15. Land use planning is based on inter-disciplinary cooperation and
requires sector coordination (“horizontal integration”). The diverse
functions and (potential) uses of land make it necessary to apply an
interdisciplinary approach involving all sectors that have a stake in
that area. This generally requires a longer support in institution building
and improving cooperation between different sector ministries/
agencies;
16. Land use planning is a process leading to an improvement in the
capacity of stakeholders. The participatory methods used in all steps
of land use planning promote the technical and organizational capabilities
of all participants, thereby improving their capacity to plan and
act. In the medium term, this leads to an improvement in the capacity of local
groups or administrative entities (such as municipalities,
districts and provinces) for self-determination;