Land Management

Land management is the process by which the resources of land are put into good effect. ; Improvement in the management of land is essential for the betterment of both rural and urban poor. Without the ownership development is impossible; may lead to urban blight due to inefficient management of land.

Task No: BL 05 ( TGCC)

“Sustainable land management” has been defined as “a system of technologies and/or planning that integrate ecological with socio-economic and political principles in the management of land for agricultural and other purposes to achieve intra- and inter generational equity”.

Why Sustainable Land Management is required?

1.       Population Growth and Urban sustainability;

2.       Land Degradation;

3.       Decreasing Arable Land;

4.       Drought;

5.       Decreasing Water Resources & Ground Water Level;

6.       Increasing Soil Erosion and Contamination;

7.       Dust Storms & Floods;

Increasing Water & Air Pollution in both urban and rural

Loss of Green Cover

1.      Per capita Distribution of open space;

2.      Based on Equity;

3.      Proximity and hierarchy based distribution

4.      Increased Ecological footprint.