ABSTRACT
Abstract .................................................................................................................300 20.1 Introduction .................................................................................................300 20.2 Land Use Synergy .......................................................................................301 20.3 Land Use Planning ......................................................................................303 20.4 Integrated Landscape Planning ...................................................................305 20.5 Conclusion ..................................................................................................307 Keywords ..............................................................................................................307 References .............................................................................................................307
Traditional sectoral land use based approaches have proven to be ineffective in addressing sustainable development goals. It is argued that if further environmental and social impacts are to be avoided without loss of agricultural productivity, there must be a synergy between different land uses. The current approach disregards the multiple and complex roles of land in development of the country and subsequently the need for cooperation across the many sectors involved. We argue for synergy between disparate agencies working towards a common goal of rural development and synergistic landscape approach for natural resources based development. It needs to be recognized that sectoral approach has several shortcomings and modern world demands services like livelihood, recreation, water supply, environment from the same parcel of land. Sustainable landscape-planning approach can contribute to solve several inherent shortcomings of the sectoral planning paradigm, including lack of integration of related agencies (such as forest) and the need for transdisciplinarity. It is emphasized that rural development can be sustainable if multifunctionality of agriculture is recognized and steps are taken in time to change the planning process failing which the conflicts are likely to escalate between competing land uses, a potentially damaging situation for any society aspiring to prosper.
