to the dominant meaning given to the term, This raises further questions concerning the current preoccupation with using the land-use planning system to implement environmental policy and identifies the problems of moving between strategic planning and detailed development-control levels, a problem reflected in and compounded by the distinct operation of planning discourse at the two levels.

scholarly journals The connection between long-term and short-term risk management strategies: examples from land-use planning and emergency management in four European case studies

2014 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 3137-3182
Author(s):  
K. Prenger-Berninghoff ◽  
V. J. Cortes ◽  
T. Sprague ◽  
Z. C. Aye ◽  
S. Greiving ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Risk Management ◽  
Emergency Management ◽  
Land Use Planning ◽  
Cultural Context ◽  
Weak Link ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Use Of Resources ◽  
Risk Management Strategies

Abstract. The need for continuous adaptation to complex and unforeseen events requires enhancing the links between planning and preparedness phases to reduce future risks in the most efficient way. In this context, the legal-administrative and cultural context has to be taken into account. This is why four case study areas of the CHANGES1 project (Nehoiu Valley in Romania, Ubaye Valley in France, Val Canale in Italy, and Wieprzówka catchment in Poland) serve as examples to highlight currently implemented risk management strategies for land-use planning and emergency preparedness. The strategies described in this paper were identified by means of exploratory and informal interviews in each study site. Results reveal that a dearth or, in very few cases, a weak link exists between spatial planners and emergency managers. Management strategies could benefit from formally intensifying coordination and cooperation between emergency services and spatial planning authorities. Moreover, limited financial funds urge for a more efficient use of resources and better coordination towards long-term activities. The research indicates potential benefits to establishing or, in some cases, strengthening this link and provides suggestions for further development in the form of information and decision support systems as a key connection point. Aside from the existent information systems for emergency management, it was found that a common platform, which integrates involvement of these and other relevant actors could enhance this connection and address expressed stakeholder needs. 1 Marie Curie ITN CHANGES – Changing Hydro-meteorological Risks as Analyzed by a New Generation of European Scientists.

scholarly journals The connection between long-term and short-term risk management strategies for flood and landslide hazards: examples from land-use planning and emergency management in four European case studies

2014 ◽  
Vol 14 (12) ◽  
pp. 3261-3278 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Prenger-Berninghoff ◽  
V. J. Cortes ◽  
T. Sprague ◽  
Z. C. Aye ◽  
S. Greiving ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Risk Management ◽  
Land Use Planning ◽  
Spatial Planning ◽  
Weak Link ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Use Of Resources ◽  
Landslide Hazards ◽  
Risk Management Strategies

Abstract. Adaptation to complex and unforeseen events requires enhancing the links between planning and preparedness phases to reduce future risks in the most efficient way. In this context, the legal–administrative and cultural context has to be taken into account. This is why four case study areas of the CHANGES1 project (Nehoiu Valley in Romania, Ubaye Valley in France, Val Canale in Italy, and Wieprzówka catchment in Poland) serve as examples to highlight currently implemented risk management strategies for land-use planning and emergency preparedness. The focus is particularly on flood and landslide hazards. The strategies described in this paper were identified by means of exploratory and informal interviews in each study site. Results reveal that a dearth or, in very few cases, a weak link exists between spatial planners and emergency managers. Management strategies could benefit from formally intensifying coordination and cooperation between emergency services and spatial planning authorities. Moreover, limited financial funds urge for a more efficient use of resources and better coordination towards long-term activities. The research indicates potential benefits to establishing or, in some cases, strengthening this link through contextual changes, e.g., in organizational or administrative structures, that facilitate proper interaction between risk management and spatial planning. It also provides suggestions for further development in the form of information and decision support systems as a key connection point. 1 Marie Curie ITN CHANGES – Changing Hydro-meteorological Risks as Analyzed by a New Generation of European Scientists

scholarly journals RAPELD: a modification of the Gentry method for biodiversity surveys in long-term ecological research sites

