Participatory planning processes play an important role in territorial development. Land use planning is one of the tools used to negotiate the interests of different user groups in a defined territory. For example, the interest of farmers, herdsmen, mining companies and the population of villages and small towns have to be satisfied in a given territory, yet re-specting recreation areas and protection areas for nature and biodiversity. Land use planning, involving the different users and interest groups active-ly, may help to achieve a compromise that allows for sustainable develop-ment of the territory considering the interests of all existing user groups.