About Book

Land use planning involves the allocation of land to different uses across a landscape in a way that balances economic, social and environmental values. Its purpose is to identify, in a given landscape, the combination of land uses that is best able to meet the needs of stakeholders while safeguarding resources for the future. Effective land-use planning provides direction on the manner in which land-use activities should take place and encourages synergies between different uses. It requires the coordination of planning and management across the (often) many sectors concerned with land use and land resources in a particular region. In forestry, land-use planning involves the systematic assessment of forestland and its potential for various land uses, a consideration of the desirability of those land uses, and an understanding of economic, social and environmental conditions to enable the identification and adoption of the best land-use options in a forested (or partly forested) landscape. This book elucidates new techniques and applications of land use planning in a multidisciplinary approach. The topics introduced in this book cover new techniques and the applications of land use planning. It deals with classification techniques, ecological landscape planning, variable land use scenarios, risk analysis, agricultural commodities, remote sensing technology, ecosystem services, sustainable land use, environmental land use planning and evapotranspiration rates. It unfolds the innovative aspects of this area which will be crucial for the holistic understanding of the subject matter. This book is a complete source of knowledge on the present status of this important field. Those in search of information in this area to further their knowledge will be greatly assisted by this book.

Preface............................................................................................................v

Chapter 1 Introductory Chapter: Land Use Change Ecosystem Services and Tropical Forests...........................................................................................1

1. Introduction............................................................................................1

2. Land use change and biodiversity ...................................................3

3. Provisioning services ..........................................................................4

4. Regulation services ..............................................................................5

5. Trade-off between different ecosystem services ...............................7

6. Final considerations .............................................................................8

Chapter 2 Consequences from Land Use and Indirect/Direct Land Use Change for CO2 Emissions Related to Agricultural Commodities..............13

Abstract ................................................................................................13

1. Introduction ........................................................................................14

2. Methods ...............................................................................................15

3. Results ..................................................................................................21

4. Discussion ...........................................................................................26

5. Conclusion............................................................................................29

Acknowledgements ...........................................................................30

Conflict of interest .............................................................................31

Chapter 3 Risk Analysis and Land Use Planning................................................34

Abstract.................................................................................................34

1. Introduction..........................................................................................34

2. Natural risk..........................................................................................37

3. Monitoring systems for natural hazards........................................40

4. Conclusions..........................................................................................47

Conflict of interest..............................................................................48

Chapter 4 Land Use Information Quick Mapping Based on UAV Low-

Altitude Remote Sensing Technology and Transfer Learning......50

Abstract ...............................................................................................50

1. Introduction ........................................................................................51

2. General information on study area and data ..............................53

3. Working process and study method .............................................55

4. Results and analysis ..........................................................................59

5. Conclusion ..........................................................................................64

Acknowledgements ...........................................................................64

Conflicts of interest............................................................................64

Chapter 5 Sustainable Land Use Planning Model in Rural Basins................67

Abstract.................................................................................................67

1. Introduction..........................................................................................67

2. Materials and methods......................................................................69

3. Results and discussion.......................................................................84

4. Conclusion............................................................................................92

Chapter 6 Modeling Wastewater Evolution and Management Options under

Variable Land Use Scenarios...............................................................101

Abstract...............................................................................................101

1. Introduction........................................................................................102

2. Case study..........................................................................................103

3. Material and methods......................................................................107

4. Results and discussion.....................................................................111

5. Conclusions........................................................................................122

Acknowledgements...........................................................................123

Chapter 7 Impacts of Improper Land Uses in Cities on the Natural

Environment and Ecological Landscape Planning..........................127

1. Introduction........................................................................................127

2. Improper land use ...........................................................................129

3. Planning and the planning hierarchy in Turkey ......................130

4. Ecological/environmentally-sensitive landscape planning and its

importance ........................................................................................136

5. The relationship between sustainable urbanization and ecological

planning..............................................................................................139

6. The sample area: the city center of Çanakkale..........................144

7. Discussion and conclusion ............................................................154

Chapter 8 Water Balance Estimates of Evapotranspiration Rates in Areas with Varying Land Use...................................................................................169

1. Introduction........................................................................................169

2. Results.................................................................................................176

3. Interbasin comparisons....................................................................183

4. Conclusions........................................................................................191

Chapter 9 The Role of Government in Environmental Land Use Planning: Towards an Integral Perspective.........................................................196

1. Introduction........................................................................................197

2. The instrumental perspective.........................................................198

3. The participation perspective.........................................................201

4. The network perspective.................................................................204

5. Alternative views on change, communication and planning..207

6. Conclusion..........................................................................................209

Chapter 10 Land Use/Cover Classification Techniques Using Optical Remotely Sensed Data in Landscape Planning..................................................213

1. Introduction........................................................................................213

2. LUC classification schemes ............................................................214

3. Remotely sensed data sources........................................................217

4. LUC mapping techniques................................................................219

5. Ancillary data integration ...........................................................242

6. Conclusions........................................................................................245

Citation......................................................................................................255

Index...........................................................................................................257

About Author

John Launa obtained his Ph.D. in Agricultural Science and Land Use from Public State University, Rehovot. He is a Visiting Professor at Science University, Amman. His academic interests are impacts of land use on ecology and sustainable agriculture. He has authored and edited several papers, which include articles, technical papers and book chapters, in the field of sustainable agriculture and associated land use planning and management. Launa has been awarded several awards for his articles in this field. He is an active member of several scientific and technical societies, where he continues to share his expertise and knowledge.