scholarly journals Tectonics-Related Geosites: Towards Accurate Nomenclature

Geosciences ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (6) ◽  
pp. 275 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dmitry A. Ruban ◽  
Anna V. Mikhailenko ◽  
Vladimir A. Ermolaev
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Land Use Planning ◽  
Geological Heritage ◽  
Heritage Sites ◽  
Heritage Studies

Accurate nomenclature of geological heritage sites (geosites) is necessary to facilitate their description and territorial geodiversity evaluation (both important for sustainable development and efficient land-use planning). As suggested by previous geological heritage studies, tectonics-related geosites are termed differently and, chiefly, provisionally (e.g., as tectonic geosites or structural geosites). Moreover, the nomenclature should take into account modern advances in the understanding of some basic tectonic phenomena. We propose abandoning the separation of structural, neotectonic, and seismic types of geosites and replacing with a single tectonic type. This can be further subdivided into subtypes, although one should consider the complexities in the links between tectonic and other geological phenomena (e.g., unique seismic features are essentially tectonic, but these can be expressed via geomorphological or sedimentary features—a geosite retains tectonic and geomorphological/sedimentary types in this case). The development of accurate nomenclature of tectonics-related geosites requires debates by experts in geological heritage.

scholarly journals THE IMPORTANCE OF GEOLOGICAL HERITAGE RESOURCES IN LAND USE PLANNING: EXPERIENCE FROM LANGKAWI GEOPARK

2011 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Che Aziz Ali ◽  
Tanot Unjah
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Land Use Planning ◽  
Conservation Policy ◽  
Geological Heritage ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Conservation Strategy ◽  
Tourist Destination ◽  
Scenic Beauty ◽  
Paleozoic Rock ◽  
Geological Diversity

Being an oldest landmass with the most complete Paleozoic rock sequence Langkawi archipelago hosts the richest geological diversity and heritage resources in the country. As a popular tourist destination, the scenic beauty has attracted tourists to Langkawi without them realising that the beauty has been created by the islands’ rich geological heritage diversity. To date more than 90 geoheritage sites of highly significant scientific, aesthetic, social or recreational value have been identified. Some of these geoheritage sites have become popular tourist sites. To ensure the sustainability of the tourism industry Langkawi needs to have a comprehensive and practical conservation strategy and mechanism. Without a good conservation policy the geoheritage sites are constantly under threat and under stress due to the need of space for development. To ensure the sustainability of these natural resources it is timely to include geoheritage sites in future land use planning.

scholarly journals Land Use Planning of Way Betung Watershed for Sustainable Water Resources Development of Bandar Lampung City

2013 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 77-84
Author(s):  
Slamet Budi Yuwono ◽  
Naik Sinukaban ◽  
Kukuh Murtilaksono ◽  
Bunasor Sanim
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Water Resources ◽  
Land Use Change ◽  
Land Use Planning ◽  
Alley Cropping ◽  
Daily Maximum ◽  
Clean Water ◽  
Watershed Land Use ◽  
Run Off

Way Betung watershed is one of the important water resources in Lampung Province and it provides a clean water for Bandar Lampung City through a regional water supply company (PDAM). By the increase of population and economical activities of Bandar Lampung City, the need of clean water also increase, however by the time, the conditions of Way Betung watershed as water resources are declining. Therefore, to improve or to restore WayBetung watershed, a high cost is needed. The research was aimed: (a) to study the effects of Way Betung watershed land use change on the water resources of Bandar Lampung City, (b) to arrange the sustainable development of Way Betung watershed in order to maintain the availability of water resources. The sustainable developments of water resources of Way Betung watershed were arranged in five alternatives/scenarios and each alternative was related toits erosion (USLE method) and its run off volume (SCS method). The results showed that land use changes of Way Betung watershed (1991-2006) were likely to increase daily maximum discharge (Q max), to decrease daily minimum discharge (Q min), to increase fluctuation of river discharge, and to increase yearly run off coeffcient. The best sustainable development of water resources of Way Betung watershed, Lampung Province, was alternative/scenario-4 (forest as 30% of watershed areas + alley cropping in the mix garden). This alternative will decrease erosion to the level lower than tolerable soil loss and also decrease fluctuation of monthly run off.Keywords: Land use change, run off coefficient, water resources, watershed

scholarly journals Land use planning for sustainable development of peri-urban zones

Spatium ◽  
2012 ◽  
pp. 15-22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jelena Zivanovic-Miljkovic ◽  
Tijana Crncevic ◽  
Igor Maric
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Land Use Planning ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Urban Population ◽  
Population Change ◽  
Leisure Activities ◽  
Multifunctional Agriculture ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Agricultural Resources

Taking into consideration that growth of urban population has impacts on land use and that managing urban population change is one of the most important contemporary challenges, this paper deals with the sustainable development of peri-urban zones which represent important an environment where employment opportunities are developed and resources exploited (particularly agricultural resources) and environment where important recreational and leisure activities could be pursued. Within the review of current concepts and planning practices, the concepts of multifunctional agriculture and multifunctional landscapes in peri-urban zones are pointed out, as well as EU Developing Periurban Projects. The paper particularly focuses on the current situation in Serbia, where there is no specific legal basis for the planning of peri-urban areas, although there are positive examples of strategies, regulations and planning documents which treat agriculture and greenery in peri-urban zones in a sustainable manner.

scholarly journals SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND DISASTER RISK REDUCTION MAINSTREAMING: NEXUS BETWEEN POLICY PROCLAMATION AND IMPLEMENTATION

