Community Arrangements, Productive Systems, Scientific and Technological Inputs for Land Use and Forest Resources in Amazon

2012 ◽  
Vol 2 (6) ◽  
pp. 253-264 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wanderley Messias da Costa
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Forest Resources ◽  
Productive Systems

Land Use in the Wildland-Urban Interface: Urban Sprawl and Smart Growth

EDIS ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 2009 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lauren McDonell ◽  
Martha C. Monroe ◽  
Gene Boles ◽  
Terri Mashour
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Urban Sprawl ◽  
Smart Growth ◽  
Forest Resources ◽  
Economic Effects ◽  
Wildland Urban Interface ◽  
Fact Sheet ◽  
Guiding Principles

Revised! FOR199, a 5-page illustrated fact sheet by Lauren McDonell, Martha C. Monroe, Gene Boles, and Terri Mashour, outlines the ecological, social, and economic effects of urban sprawl and describes the guiding principles of smart growth and how it can help address these issues. Includes references. Published by the UF School of Forest Resources and Conservation, July 2008. FOR199/FR260: Land Use in the Wildland-Urban Interface: Urban Sprawl and Smart Growth (ufl.edu)

scholarly journals An Appraisal of Forest Resources in Zambia using the Integrated Land Use Assessment (ILUA) Survey Data

2013 ◽  
Vol 5 (10) ◽  
pp. 619-630 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomson Kalinda ◽  
Samuel Bwalya ◽  
Jackson Munkosha ◽  
Abel Siampale
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Survey Data ◽  
Forest Resources

scholarly journals PROBLEMS OF RATIONAL USE AND PROTECTION OF FORESTRY LANDS

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (163) ◽  
pp. 35-38
Author(s):  
O. Afanasyev ◽  
S. Nesterenko ◽  
Y. Radzinska ◽  
K. Dolia
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Nuclear Power ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Forest Resources ◽  
Forest Land ◽  
Rational Use ◽  
Forest Code ◽  
The Right ◽  
Forest Lands ◽  
And Control

Society's needs in forest resources are due primarily to protective functions, and secondly to water protection, sanitation and health functions. Forests perform this or that function depending on their location, the area of the territory on which the forests are located and the composition. The article considers the problems of rational use and protection of forest lands. It is determined that the negative impact on forest land is due to intensive use and negative dynamics of the ecological state, as a consequence of improper land use and the impressive scale of deforestation. Industrial production, radiation pollution as a result of the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant are the causes of deforestation. It is noted that in accordance with the Constitutions of Ukraine, forests are objects of property rights of the Ukrainian people, but due to mass deforestation, citizens are gradually losing the right to use them. It is noted that the protection and protection of forestry lands in general and forests in particular should be provided in accordance with existing legislation through the implementation of a set of measures, both traditional and new. The use of forests should be carried out exclusively in the order of general and special use in accordance with Art. 66, 67 of the Forest Code of Ukraine. It is proposed to strengthen control over compliance with current legislation in the field of protection of forestry lands and forests and control over land use. Reforestation is carried out on the sites of the felled forest. As part of the implementation of the commitments to achieve zero levels of soil degradation, develop an effective action program to preserve the country's forest resources.

scholarly journals Challenges in Forest Road Maintenance in North America

2020 ◽  
Vol 42 (1) ◽  
pp. 107-116
Author(s):  
Elizabeth M. Dodson
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Land Use ◽  
Decision Support ◽  
North America ◽  
Road Network ◽  
Road Networks ◽  
Forest Resources ◽  
Road Maintenance ◽  
Financial Barriers ◽  
Forest Road

Maintenance is a key component of managing a forest road network. Forest road networks in North America are managed to provide economic access to forest resources while minimizing the environmental impacts of those roads. While managers understand the importantance of road maintenance, there is a considerable backlog in the maintenance required on most forest road networks. This article reviews challenges across North America in forest road maintenance. Challenges reviewed include those associated with climate change, changing land use and intermingled ownerships, legacy roads, decision support, and financial barriers.

scholarly journals La planeación territorial en municipios costeros y su importancia para la adaptación al cambio climático global

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-40
Author(s):  
F.A. Rosete Vergés ◽  
Gustavo Martín Morales ◽  
M.F. Onofre Villalva
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Land Use ◽  
Global Climate Change ◽  
Land Use Planning ◽  
Global Climate ◽  
Coastal Lagoons ◽  
Warning System ◽  
Concrete Action ◽  
Productive Systems ◽  
The Impact

