Step 6. Appraise the alternatives: environmental, economic and social analysis. For each physically
suitable combination of land use and land, assess the environmental, economic and social impacts, for the
land users and for the community as a whole. List the consequences, favourable and unfavourable, of
alternative courses of action.
Step 7. Choose the best option. Hold public and executive discussions of the viable options and their
consequences. Based on these discussions and the above appraisal, decide which changes in land use
should be made or worked towards.
Step 8. Prepare the land-use plan. Make allocations or recommendations of the selected land uses for
the chosen areas of land; make plans for appropriate land management; plan how the selected
improvements are to be brought about and how the plan is to be put into practice; draw up policy
guidelines, prepare a budget and draft any necessary legislation; involve decision-makers, sectoral
agencies and land users.
Step 9. Implement the plan. Either directly within the planning process or, more likely, as a separate
development project, put the plan into action; the planning team should work in conjunction with the
implementing agencies.
Step 10. Monitor and revise the plan. Monitor the progress of the plan towards its goals; modify or
revise the plan in the light of experience.