Problem
Limited available land
Experimental visualization of narrower problems
Other Names:
Land shortageScarcity of land
Minimal prime land
Unavailability of land
Lack of land space
Unknown purchasable land
Disproportion between land and population
Incidence:
Land scarcity is a recurrent theme in low-level and persistent conflicts around the world. Scarcity can result from land degradation, unequal distribution of land, overpopulation, or some combinations of these. Lack of access to productive agricultural lands combines with population growth to encourage migration to steep hillsides. These hillsides are easily eroded, and after a few years fail to produce enough to support the migrants. The result is deepened poverty which then helps to fuel violence.
Broader Problems:
Unrecognized opportunitiesShortage of natural resources Narrower Problems:
Limited family landShortage of urban landUnassigned public landScarcity of residential landDisappearance of common landUnavailability of farming landUnbridled competition for landShortage of land for cemeteriesShortage of waste landfill sitesShortage of public space for relaxationAlienation of land through acquisition by foreignersLimited availability of land for low-income and disadvantaged groups Related Problems:
Inadequate care of community space Aggravates:
Housing shortageRestricted land choicesDifficult land acquisitionUnattractive development sitesThreatened monuments and historic sitesUnsanitary and inhumane food animal conditions Strategies:
Improving accessibility of land resourcesRelieving scarcity of landLimiting availability of landUncovering purchasable landIncreasing available landProviding sufficient land spaceDoing without adequate land spaceProviding prime land Subject(s):
Amenities → Living conditionsCommerce → Purchasing, supplying
Geography → Land type/use
Societal Problems → Scarcity
Sociology → Population
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
C: Cross-sectoral problems Date of last update
04.10.2020 – 22:48 CEST