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Research
on incorporating agriculture and natural resources
in the Municipality of Lurigancho- Chosica, Lima
November
2005
Malena
Castro, architect/sociologist currently doing her MA in
Environmental Management, is the third member of the
Urban Harvest Research team in Lima, Peru to be the
recipients of the IDRC-AGROPOLIS
award for research related to urban and peri-urban
agriculture. The proposed research aims to develop a
methodological tool to enable the Lurigancho-Chosica
municipality to incorporate agriculture and natural
resource management into a comprehensive urban plan.
The
study is divided into two phases. The first phase
involves the compilation and analysis of information
relating to political, socio-economic and
environmental regulations affecting land access and
use. This analysis will provide a base for the
second phase. The
objectives are:
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To
analyze the policies and regulations of the
municipalities of the Province of Lima and the
District of Lurigancho-Chosica, with respect to
land-use, open space and urban growth
tendencies.
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To
analyze the socio-economic factors and natural
resources of Lurigancho-Chosica municipality and
develop a spatial typology that can serve in the
territorial planning.
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To
evaluate the land-use changes between 2002 and
2006 using geographic information systems (GIS)
and global positioning system (GPS).
The
second phase draws on baseline data from phase one
to develop a methodological approach in land-use
planning. The objectives are:
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To
develop a participative methodology tool that
integrates the base typologies to
enable the Lurigancho-Chosica municipality to
incorporate agriculture and natural resource
management into a comprehensive urban plan,
and
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To
propose general recommendations to implement the
intended
territorial planning in the Lurigancho-Chosica
municipality.
Finally,
this investigation will serve as a base to achieve
the objective of forming a development strategy for
the municipal and regional areas with a long-term
perspective on sustainable development.
Additionally, this tool could be used as a pilot
methodology to be implemented in the urban
municipalities in which agriculture has not been
included in their territorial planning.
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