Metodología para el estudio de la capacidad de acogida del suelo en cuenca hidrográficas

Abstract

The development of territorial planning studies of river basins are the starting point to establish the technical criteria toguide natural resources planning and development. In fact all the lands in a country are feasible to be classifiedaccording to their use, from major to minor intensity, with exception of urbanization areas in different human settlements.

The study of the Agricultural Land Capacity (ALC) may be regarded as a decision making tool, which outcome helpsreduce resources overuse and hence guaranty an adequate natural resources management. The ALC allows localgovernments to develop actions for an appropriate resources management.

This thesis provides for a methodological proposal to carry out Agricultural Land Capacity studies applied to river basins, using the Mazar River Basin as a case study. This methodology is meant to contribute to territorial planning processes inriver basins and other lands, particularly regarding that at present in the country there are no land classification standardsusing the Agricultural Land Capacity, which guides an appropriate resource management.