Assessment of historical land-use changes for purposes of strategic planning--a case study in Laos
| Autor: | Silavanh Sawathvong, Mats Sandewall, Bo Ohlsson |
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| Rok vydání: | 2001 |
| Předmět: |
Strategic planning
Ecology Land use business.industry Data Collection Geography Planning and Development Environmental resource management Population Dynamics Statistics as Topic Developing country General Medicine Natural resource Test (assessment) Trees Shifting cultivation Remote sensing (archaeology) Laos Environmental Chemistry Humans Environment Design business Socioeconomic status |
| Zdroj: | Ambio. 30(1) |
| ISSN: | 0044-7447 |
| Popis: | How can governments in developing countries act together with local people to promote sustainable forest land use? Based upon an initial review of man's use of natural resources in Southeast Asia over 100 years, an interdisciplinary approach to strategic planning based on interaction among stakeholders is outlined. A case study in a water catchment area in Laos, dominated by shifting cultivation, is used to test and illustrate the approach, which includes interviews with local people about historical events and socioeconomic and environmental conditions. The study also includes field point sampling, remote sensing, official records and a simulation tool (the Area Production Model), for verification, calibration and supplementation of the information provided by villagers. By presenting the consolidated data to the villagers and giving them opportunities to consider their landuse and explain discrepancies, and comment on the conclusions, a dialogue on land-use strategies was initiated. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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