Land Use Planning Law (2006) Country/Territory Latvia Document type Legislation Date 2006 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Land & soil Keyword Basic legislation Land-use planning Sustainable development Procedural matters Geographical area Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Northern Europe Abstract The Law determines principles for land use planning in Latvia. Its purpose is to promote the arrangement of land properties and a sustainable utilisation of the land resources, by determining types of land use planning work, implementation provisions, and the tasks and duties of persons involved in a land use planning. According to the Law, land use planning includes the development of a land use planning project; and the specification of types of land use. Full text English Website www.likumi.lv