Land Use Planning Practices in India:

Abstract

Since the beginning of civilisation, humans have used the land. As the population grew, so did the demand for land, which resulted in using land resources, referred to as "land use." In India, land use planning has become essential as land is scarce. Due to fast urbanisation, competition for multiple land uses exists, and severe shifts in land uses have been recorded, necessitating a thorough land-use planning procedure. Therefore, this paper focuses on land use, land-use history at the national (India) and international levels, and the selection of criteria based on the comments and views given by various authors to examine its effectiveness.The research seeks to determine how and to what extent the land use planning process is effective. The work has been executed by listing the four main criteria and various sub-criteria compiled through literature sources. The expert questionnaire survey was conducted and analysed with the help of AHP by calculating the weights of each criterion by using a pairwise comparison matrix to understand the significance level of each criterion for land use planning. Some solutions and dimensions of the land-use allocation process have also been framed. In broader terms, the paper's findings highlight the past and present systems of the land use planning process, its effectiveness, and unachieved goals and provide us with the set of criteria that can act as the basis for the systematic land use planning process in India.

Exploring the Application of Ecosystems Approach to Urban Planning:

“…However, it has to find its widespread prominence in the urban planning process, and thus, the degradation of local, regional, and global environments continues. The current urban planning practices focus primarily on providing infrastructure and services for urban dwellers, and the natural systems are barely given attention (Sharma, S., Saini et al, 2023, 2024. Thus, the systematic literature review propagates the application of the ecosystems approach in the urban planning process, yielding amicable human and natural systems relationships by conceptualizing cities as dynamic socio-ecological systems.…”

Identifying the Impact Factors on the Land Market in Nepal from Land Use Regulation

“…This led to concerns about the loss of agricultural land, food security, congested urban settlements, lack of open space, and environmental degradation [29,36]. In response, the Nepalese government introduced the National Land Use Policy in 2012 [25] to control haphazard land use development. However, after the 2015 earthquake in Nepal, the focus shifted to resettlement programs, prompting the replacement of the policy with a revised Land Use Policy in 2015 [30].…”

“…There have been limited studies that have investigated land use regulation and its impact across multiple dimensions of the land market [6,22]. This study aims to explore and understand the land market impact factors in the context of the recent introduction of land use regulation in Nepal. Most research on the impact of land use regulation has focused on property values and rights, which affect the economic and institutional dimensions of the land market [5,9,16,[23][24][25]. However, it is crucial to recognize that participants are an integral component of the land market but have often been overlooked in previous studies.…”

Existing Practices for Land Use Planning Practices in Hill Cities of India

“…Land Use is an essential component of Urban Planning and is important for national growth and planned development. Rapid urbanization has created competition for various land uses and led to significant alterations in those uses, making it necessary for a comprehensive land-use planning process (S. Sharma, Saini et al, 2023). Land use planning ensures that the resources are used efficiently, and orderly development is taking place according to the local context (Mashima and Kawakami, 2014).…”