The integration of development needs and conservation is then needed. For these goals we still
need the economical and social analysis, as well as public and executive-level discussions and
the plan formulations to fulfill the planning. However, the spatial information provided in GIS offers thedecision maker with reasonable suitability maps.
It should be observed that variations seen in the results of this study are apparently due to the
values of each land quality unit assigned, particularly the soil and water availability classes. This willrequire further empirical research to improve the derivation of these values.