Land Management for Sustainable Development

Land management is representing an inter- and transdisciplinary activity, which is using knowledge from several disciplines. In this paper some principles and criteria for Sustainable Land Management will be emphasized in the context of the concerns for assuring the sustainability on a regional level. Sustainability can be achieved only by considering a proper management and administration of resources. This means that actually farmers and local decision makers have to be encouraged in recognizing the advantages of good land use planning and decisions, but also to be held responsible for inappropriate land uses, that can compromise the sustainable development of our human society. Conclusions will be drawn regarding the existing possibilities of assuring a sustainable land management related to land use planning and administration on a regional level.