Why Is Proper Land Use Planning Necessary? An Overview of Land Use Planning Issues in Brunei Darussalam

Why Is Proper Land Use Planning Necessary? An Overview of Land Use Planning Issues in Brunei Darussalam

Introduction

The purpose of this essay is to discuss real planning issues in Brunei Darussalam. Problems are faced by the government authorities in every sector while making reforms. The Land Use Planning is one of those areas where the government of Burnei has faced various problems. As the country's key resource is oil, the development activities is comparatively slower in this sector as compare to the oil and gas sectors. The main problems faced by the government authorities are the lack of research and development Land Use Planning, problems with labor, the lack of development of the human resource, low levels of development in adequate infrastructure, low margin of profits in the respective industry, land issues, storage facility for rice, reformation in the system of rice production, health related problems and development of control system are related to poor land planning in Brunei. All these are the problems of the inadequate land use planning present in the Brunei Darus salam (Land Use Planning issues in Brunei Darussalam, 2012).

Brunei Darussalam has an area of 5.765 square kilometers. 4 percent is private land, 3 percent for institutional use, 37 percent for forest reserves, and 56 percent of unallocated State land. Land use planning is regulated and managed through the planning, administration and mapping. Administration and management of land ownership is regulated by the Land Code (Laws of Brunei Chapter 40) and the Land Acquisition (Brunei Laws Chapter 41). Registration of land ownership in Brunei Darussalam since 1909 is based on the Torrens system. In 1985 the registration system has been computerized. Private land consists of 15 percent which is residential; commercial is 5 percent, 2 percent industrial, 49 percent agricultural, and 29 percent is allocated for other uses.

The planning is in fact an extension of the land. Urban planning is a way to bring order in the different construction or conversion we perform in our territory. The planning takes into account more technical and architectural aspects. It occupies that frame space (buildings and gardens), plots of streets and public spaces in order to improve our quality of life. Thus, for the sake of economic development taking into account adverse situations in the environment, African states have also attempted to implement development policies and land management: water policy (dam, drilling, water supply work), reforestation (replanting, species introductions) awareness (participatory approach, encouraging privatization) etc.

The land is, as its name suggests is the organization of the territory. Territory must be harmonized according to different assignments and its various components. The land use planning is therefore the zoning. The planning is in fact an extension of the land. Urban planning is a way to bring order the different construction or conversion we perform in our territory. We perceive the land as an expression of economic, social, cultural, and ecological society as a ...