Indicator ENV4.1.2 Proportion of directives of the national land use planning policy implemented

No

• Land use planning is the process of regulating the use of land in an effort to promote more desirable social and environmental outcomes as well as a more efficient use of resources.

• Also, the process by which optimum forms of land use and management are indicated, considering the biophysical, technological, social, economic and political conditions of a particular territory.

• Objective of planning land use is to influence, control or direct changes in the use of land, so that it is dedicated to the most beneficial use while maintaining the quality of the environment and promoting conservation of the land resources.

• Goals of land use planning may include environmental conservation, restraint of urban sprawl, minimization of transport costs, prevention of land use conflicts, and a reduction in exposure to pollutants. By and large, the uses of land determine the diverse socioeconomic activities that occur in a specific area, the patterns of human behaviour they produce, and their impact on the environment.

• Planning policy are design to ensure a high quality of development is maintained through consistent decision making and the processing of development applications in fair and equitable manner.

• To promote more desirable social and environmental outcomes as well as a more efficient use of resources.

11.b.1 (Tier 3), 11.b.2 (Tier 2)

Annually