2005 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 19-24 ◽  
Author(s):  
William E. Magnusson ◽  
Albertina P. Lima ◽  
Regina Luizão ◽  
Flávio Luizão ◽  
Flávia R. C. Costa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Land Use Planning ◽  
Amazon Basin ◽  
Local People ◽  
Ecological Research ◽  
Original Design ◽  
Biological Surveys ◽  
Incomplete Coverage ◽  
Long Term Ecological Research

Our objectives were to develop a method that would be appropriate for long-term ecological studies, but that would permit rapid surveys to evaluate biotic complementarity and land-use planning in Amazonia. The Amazon basin covers about 7 million km². Therefore, even a sparse coverage, with one sample site per 10.000 km², would require about 700 sampling sites. Financial considerations limit the number of sites and investment at each site, but incomplete coverage makes evaluation of biotic complementarity difficult or impossible (Reddy & Dávalos 2003). Our next challenge is to install similar systems throughout Amazonia. The cost, based on modification of Al Gentry's original design is moderate (less than US$ 50.000 per site if it is not necessary to immediately identify all vascular plants in plots) and we can obtain RAP results for most taxa in the short term at much lower cost. However, biological surveys will only be relevant if the local people participate and the surveys serve as much to teach the local communities about the value of their natural resources as they serve to teach the international community about biodiversity. Therefore, we want to see each site run as a long-term ecological research project by local people and institutions. Biological surveys are an important tool in land-use planning, but only the local people can implement those plans.

scholarly journals Integrating Land-Use and Renewable Energy Planning Decisions: A Technical Mapping Guide for Local Government

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 324
Author(s):  
Jiaao Guo ◽  
Victoria Fast ◽  
Philip Teri ◽  
Kirby Calvert
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Land Use Planning ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Emission Reduction ◽  
Land Use Changes ◽  
Planning Decisions ◽  
Environmentally Sensitive ◽  
Utility Scale

Land-based, utility-scale renewable energy (RE) systems using wind or solar resources to generate electricity is becoming a decisive solution to meet long-term carbon emission reduction goals. Local governments are responding in kind, by adopting their own goals and/or establishing policies to facilitate successful implementations of RE in their jurisdiction. One factor to successful RE development is to locate the most suitable lands, while continuing to sustain land-based economies and ecosystem services. Local governments often have limited resources; and this is especially true for small, land-constrained local governments. In this paper, we illustrate how a standardized RE technical mapping framework can be used by local governments to advance the implementation of RE in land-constrained areas, through a case study in the Town of Canmore, Alberta. Canmore has a limited municipal area surrounded by the Canadian Rockies, along with complex land-use bylaw and environmentally sensitive habitats. This mapping framework accounts for these conditions as it considers theoretical resources, technically recoverable lands, legally accessible lands, and the spatial capital cost of connecting new RE facilities. Different land-use planning scenarios are considered including changing setback buffers and expanding restrictions on development to all environmentally sensitive districts. The total RE potentials are then estimated based on the least-conflict lands. Technically speaking, even under restrictive land suitability scenarios, Canmore holds enough land to achieve ambitious RE targets, but opportunities and challenges to implementation remain. To eventually succeed in its long-term emission reduction goal, the most decisive step for Canmore is to balance the growth of energy demands, land-use changes, and practicable RE development. Mapping systems that can study the influence of land-use planning decisions on RE potential are critical to achieving this balance.

scholarly journals Uma exploração bibliométrica das práticas de gestão de projetos e a vantagem competitiva sustentável

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 52-64
Author(s):  
Bruna Sbardelotto ◽  
Eliana Andréa Severo ◽  
Julio Cesar Ferro de Guimarães ◽  
Rossana Parizotto Ribeiro Capitanio
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Sustainable Competitive Advantage ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Exploratory Approach ◽  
Short And Long Term ◽  
Scopus Database ◽  
Bibliometric Research

