LAND USE
ANALYSIS
WHAT IS LAND USE?
• Land Use refers to the manner of utilization of land,
including its allocation, development and management.
• Land use consists of two interrelated phenomena:
• Land cover.
• Land utilization.
• Land cover describes the natural and human altered
land surface on which activities takes place.
• Land utilization, on the other hand, describes the action
on the land.
WHAT IS LAND USE
ANALYSIS?
• Land use analysis studies where and what types of human activities are
taking place. Most human activities, such as employment, recreation, or
residence, are linked to land.
• A land use study is one way of understanding those activities.
WHY LAND USE ANALYSIS IS
DONE?
• The purpose of land use analysis is to help answer questions such as
• “What should be built?”
• “Where should it be built?”,
• “When and how should it be built?”
• “What impact will it generate?”
Need - land use analysis to produce knowledge about which the types and
locations of land use change can lead to a well-built environment.
• land use analysis is a set of tools that helps to understand:
(1)how land is currently used;
(2)what land use changes can be made in accordance to a set of rules; and
(3)what are the impacts of land use changes.
ROLE OF GIS, REMOTE SENSING,
GPS IN LAND USE ANALYSIS
GIS:
• GIS are decision support computer-based system for collecting, storing,
presenting and analysing geographical spatial information.
• The basic output of GIS or spatial data analysis system is a map.
REMOTE SENSING:
• Remote sensing is the science and art of obtaining information about an
object, area or phenomenon through the analysis of data acquired by device.
CLASSIFICATION OF LAND USE/
LAND COVER
Objective: The main objectives of this new land use/ land cover classification system are
• to provide a framework as detailed as possible
• to cover all the possible categories of land use within the country that could be mapped with certain
limitations.
Clawson, 1965, in his work on land use information has given nine major ideas or concepts about
land. These are:
1. Location or the relation of a specific parcel of land to the poles, the equator, and the major ocean and
masses.
2. Activity on the land for what purpose is this piece of land or tract used.
3. Natural qualities of the land, including its surface and sub surface characteristics and its vegetation
cover.
4. Improvement to and on land. This is closely related to activity.
5. Intensity of land use or amount of activity per unit of area.
6. Land tenure, who owns the land, which uses it etc.
7. Land price, land market activity, and credit as applied to land.
8. Inter relation in the use between different tracts of land.
9. Interaction between activities on the land and other economic and social activities
URBAN LAND USE -
CLASSIFICATION
• Residential
• Commercial
• Institutional
• Industrial
• Transportation
• Utilities/Facilities
• Open spaces/greens
LAND USE - RESIDENTIAL
• This is where people live. The type of housing in an area is based on
residential density, defined by Number of housing units in a unit of land; Ex:
1. Low Density : Single-family homes, semi-detached homes, and duplexes
2. Medium Density : Town houses, low-rise apartments.
3. High Density : High-rise apartments.
Land Use - Commercial
• Land that is set aside for commercial activities.
• This includes any land use that is used for buying, selling, or trading goods
and services.
• Category includes all types of wholesale, retail and service activities
serving areas larger than neighborhoods.
Land Use - Institutional
Land that covers the major public and semipublic uses like
educational, cultural, religious, health, protective and
government services. It is occupied by schools, hospitals,
government offices, and places of worship.
Land Use – Industrial
Land that is used for industry viz ; Factories, warehouses,
power plants, or places of resource extraction (like mines). It
includes manufacturing, refining, fabricating, assembly,
storage, parking and other incidental uses including food
processing, cottage industry, sawmills, rice mills, steel mills,
chemical processing plants, etc. Also included are the proposed
industrial estates/subdivision.
Land Use - Transportation
• Land that is used for moving people and goods from one place
to another.
• Includes: sidewalks, roads, highways, subways, streetcars,
railroad tracks, freight yards, airports, marinas and any other
land that is used for transportation.
Land Use - Open Space
Land that is now vacant, or left in a natural state (like a
woodlot), or land that is for recreational use (parks,
playgrounds, community centers )
Parks/Playgrounds and other Recreational Areas the space
requirement may be computed with the use of space standards
based on population or area of the municipality or city
Non-functional open spaces and includes lands reserved for
greenbelts and buffer zones; and other vacant lands reserved
for specific or functional purposes.
Land-Use Planning Principles
• Evaluate and record unique features.
• Preserve unique cultural or historical features.
• Conserve open space and environmental features.
• Calculate additional charges for altering land.
• Plan for mixed uses in close proximity.
• Plan variety of transportation options.
• Set limits and managed growth patterns.
• Encourage development in areas of existing infrastructure.
CONCEPTS OF LAND USE
• REVERSIBLE USES
• IRREVERSIBLE USES
• MULTIPLE LAND USE
• COMPATIBLE/INCOMPATIBLE LAND USE
• BEST USE OF LAND
• COMPREHENSIVE LAND USE PLAN
Factors affecting land-use patterns
• Land value
• Zoning
• Technology
• Climate
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