Application GIS on environmental zoning and management : case study in Sontay, Hanoi, Vietnam
Hien Le Thi Thu
Environmental zoning and management as arrange a region into different zones and proposal to sustainable utilization of natural resources and protection environment according to their environmental functions, natural and socio-economical condition, and trend of sustainable development in the region. This article presented principles for environmental zoning. And It was also described the process and a data set for zoning processing in the study area. Sontay were divided into 4 zones, they are urban and cultural and historical tourism development; development ecotourism and breeding farms; Building factories, and cultivation; and Rural area; they are including total 19 sub-zones. And the resolutions of environmental management and rational use resources were proposal based on characteristics of the arranged zones, the strategic development and the economical master planning development in the study area. The result is illustrated for application of GIS as power tool on environmental zoning and management.
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