Abstract
International online peer-reviewed open-access journal offers a possibility for the international community of professionals working in the fields of regional and rural development or tourism to exchange their ideas and research results or practical achievements as it publishes results of both theoretical and applied research in these fields.
Highlights
Land use planning is the key for developmental plans; it is necessary to assess the current situation to have an effective plan later
There is a great relationship between the ecological footprint and the land use process
Land use assessment methods are concerned with different periods and phases in the land use planning process, where the ecological footprint scale can be used in the initial planning stages to assess the current situation, especially when compared with the HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX (HDI) to measure the relationship between environmental, and developmental impacts
Summary
Land use planning is the key for developmental plans; it is necessary to assess the current situation to have an effective plan later. Creating regional plans more effective is not that easy, as in most cases they do not follow integrated system of land-use planning that enhance urban settlement in defining the vision and goals of their policies. There was a need to find a proper measurement tool to assist the decision making for setting effective regional plans for national and regional land use planning, with a sustainable understanding of the regions and their. The ecological footprint is referred to as modern standards suitable for land use assessment at existing and proposed stages of urban development plans
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