Organizations from diverse segments, public and private, seek to act in the modality of the project management, using techniques and tools with clear and pre-defined objectives. However, the company must obtain a sustainable competitive advantage over its competitors, acquiring unique characteristics to keep its market open by overcoming other companies. This study is a bibliometric research that analyzes the practices of project management and sustainable competitive advantage through a qualitative and exploratory approach in the Scopus database. In this context, we analyzed the 10 articles most cited and the 5 most current articles of each theme researched. The results highlight that project management positively influences the success of organizations, resulting in a sustainable competitive advantage, both short and long term.

scholarly journals Institutional “Paris Agreement Compatible” Mitigation Scenarios Evaluated Against the Paris Agreement 1.5°C Goal

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert Brecha ◽  
Gaurav Ganti ◽  
Robin Lamboll ◽  
Zebedee Nicholls ◽  
Willion Hare ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Greenhouse Gas ◽  
Paris Agreement ◽  
Emissions Reduction ◽  
Sources Of Information ◽  
Private Companies ◽  
International Agencies ◽  
Development Plans ◽  
Nationally Determined Contributions ◽  
Short And Long Term

Abstract Since its adoption in 2015, governments, international agencies and private entities have increasingly recognized the implications of the Paris Agreement’s 1.5°C long-term temperature goal (LTTG) for greenhouse gas emissions reduction planning in both the near- and long-term. Governments have submitted or are preparing updates of their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and are encouraged to submit long term low greenhouse gas development plans (Article 4 of the Agreement1), aimed at aligning short- and long-term strategies. The foundations on which country targets are based are guided, directly or indirectly, by a variety of sources of information judged to be authoritative, including scientific research institutes2, international agencies, or private companies. Importantly, such authoritative sources also affect planning and decision making by investors3 who aim to anticipate climate policies, and their decisions in turn can drive or hold back setting ambitious emissions-reduction targets.

scholarly journals An Assessment of Land Use Planning Activities through Development Plans in Urban Housing

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (SI4) ◽  
pp. 209-214
Author(s):  
Hamizah Yakob ◽  
Yusfida Ayu Abdullah @ Mohd Zain
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Land Use Planning ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Publishing House ◽  
Housing Development ◽  
Planning And Control ◽  
Development Plans ◽  
Housing Planning ◽  
And Control ◽  
The Impact

Land use planning is a contributing factor in achieving better housing development in urban areas. However, the ineffectiveness during the preparation of development plans and its implementation through development control has given the impact on housing development. This paper presents a study on the effectiveness of housing planning and control activities. The best approaches to assisting its effectiveness among decision-makers and implementers in housing development were revealed. Thus, the study employs a qualitative method through in-depth interviews conducted among town planners. The study discovered the most important aspects are the availability of data in improving housing planning and control. Keywords: Land Use Planning; Housing Planning; Planning Control; Development Plan eISSN: 2398-4287© 2021. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians/Africans/Arabians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia. DOI: https://doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v6iSI4.3028

scholarly journals VULNERABILITY ANALYSIS OF UNDERGROUND AQUIFERS TO CONTAMINATION USING THE DRASTIC METHOD AND RISK DETERMINATION

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (84) ◽  
pp. 227-245
Author(s):  
Berenice de Paula Amaral ◽  
Renato Farias Do Valle junior ◽  
Emerson Ribeiro Machado ◽  
Hygor Evangelista Siqueira
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Environmental Management ◽  
Land Use ◽  
Action Planning ◽  
Industrial Activities ◽  
The World ◽  
Drastic Method ◽  
Short And Long Term ◽  
Sandstone Formation

Groundwater represents an important component in the supply of freshwater in several regions around the world. The contamination of these waters is a worrisome problem in the management of water resources. Since underground aquifers are vulnerable to contamination by human and industrial activities, including land use, the diagnosis associated with land use is critical for environmental management. The present study was carried out in the Uberaba sandstone formation, in which the vulnerability of the subterranean aquifers was determined using the DRASTIC method, by evaluating the interaction between the use and occupation of the land using a geographic information system. Thus, the risk of contamination of the underground aquifer was determined by evaluating the land use with the water quality and fertility. The tool applied in the present study proved effective for the diagnosis, management and action planning in the short and long term, with the intention of preserving these natural resources.

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