Developing GIS decision support to stakeholders on agricultural land use planning in HA Tinh Province, Vietnam
Land use planning in Vietnam has been conducted but still insufficient for many years. In rural areas, it has been predominantly relying on assessing the suitability of soil for agricultural production. Besides, the planning has extensively incorporated statistics. The current rapid economic growth of Vietnam during its economic transition has increased the pressure on land and water resources which leads to a necessity to adjust the approach to land use planning in order to support the economic growth of the country and provide a framework to manage the development in a sustainable manner. There is a need to have a closer alignment between socio-economic development plans, the overall environmental strategy and the land use plans. Therefore, the role of land use planning must be broaden through taking into account environmental, socio-economic parameters as well as involving different stakeholders who are affected by changes in land use. It is necessary to have a tool t