The present work raises the importance of land use planning for the global climate change adaptation in coastal municipalities, in particular against the effects caused by natural hazards associated with climate change. The first part presents the current situation of the main land use planning instruments in the coastal municipalities of Mexico, in the second part the current environmental situation in said municipalities is presented, identifying the degree of their transformation, the alteration of the ecosystems in the context of watersheds, the impact on the drainage network and mangrove losses. Under these circumstances, and taking into account that the future climate scenarios indicate an increase in the intensity and frequency of tropical cyclones, most of the coastal municipalities are in a situation of very high to medium vulnerability. The third part of the text presents the concrete action that coastal municipalities can take to be more resilient in the face of the challenges posed by global climate change. These actions can be grouped into four major thematic groups: Implementation of an early warning system based on a municipal information system, conserving the first defense barrier (dunes, mangroves and coastal lagoons) against cyclones and storm tides, decrease the vulnerability of infrastructure, productive systems and population, and restoration and conservation of ecosystems with a productive approach to lessen the impact of extreme events.

scholarly journals Forestry and reindeer husbandry in northern Sweden – the development of a land use conflict

Rangifer ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 43-54 ◽  
Author(s):  
Camilla Widmark
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Adverse Effects ◽  
Institutional Arrangement ◽  
Forest Resources ◽  
Northern Sweden ◽  
Reindeer Herding ◽  
Reindeer Husbandry ◽  
Land Use Conflict ◽  
Forestry Sector ◽  
The Relationship

Both the forestry sector and reindeer herders in northern Sweden use the forest resources in northern Sweden, albeit for different purposes, and have adverse effects on each other. To reduce conflicts between them negotiations take place in so-called “consultations”, but the institutional arrangement does not seem to be working well; the conflicts have not been resolved, and the reindeer herders are generally more dissatisfied with the outcome than the forest companies. This paper provides an overview of the parallel development of forestry and reindeer herding in the region. In addition several issues that complicate the consultations and need to be resolved in order to secure the continued co-existence of the two activities are identified, based on an analysis of physical, societal and judicial aspects of the relationship between them.Abstract in Swedish / Sammandrag:Skogsbruk och rennäringen i norra Sverige – utveckling av en markanvändningskonflikt Skogsresursen i norra Sverige nyttjas för bland annat timmerproduktion och renbete och skogsbruket respektive rennäring påverkar varandra negativt. För att minska konflikterna har samråd instiftats men processen fungerar inte tillfredsställande eftersom det finns ett missnöje bland renskötarna. Denna studie ger en översikt av den parallella utvecklingen av de två näringarna och deras inbördes relationer och därmed identifieras flera nyckelområden som komplicerar relationen mellan de båda näringarna och därmed även samråden. Genom att analysera de fysiska, sociala och juridiska aspekterna av relationen mellan rennäring och skogsbruk pekar studien på ett antal problem som måste lösas för att kunna säkerställa en fortsatt parallell existens.

scholarly journals On the way to balance of forestry land use of Ukraine: ecological-and-economic aspect

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 218-244
Author(s):  
Orest Furdychko ◽  
Oksana Drebot ◽  
Nina Palianychko ◽  
Stepan Dankevych ◽  
Yoshihiko Okabe
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Sustainable Use ◽  
Forest Resources ◽  
The State ◽  
Tax Burden ◽  
Forest Certification ◽  
Net Income ◽  
Fixed Assets ◽  
State Forestry ◽  
Forest Lands

