LAND SUITABILITY EVALUATION IN CAN GIO DISTRST HO CHI MINH CITY

Abstract

. In order to have a basis for arranging production in a sustainable manner and in accordance with the natural conditions of a given territory, land suitability evaluation is the first and necessary task. This study was conducted under the guidance of TCVN 8409: 2010 on land suitability evaluation. Based on the matching of land quality and land use requirements of land use types. The topic has chosen 5 land use types were selected for evaluation: (1) Vegetables, (2) Fruit trees (Mango, longan), (3) Aquaculture, (4) Mangrove forest and (5) Salt production. Based on the land use requirements of these 5 types, a matching of land properties (14 land units) is used to assess suitability; Each type of land use can be adapted to many land units and vice versa each land unit can also be adapted to many different types of land use. Based on the research results, refer to the climate change scenario of the HCM City as well as the orientation of land use planning, the author proposes 5 types of land use that can be developed in Cần Giờ distrist. The research results provide a scientific basis for arranging suitable and sustainable land use types.