Models of territorial organization: Honduras

Honduras has begun to regulate land use and ownership, beginning with planning at a municipal level.

Wednesday, July 16, 2008

The absence of any formal regulation was laid bare in 1998 when Hurricane Mitch caused thousands of deaths and huge economic damage.
The aim of regulation is to identify areas that are suitable for development in a wide range of industries, such as tourism and mining, as well as for housing, farming and fishing. The regulation is being carried out on the basis of a plan drawn up with aid from the Inter-American Development Bank as administrator of Japan's Special Fund.

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