Main directions in land use planning

The complex of land use planning work in modern conditions provides the actions connected with redistribution of land and formation of new land uses. The main attention now is paid to performance of the following work:

- preparation of materials for the official registration of papers;

- rendering assistance to the agricultural enterprises in their reorganization (reforming);

- maintenance of all agricultural enterprises with cadastral maps;

- the analysis of land fund use;

- preparation of the materials connected with an establishment of restrictions in using land;

The main directions of land use planning activity are:

- scientific maintenance and forecasting consequences of planned land transformations;

- substantiation and realization of general state policy in planning and organizations of rational land use and protection of all categories of land irrespective of ownership forms and a departmental accessory of the land sites;

- maintenance of target land use, preservation of valuable land sites in agricultural production;

- formation and accommodation of ecologically and economically justified, compact and rational landed properties and land uses;

- creation of territorial conditions for effective functioning the industrial organizations and enterprises;

- a complex of measures development on improvement of agricultural areas, on increasing soil fertility, maintenance of steady landscapes and protection of land;

- survey the grounds with an establishment (restoration) in nature (on land) administrative-territorial and production borders in a state system;

- manufacturing the documents certifying the right on land.

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Principles of land use planning on the basis of long-term investigations

Land use planning is a dialogue, creating the prerequisites for the successful negotiation and co-operation among stakeholders. (1_________) An important element of participation-oriented land use planning is the identification of the various groups of participants and differentiating them in terms of their use and access to land resources. Land use planning takes into account cultural viewpoints and builds up on local environmental knowledge. Rural societies or groups can often provide complex indigenous knowledge of the environment. (2___________) Land use planning takes also into consideration traditional strategies for solving problems and conflicts. (3_________) In the process of land use planning, such mechanisms have to be recognized, understood and taken into account. Land use planning requires transparency. (4_________) Transparency in planning and the extent to which stakeholders are informed, strengthen both their willingness and capacity to participate in planning and decision-making. The differentiation of stakeholders and the gender approach are core principles in land use planning. A prerequisite for realistic land use planning is the detailed analysis of the various interest groups. The aim is to find out the various interests of the participants in order to create a basis for the negotiation and decision-making process. (5_________) Therefore, the role of gender is an important criterion when differentiating stakeholders. Land use planning is implementation-oriented. Land use planning has to consider how the negotiated decisions are to be implemented. Land use planning does not end with the land use plan. The implementation of limited measures (e.g. the development of cultivation techniques which conserve land resources) plays an important role in increasing the trust of the people in the village as far as the planning process is concerned.

A The core task of land use planning consists of initiating a communication and co-operation process which allows all participants to formulate their interests and objectives in the dialogue.

B Men and women often do not have the same access to land and have specific ways of articulating themselves.

C Traditional rural societies have their own way of approaching problems and settling conflicts concerning land use.

D If this is the case, such local knowledge should be a part of the basis for planning and implementing a sustainable land use.

E Land use planning is one of the main problems nowadays.

F Therefore, free access to information for all participants is a prerequisite.

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