zoning is a concept in the area of urbanism, which means to zone, that is, to separate a city by specific zones, according to the activities existing in each of them.
Zoning began to become more popular as an urban planning tool during the 20th century, when laws regulating the use of urban spaces began to be applied.
An area designated as residential is intended for the construction of buildings that are people's homes. A commercial zone is a place where you can find stores and an industrial zone is characterized by having facilities that function as factories, etc. A zone classified as mixed is one that can be used for more than one purpose.
There are several types of zoning, such as environmental zoning, agricultural zoning, or ethnozoning, instrument of the PNGATI (National Policy for Territorial and Environmental Management of Indigenous Lands) instituted in 2012.
Environmental zoning aims to control land use and define the activities allowed in it. It occurs under State intervention, which legally seeks integrated development with environmental protection, the so-called ecologically sustainable development
environmental zoning
Environmental zoning is used to plan land use, in an appropriate way, according to the specific characteristics of each land. Its objective is the balance of ecosystems and the sustainability of natural resources.
This type of zoning is provided for in the National Environmental Policy, established by law nº 6.938 of 1981. Later, thanks to federal decree 4297 of 2002, environmental zoning became known as ecological-economic zoning (ZEE). The ZEE is the responsibility of three government entities: the Union, the States and the Municipalities.
agricultural zoning
Agricultural zoning is used to identify and separate zones where land is most suitable for growing crops of different resources. There is also agricultural zoning of climatic risk, which aims to mitigate the risks caused by climatic elements.