Land use planning

At this respect ; Land use planning which includes objectives, polices, and proposals for the type and intensity of land use (A. O. Waananen);and as Berkea & Gavin Smith (2009) argued: ‘’Land use planning provides an important means to achieve mitigation by influencing human settlement patterns as its analytical tools and policy recommendations are inherently geospatial in nature affecting the location, type and density of development’’. (Berkea and Smith 2009; p2) However, in case of ambiguous risk ,as illustrated in figure 8, it must be conducted through a consensus-building process involved citizens, potential investors, and local government (Burby et al. 2000);Thereby, formulating and preparing plans through a participatory process within…

Filiberto Asare-Akuffo Research Summary Citation of Article Zhang, L., Hong, J., Nasri, A., & Shen, Q. (2012). How built environment affects travel behavior: A comparative analysis of the connections between land use and vehicle miles traveled in US cities. Journal Of Transport And Land Use, 5(3). Link:http://dx.doi.org/10.5198/jtlu.v5i3.266 Specific Research Questions Zhang et al. argues that, there are mix findings in the literature on the influence of the built environment on travel…

The concept of “Marine spatial planning” is subject to a diverse range of titles depending on the geographic location of the marine body and the country leading on its theoretical development and practical implementation. The European Union refers to the process as Maritime spatial planning (European Commission, 2008) while England considers the process as Marine planning (Natural England, 2015). Norway refers to it as Integrated management (The Royal Norwegian Ministry of the Environment,…

Land uses are classifications that refer to the diverse socioeconomic exercises happening in a specific zone, the human conduct designs they make, and their impacts on the earth. While these exercises occur at the neighborhood level, they can likewise add to worldwide procedures, for example, environmental change. Along these lines, by properly characterizing land uses, building up where and how they happen, and in addition adequately controlling their execution and interrelation, governments…

Objective: The objective of the proposed study is to estimate the economic value of the ecosystem services and benefits provided by various types of land uses found within the part of Julienne Carly’s property in North Bay, Ontario, presenting a corridor approximately 200 m wide and 5 km long across the property. The proposal summarizes the required actions, as well as estimates associated costs and duration of the natural capital valuation. The proposed consulting report is intended to assist…

1. Introduction This report will use data from the New Zealand Land Resource Inventory (NZLRI) to describe and subsequently assess seven sites in the area around Lincoln and the Port Hills in Canterbury, New Zealand. The data will provide an insight into what land uses would be suitable for each site. This will then be compared against the current land use, as recorded during a site visit on 8 March 2016. 2. Description of Study Area 2.1. Location, topography and boundaries The study area is…

guidance for policy makers before they set-up the policy on natural resources. They also argue that higher participatory of local communities should be a role model in Indonesia on natural resources policy making. The problems of natural resources uses in Indonesia is not stop there, the weakness of good-governance, corruption or distribution of power such as special autonomy shows that the abundance of their natural resources was not well-manage. In some cases it leads to the social conflicts…

water, land, and oil has economically and socially changed the world. They have been used to secure power because of how important they are to society. The consequences for wrongly abusing these resources have shown to be a lot more trouble then it was worth. Where natural resources are not at the heart of the conflict, their availability can compound the problems created by political, social, and economic conflict. Water is a necessity of life,…

their claims. Proponents argue that fracking has lifted the current economy by increasing jobs. Extraction jobs may provide short term growth, but eventually this growth will plummet. This loss happens as extraction sites gain attention from other investors. Once invested, a site develops an overabundance in resources, thus sinking firm costs. Overabundance will cause job loss in the process as firms can’t recover (Twomey et.al.). Jobs are also temporary since extraction only provides cash flow…

Project Life Cycle I’ve worked on many projects from start to finish in my 20 years working in the military, private sector, and civilian federal government. In the private sector, I worked for a company called Amec Foster Wheeler. There we offered the customers a multi-array of skill set from our environmental department and a complete facet of environmental services covering water, air, and land. Furthermore, Amec Foster Wheeler spearhead the number one position in leadership for…