Land Use

Planning
Divya R
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AR505 – URBAN PLANNING
 About
The land is becoming limited in supply, which is why developers and
construction companies must know how to effectively use the land in a
manner that will support the environment and surrounding communities. 
Land use planning ensures that resources are used efficiently so that the
needs of the people are met while safeguarding future resources.
This planning process can be used to prevent land-use conflicts and reduce
exposure to pollutants.
Land-use planning can occur at various levels, which can include everything
from town and local to national and international. Most land use plans begin at
the local level before connecting to higher levels.
 Land use map
Understanding current land cover and how it is
being used, along with an accurate means of
monitoring change over time, is vital to any
person responsible for land management.
Measuring current conditions and how they are
changing can be easily achieved through land
cover mapping, a process that quantifies current
land resources into a series of thematic
categories, such as forest, water, and paved
surfaces.
Effective land-use planning provides direction
on the way land-use activities should take place
and encourages synergies between different
uses.

LANDUSE MAP OF MUMBAI

Urban Land Use Planning
It is concerned with the location, intensity and amount of land
development required for the various space using functions
such as residential, commercial, industrial, institutional,
recreation and other activities found in the urban areas.

The figure summarizes recent efforts made by

many cities in increasing coordination among
institutions to bridge the tasks of social and
economic development, urban development,
transportation development, and environment
protection.
Determination of Land Supply for Urban
Expansion:
Land supply is the land area available within the
city/municipality for urban expansion. Basically, this
is left after deducting the areas considered for
protection/preservation and conservation such as the
Network of Protected Agricultural Areas (NPAAs),
National Integrated Protected Areas System (NIPAs),
existing built-up areas, etc.
Formula:
Land Supply For Urban Expansion = TLA – (PCA +
BU)
Where: TLA = total land area of city/municipality,
in hectares
PCA = protection/preservation and conservation
areas, in hectares
BU = built up areas, in hectares
Land Use

Land use is a reference to all possible activities that are Whether your land is in an urban area or a rural area
associated with land, irrespective of ownership, whether there can a variety of possible activities that can be
natural or man-made, urban or rural, on the surface allocated to it.
Land Use
Human land use is essentially constructed specifically for
some residential, commercial, industrial, infrastructure. But
agriculture, fruit plantations, forests, lakes, rivers or
whatever in terms of nature, we still derive an economic
utilization of it.
The industry, township, housing, airport, pipeline, water
body, forest, farms, schools, hospitals etc. can be owned
or developed by the government, local body, community,
individual, association etc.
Inference
 Local Planning and zoning processes, supported by regional planning agencies and state
statues and programs, are the primary tools for developing and maintaining compatible land
uses.

 Land use decisions directly impact the transportation system and facilities in the region.
Land use generates vehicle trips leading to traffic congestion and costly roadway capacity
improvements.

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