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Akanksha Pandey
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Risk Reduction ◽  
Land Use Planning ◽  
Disaster Risk Reduction ◽  
Development Planning ◽  
Disaster Risk ◽  
Secondary Sources ◽  
Risk Sensitive ◽  
Development Data

Land-use planning, disasters and development are clearly related. Risk-sensitive development practices and responsible land use planning can contribute to resilience building. At the same time, poorly planned development can intensify social, economic, physical and environmental vulnerabilities of the population and can trigger devastating extreme events. Therefore, the process of disaster risk reduction has to be weaved into the developmental framework and India has given its commitment at national and international forums to ensure the same. However, since there is no specific policy on integrating DRR into development planning in India, this paper discusses the extent to which such integration is seen through one of the major projects- the Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA) in the planning and approval process, especially in the contexts of environmental vulnerabilities. The study suggests that there are serious gaps between the policy proclamations that seek to ensure sustainable development through DRR integration into development projects and its implementation. Thus, much more work is needed to enforce the idea of mainstreaming DRR in to foster risk aware or risk sensitive development. Data for this qualitative study was obtained from both primary as well as secondary sources.

scholarly journals Evaluation of the Reception Capacity of a Certain Area Regarding Tourist Housing, Addressing Sustainable-Tourism Criteria

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (22) ◽  
pp. 6422
Author(s):  
Jose Antonio Fernández Gallardo ◽  
Jose María Caridad y Ocerín ◽  
María Genoveva Millán Vázquez de la Torre
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Land Use Planning ◽  
Geographical Information Systems ◽  
Sustainable Land Use ◽  
Geographical Information ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
World Heritage Sites ◽  
Heritage Sites ◽  
Specific Analysis

The emergence of new 2.0 net collaborative economies has brought an increase in the number of tourists, changing the paradigm of the tourist-housing sector in the main cities around the world. This has directly impacted inhabitants and land-use planning, and there is no general agreement yet between different public and private agents on how to deal with the problem. In this document, a model supported by scientific approaches is presented to assist in planning for sustainable land use through assessing its reception capacity to host tourist housing. The area of study is a medium-sized city in Spain with four UNESCO World Heritage Sites. The methodology is based on the application of the multicriteria decision paradigm in the geographical information systems’ field to deal with complex problems with several alternatives and various criteria to be evaluated. As a result, we obtained a classification of every part of the study area, depending on the reception capacity of the considered uses. The main conclusion is that tourist housing must be regulated, although its effects cannot be generalized, since specific analysis for every neighborhood in a territory is needed.

scholarly journals Simulation of Land Use Change and Ecosystem Service Value Dynamics under Ecological Constraints in Anhui Province, China

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (12) ◽  
pp. 4228 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sai Hu ◽  
Longqian Chen ◽  
Long Li ◽  
Ting Zhang ◽  
Lina Yuan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Land Use Change ◽  
Land Use Planning ◽  
Ecosystem Service ◽  
Anhui Province ◽  
Cultivated Land ◽  
Grey Prediction ◽  
Ecosystem Service Value ◽  
Service Value

Land use change has a significant impact on the structure and function of ecosystems, and the transformation of ecosystems affects the mode and efficiency of land use, which reflects a mutual interaction relationship. The prediction and simulation of future land use change can enhance the foresight of land use planning, which is of great significance to regional sustainable development. In this study, future land use changes are characterized under an ecological optimization scenario based on the grey prediction (1,1) model (GM) and a future land use simulation (FLUS) model. In addition, the ecosystem service value (ESV) of Anhui Province from 1995 to 2030 were estimated based on the revised estimation model. The results indicate the following details: (1) the FLUS model was used to simulate the land use layout of Anhui Province in 2018, where the overall accuracy of the simulation results is high, indicating that the FLUS model is applicable for simulating future land use change; (2) the spatial layout of land use types in Anhui Province is stable and the cultivated land has the highest proportion. The most significant characteristic of future land use change is that the area of cultivated land continues to decrease while the area of built-up land continues to expand; and (3) the ESV of Anhui Province is predicted to increase in the future. The regulating service is the largest ESV contributor, and water area is the land use type with the highest proportion of ESV. These findings provide reference for the formulation of sustainable development policies of the regional ecological environment.

THE IMPORTANCE OF GEOLOGICAL HERITAGE RESOURCES IN LAND USE PLANNING: EXPERIENCE FROM LANGKAWI GEOPARK

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Che Aziz Ali ◽  
Tanot Unjah
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Land Use Planning ◽  
Conservation Policy ◽  
Geological Heritage ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Conservation Strategy ◽  
Tourist Destination ◽  
Scenic Beauty ◽  
Paleozoic Rock ◽  
Geological Diversity

Being an oldest landmass with the most complete Paleozoic rock sequence Langkawi archipelago hosts the richest geological diversity and heritage resources in the country. As a popular tourist destination, the scenic beauty has attracted tourists to Langkawi without them realising that the beauty has been created by the islands’ rich geological heritage diversity. To date more than 90 geoheritage sites of highly significant scientific, aesthetic, social or recreational value have been identified. Some of these geoheritage sites have become popular tourist sites. To ensure the sustainability of the tourism industry Langkawi needs to have a comprehensive and practical conservation strategy and mechanism. Without a good conservation policy the geoheritage sites are constantly under threat and under stress due to the need of space for development. To ensure the sustainability of these natural resources it is timely to include geoheritage sites in future land use planning.

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