Recognizing the existing potentials of Iran in identification of Natural Resources for Ecological Studies with a Land Use Planning Approach
Alireza Gharagozlu
Manager of Public Relations and International Affairs of National Cartographic Center of Iran
Bs in Survey Engineering and MS & PhD in Environmental Management
Email: agharagozlu@yahoo.com
Introduction
At the beginning of the third millennium, excess land use and involvement of human beings in environment have imposed a great pressure on the environment so that it is quite noticeable that from the scientific & technical viewpoint, especially in Asian and African countries, development should be made through a proper land use plan and with minimum destruction of the environment.
As the infrastructures of the notion of land use planning and as the means for proper decision making, the role of organizations and institutions involved with production of spatial information is quite clear. Through misuse of the land and incorrect management and because of long duration of revive and rebuild of land, the world is faced with a great crisis of decrease in natural resources in addition to increase in population and pollution crises.
At the present era that human activities unprecedentally have involved all economic subdivisions, there is no doubt that application of a kind of wisdom in development is quite essential. This wisdom results in planning. A planning which considers development actually through overall conservation of environment and through prevention from ecological destruction and which considers and involves the refining and renovation of the environment in its assessments.
Recognizing the available potentials of the country leading to identification of resources will help us to compile and arrange successful scientific programs.
Identification of regional development potentials and introduction of investment opportunities arrangements to make optimal use of land. Optional use of land: those who believe in an economy which is independent of oil and believe in regional development Those who believe protection of the environment and resources holds the key to survival and improvement of environment Principles of regional development: those who believe in management of regional development Analysis of regional development , patterns to prompted .innovation, mechanisms to expedite regional development.
Revision of the decision-making processes and promotion of regional and local levels, classification state divisions , local councils and non-governmental institutions. Decentralization and land management.Those who believe in political development, decentralized floating of theories, population contribution. Making midterm national development plans (regional). Principles and criteria of. Geographical distribution of resources, Identification of proper location for national investment, revision of the planning system
Classification of Major viewpoints on the role of land use planning in development plans
Identification of population -related potentials in different regions and the expenses of settlement in different parts of the country Spatial Economy:Those who believe in centralization of strategy, decision-making & planning Management of the spatial organization and fundamental development: Those who believe in the necessity of controlling the developing process and revision of the development organization Analysis of the structure of national development organization, Identification of area which face or do not face any limit as far as the environment is concerned