Although I know:
Land evaluation is formally defined as 'the assessment of land performance when used for a specified purpose, involving the execution and interpretation of surveys and studies of land forms, soils, vegetation, climate and other aspects of land in order to identify and make a comparison of promising kinds of land use in terms applicable to the objectives of the evaluation' (FAO, 1976).
but land use?
what is land us?
Would not it be better to focus on land allocation rather than land use?
Land allocation means land assigned to its recipient. It is issuance of land. It is granting of land.
Land use means culminating natural environment to built environment in accordance with the zoning regulations
Hi Habib,
Land allocation refers to assigning land to be used in a certain manner, however it may not mean that the actual use of the land reflects the initial plan of its allocation. Land use instead is a more specific term that unlike land allocation describes more specifically how land is being employed (e.g.: agriculture, construction, natural habitat conservation, restoration, or reconstruction.
Hi dear Bruno
thanks a lote for your attention.
your comment was ecxellent.
Maybe you create understanding by asking and answering the following questions for a range of land tenure contexts and hierarchical scales for agriculture/farming (as you refer to FAO; the issue is broader):
- Who allocates the land area?
- Who uses the land area?
- Who owns the land area or holds the land use right?
- Who invests in the land area?
For allocation you may consider zoning of surface rights (often labeled 'land use planning' in the FAO context) of an administrative area (by a municipality, province and/or state) for farming, forestry, conservation, town expansion, large reservoirs, mining and other prescribed categories.
Land allocation means land assigned to its recipient. It is issuance of land. It is granting of land.
Land use means culminating natural environment to built environment in accordance with the zoning regulations
Simply, land allocation means who is the owner of this land, while land use means in any purpose you will use this land: forest; pasture; agriculture crops; recreation....and so on
Land use involves the management and modification of natural environment or wilderness into built environment such as settlements and semi-natural habitats such as arable fields, pastures, and managed woods. It also has been defined as "the total of arrangements, activities, and inputs that people undertake in a certain land cover type." [ From Wikipedia ]
Land allocation means the allocation of agricultural land parcels to individuals or organisations in the village agricultural land use zone.
I'm totally agree with Dr. Bruno Borsari. Besides, land uses could also change over time due to deforestation, natural revegetation after land abandonment and afforestation works....deforestation or afforestation processess.... These changes are well-studied in the Mediterranean Pre-Pyrenees and change soil properties and vegetation cover:
Article Estimating soil redistribution patterns with 137 Cs measurem...
Article Relating intensity of soil redistribution to land use change...
Article Enhancing Connectivity Index To Assess The Effects Of Land U...
Land allocation means the allocation of agricultural land parcels to individuals or organisations in the village agricultural land use zone. Land use involves the management and modification of natural environment or wilderness into built environment such as settlements and semi-natural habitats such as arable fields, pastures, and managed woods.
Hello,
This could help.
http://mekonginfo.org/assets/midocs/0002130-planning-cadastre-land-allocation-or-land-use-zoning-what-is-the-priority.pdf
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