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| Personal Name | Dinamling, Djolly Ma. P. |
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| Resource Title | Mainstreaming Sustainable Land Management in Land Use Planning for Upland Areas: Case of La Lihertad, Negros Oriental |
| Date Issued | 20 June 2020 |
| Abstract | Land degradation (LD) is one of the problems in the upland areas that can be examined using the Driver-Pressure-State-Impact-Response (DPSIR) Framework to help understand its cause and effect relationships. The objectives of the study were to determine what are the drivers, pressures, state, and impact of LD, and the corresponding response to LD in La Libertad, Negros Oriental. This study addressed the problem of land degradation and the need for a planning tool in mainstreaming Sustainable Land Management in the land use plans of the Local Government Units (LGUs).Results showed that the significant drivers of land degradation in the upland areas of La Libertad were population growth, steep slope farming, household income, and land tenure- all of which contributed to land cover change. Most of the Conservation Farming Village (CFV) barangays, which were the areas of study, are located on a slope ranging from 18-30% (rolling to moderately steep), 30-50% (steep to very steep) and above 50% (very steep hills and mountains). Land cover change analysis done showed that large portions of grassland in 2003 were converted to cropland in 2010 and 2015. The state and trend of land degradation was determined using the indicators on land cover, land productivity dynamics, and soil organic carbon. It was found out that the shift from shrubland/grassland to cropland was the prominent trend of LD observed in the upland areas. This study shows that the impacts of land degradation are soil erosion and decrease in soil fertility. Sustainable land Management (SLM) technologies using contour hedgerows, rockwall, multi-storey cropping, natural vegetative strips, mulching, and vermicomposting were implemented in response to land degradation. The resulting environmental impacts of these were shown to be improved soil fertility, land cover, and reduction in soil erosion. Low erosion rates ranging from 8.5 to 11.9 tons/ha/year and with eighty percent (80%) of the CFV barangays with stable o |
| Degree Course | Master of Arts (Urban and Regional Planning) |
| Language | English |
| Keyword | Land use, Rural; Sustainable development |
| Material Type | Thesis/Dissertation |
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