Purpose. The purpose of this work is to investigate the ecological-and-economic aspect of certain factors to ensure the balanced use of forest lands; develop proposals for the formation of the basis for the development of sustainable forestry. Methodology / approach. We used the following methods: dialectical method of cognition for the analysis of scientific works of scientists concerning problems of balanced use of lands of forestry purpose; method of analogies (transfer of patterns of development of one process with certain amendments to another process or territory); statistical (based on quantitative indicators that allow drawing conclusions about the pace of the process); comparative analysis (comparison of indicators of forest resources and their use for Ukraine and Poland); correlation analysis (identification of factors on which the forecast significantly depends; clarification of relationships, their relationship with the predicted phenomenon under the influence of certain factors), graphical, abstract-logical (theoretical generalizations and formulation of conclusions). The information base of the study is the data of the Global Assessment of Forest Resources of FAO 2020, the data of the Monitoring of Land Relations in Ukraine, the reporting of the State Forest Agency of Ukraine, the data of the Forest Stewardship Council®. Based on the annual reports of the State Forestry Agency of Ukraine, some indicators of the report of 288 state forestries for 2018–2020 are consolidated in terms of 24 regional departments of forestry and hunting. Results. In the dynamics for 2018–2020, changes in the volume of forest resources, forest reserves, biomass, and carbon density were studied; the indicators of forest resources and their use for Ukraine and Poland are compared. The volumes of forest certification by regions of Ukraine are estimated. The relationships between capital investments in forestry production and the price of sold wood, the volume of net income of state forestry, the amount of profit, the degree of depreciation of fixed assets; between the tax burden on state forestries and financial stability was studied. Based on the assessment of the relationships and changes in individual indicators, the need to update the fixed assets of forest enterprises through the improvement of the investment instrument is justified. The results of this study are a summary of evidence on the environmental and economic aspects of the impact of certain factors on the sustainable use of forest lands, which in turn forms the scientific basis for achieving the goals of state environmental policy of Ukraine. Originality / scientific novelty. The studied interdependencies between the statistical characteristics of individual indicators of forestry land use made it possible to identify factors to ensure balanced use of forestry lands. It is substantiated that reforestation, forest certification, renewal of fixed assets of forestry enterprises through the improvement of the investment instrument, optimization of the tax burden of forestry activities are favorable factors to ensure the balance of forestry land use. It is proved that the excessive tax burden is a deterrent to the balanced use of forest lands. It is proposed to alleviate the tax burden on forestry activities by reducing the rate of deduction of net income of state forestry enterprises, eliminating the problem of double taxation of the forest fund, which under limited budget funding will allow state forestries to accumulate their own financial resources to ensure sustainable land use. Practical value / implications. The main results of the study can be used to: (I) structure the factors of sustainable use of forest lands; (II) defining the goals of sustainable development when developing the strategy of forestry enterprises; (III) analysis of the achievement of sustainable development goals at the national level, defined by the Basic Principles (strategy) of the state environmental policy of Ukraine for the period up to 2030. The results of the study can be used both at the level of forest management entities, as well as at the regional and national levels, to make management decisions on the implementation of measures that ensure the balanced use of forest land. Also, the causal links between indicators that arise from the response of indicators to certain factors open up new opportunities for forest management planning. These results can provide important information for the protection and use of forest resources in all regions of Ukraine.

scholarly journals The Socio-Economic and Environmental Variables Associated with Hotspots of Infrastructure Expansion in South America

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 116
Author(s):  
María José Andrade-Núñez ◽  
T. Mitchell Aide
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
South America ◽  
Built Environment ◽  
Environmental Variables ◽  
Global Environmental Change ◽  
Meat Production ◽  
Natural Ecosystems ◽  
Direct And Indirect Impacts ◽  
Indirect Impacts ◽  
Productive Systems

The built environment, defined as all human-made infrastructure, is increasing to fulfill the demand for human settlements, productive systems, mining, and industries. Due to the profound direct and indirect impacts that the built environment produces on natural ecosystems, it is considered a major driver of land change and biodiversity loss, and a major component of global environmental change. In South America, a global producer of minerals and agricultural commodities, and a region with many biodiversity hotspots, infrastructure expanded considerably between 2001 and 2011. This expansion occurred mainly in rural areas, towns, and sprawling suburban areas that were not previously developed. Herein, we characterized the areas of major infrastructure expansion between 2001 and 2011 in South America. We used nighttime light data, land use maps, and socio-economic and environmental variables to answer the following questions: (1) Where are the hotspots of infrastructure expansion located? and (2) What combination of socio-economic and environmental variables are associated with infrastructure expansion? Hotspots of infrastructure expansion encompass 70% (337,310 km2) of the total infrastructure expansion occurring between 2001 and 2011 across South America. Urban population and economic growth, mean elevation, and mean road density were the main variables associated with the hotspots, grouping them into eight clusters. Furthermore, within the hotspots, woody vegetation increased around various urban centers, and several areas showed a large increase in agriculture. Investments in large scale infrastructure projects, and the expansion and intensification of productive systems (e.g., agriculture and meat production) play a dominant role in the increase of infrastructure across South America. We expect that under the current trends of globalization and land changes, infrastructure will continue increasing and expanding into no-development areas and remote places. Therefore, to fully understand the direct and indirect impacts of land use change in natural ecosystems studies of infrastructure need to expand to areas beyond cities. This will provide better land management alternatives for the conservation of biodiversity as well as peri-urban areas across South America.

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