The document discusses land use planning, emphasizing that land is a vital resource essential for all life and can be privately owned and legally defined. It explains 'land use' as the various human activities, such as agriculture and urban development, that occur on land, and highlights issues like urban sprawl, loss of farmland, and environmental impacts caused by unplanned land use. Additionally, it mentions the differences between public and private land uses and provides an example of a land use map.

1. Basics of Land Use Planning

2. • Land is all of those resources that are naturally endowed – on top of the ground, beneath
it and above it.
• Land is the single resource on which all life depends
• Where portions of land can be privately owned it is referred to as real estate or real
property that is identifiable by means of boundary markers which are legally enforced.
• Land is also an asset that can be transferred under guarantees enforced by the legal
system of the state.
Land as a resource

3. • “Land use” is the term used to describe the human use of land.
• It represents the economic and cultural activities (e.g., agricultural, residential, industrial,
mining, and recreational uses) that are practiced at a given place.
• Public and private lands frequently represent very different uses. For example, publicly
owned lands – uses like recreational areas can be found; while privately owned lands –
commercial/ residential development.
Land Use

4. • Urban Sprawl
• Spreading of a city or its suburbs, usually
unplanned
• Centred around automobile oriented, low density
development
• Causes loss of fertile land, more pollution, more
wastage of resources etc.
Impact of Land Use

5. • Loss of farmland
• Increased need for irrigation
• Increased soil erosion
• Instability in crop production
• Reduction in prime agricultural land
Issues associated with Unplanned Land Use

6. Land Use
Example of a land use map
Can you identify what are the different land uses?