Land use planning

Pros

• Land use planning is useful as a framework for growth; Growing urban areas can implement top-down visions through regulations placed on how growth is shaped. Cities need to plan for the future, and controlling the usage of land is especially important during periods of intense urbanization. Cities in countries or regions undergoing industrialization have the greatest need for land-use standardization, as the rapid growth of infrastructure, the built environment, and industrial capacity can create significant problems when not planned comprehensively.
• Good land use planning positively impacts the development of urban economy.
• Effective Land use planning compliments ecological protection as a support for the conservation of and sustainable use of natural resources and biological diversity. Policies such as a green belt or an urban growth boundary both are common methods used in cities across the world to protect rural or agricultural land from exurban development.
• Mechanisms to prevent the settlement of populations and the development of socioeconomic activities are promoted in areas with high potential for risks in the face of natural and anthropogenic hazards.