Year: 2013 | Month: June | volume 58 | Issue 2
Optimising Land use Pattern for Sustainable Development: A Region-Wise Analysis of Uttar Pradesh
Abstract: <div>The continuous use, misuse and exploitation of land resources have resulted in its degradation and destruction. In order to sustain development process in the long- term, it is necessary to have a judicious allocation of land between various uses/ activities with regard to its sustainability and capability. The sustainable productivity of land resources happen to be the basis of all living being, therefore management , conservation and development of land resources are considered to be the most important aspects. The present paper is based on region-wise-data of Uttar Pradesh. Analysis discusses the land use patterns and trends in all the regions of Uttar Pradesh. It provides information for different years pertaining to the area under nine land use categories. The analysis of Land use pattern in different regions of Uttar Pradesh is undertaken to identify important imbalances that requires immediate attention of planners. In view of this, paper presents a plan to shift the area from undesirable land uses to desirable land uses gradually over the years in the state. This suggestive model is expected to optimize the land use under different categories in the state. Paper concludes that Land Use Policy</div><div>should aim at optimizing returns on long- term basis rather than meeting short term requirements on adhoc basis, land development/management programmes for generating higher aggregate income and critical input of water should include intensive land development and need to be reviewed so that</div><div>regional disparities are reduced to a minimum and sustainable development among the regions could be attained.</div>
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