LECTURE 3 - GOVERNMENT LAND MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES

Land use

is the characterization of land based on what can be built on

it and what the land can be used for. It’s determining what sort of

community, environment or settlement can be used on a specific type

of land.

Land use

“the total of arrangements, activities

and inputs that people undertake in a certain land cover type.”

Land Use

It helps prevent a costly and time-consuming misunderstanding when

it comes to what can be built where. For example, it prevents

someone from buying a property designated as residential with plans

of building a farm. On a larger scale, understanding land use helps to

understand patterns that are associated with land and urbanization.

Understanding how land was used in the past can be a significant

indicator of how the property will be used in the future. It’s safe to

assume that humans will always rely on crops and livestock as their

food sources, which highlights the importance of land designated for

agricultural use in the community.

Land-use allocation

a process of allocating different activities or

uses to specific units of area within a geospatial context, to maximize

a spectrum of social, economic, and ecological benefits.

RECREATIONAL

TRANSPORT

AGRICULTURAL

RESIDENTIAL

COMMERCIAL

TYPES OF LAND USE ALLOCATION

RECREATIONAL

Land is used for human pleasure. It mostly includes parks, museums,

sports ground, and the sites of other activities that aren’t essential to

life but are pleasurable. Cities often specifically plan these things to

make sure their cities are attractive to people - both visitor and

residents.

TRANSPORT

Land is used for road, railways, subways, or airports; anything that

transports people or good. These are like circulatory system of the

modern world and necessary for all the other land uses to operate

effectively.

AGRICULTURAL

Land which is used for growing crops and rearing animals, it is the

oldest human use of land. All humans need food, so this is vital. With

increased efficiency, less land and fewer people are needed to

produce our food, but we also have more people to provide for.

RESIDENTIAL

It is a land use in which housing predominates, as opposed

to industrial and commercial areas. These include single-

family housing, multi-family residential or mobile homes.

COMMERCIAL

It is a real estate intended for use by profit business, such as office

complexes, shopping malls, service stations and restaurants. It may be

purchased by a developer for future projects or leased through a real

estate broker.

AGRICULTURAL LAND CONVERSION

It is the act of changing the current use of an Agricultural Land into

Non-Agricultural use as approved by the DAR.

RECLASSIFICATION

It is the act of specifying how agricultural lands shall be utilized for

non-agricultural uses such as residential, industrial, and commercial,

as embodied in the land use plan, subject to the requirements and

procedures for land use conversion.

• Lapse of five years from the award of Emancipation Patent/CLOA.

• Land cease to be economically feasible and sound for agricultural

purposes, or the locality has become urbanized.

• Land will have greater economic value for residential, commercial

or industrial purposes.

• Applicant may either be beneficiary or land owner.

WHEN CONVERSION ALLOWED?

LAND DEVELOPMENT

Changing landforms from a natural or

semi-natural state for the purpose such

as agriculture or housing.

Subdividing real estate into lots, typically

for the purpose of building homes.

It puts more emphasis on the expected

economic development.

LAND CONSERVATION

It is the process of protecting natural land and

returning developed land to its natural state.

Some of the common techniques in conserving

lands include preservation, restoration, and

remediation.

PRESERVATION

RESTORATION

REMEDIATION

CONSERVATION OF LANDS

PRESERVATION

It means that lands and their natural resources should not be consumed by humans and should

instead be maintained in their pristine form.

John Muir

a strong advocate for the complete protection of land and believed that people

should use the environment for enjoyment and not as resource goods.

RESTORATION

It is the process of returning ecosystems and communities to their original natural condition[6]

REMEDIATION

It is the process of cleaning a contaminated area using relatively mild or non-destructive methods.

It is to clean and restore the contaminated area while causing as little disturbance as possible.