Land Use Planning in Drylands: Participatory Processes in Diagnosing the Physical-Biological Subsystem

Land Use Planning (LUP) is a central tool of public policy for promoting Sustainable Land Management (SLM) in social-ecological systems of drylands, considering the strong dependence between local communities and their natural resources. This work highlights the collective process carried out for ac...

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Published in:Applied spatial analysis and policy 2021-03, Vol.14 (1), p.197-220
Main Authors: Rubio, María Clara, Sales, Romina, Abraham, Elena, Rubio, María Fernanda, Díaz, Fabián, Rubio, Cecilia
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Arid zones
Conservation
Cultural heritage
Geographic information systems
Human Geography
Land management
Land use planning
Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning
Local communities
Natural resources
Public lands
Public policy
Regional/Spatial Science
Remote sensing
Social Sciences
Sustainability
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Summary:Land Use Planning (LUP) is a central tool of public policy for promoting Sustainable Land Management (SLM) in social-ecological systems of drylands, considering the strong dependence between local communities and their natural resources. This work highlights the collective process carried out for achieving the Diagnosis of the physical-biological subsystem and for formulating conservation and SLM strategies in La Paz department, Argentina, within the framework of the LUP Municipal Plan (LUPMP). To do so, a methodology that combines participatory techniques, like collective mapping, with use of geographic information systems (GIS) and remote sensing. The collective construction of knowledge, through interaction among the scientific, governmental and local communities, allowed to define and validate eight Territorial Integration Units, priority sites for conservation of the natural and cultural heritage, SLM practices and LUP programs. The resulting Diagnosis constitutes a key information input for making decisions aimed at sustainability, replicable in other drylands.
ISSN:1874-463X
1874-4621
DOI:10.1007/s12061-020-09353-4