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The National Physical Development Plan (NPDP) for the Commonwealth of Dominica ("Dominica") acts together with the National Land Use Policy (NLUP) as the two core documents which fulfill the requirements of the Physical Planning Act. Together the NLUP and NPDP guide planning for land use and development in Dominica.
The primary objective of the National Land Use Plan (NLUP) is to provide a strategic framework to guide land development in Guyana. As such the NLUP is built upon a number of national policies and strategies that have a direct relevance for land use and land management.
The National Spatial Development Strategy (NSDS) provides the framework for decisions about the ways in which the national space will be used and developed over the next decade and beyond. In this context, ‘space’ includes the land, water and air, for which the people and Government of Trinidad andTobago are responsible.
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Saint Lucia's National Land Policy is intended to provide policy guidance for the use and management of Saint Lucia’s limited, and priceless, land resource, well into the future. It is grounded in the belief that land should be managed in such a manner as to allow Saint Lucians to have access to land, and the services that it provides, on an equitable basis.
Panama's Law 6 of 2006 states that Land Use Planning for urban development is the organisation of the use and occupation of the national territory and urban centres, through a harmonious set of actions and regulations, according to their physical, environmental, socio-economic, cultural, administrative and political-institutional characteristics, with the aim of promoting the sustainable development of the country and improving the quality of life of the population. (Article 2.)
The General Strategy for Land Use Planning articulates sustainable development policies and actions, reorienting territorial development. It identifies the potentialities, constraints and problems of the territory with an emphasis on the municipal level and with the objective of creating a national territorial planning system.
The primary goal of the Sustainable Island Resource Management Zoning Plan for Antigua and Barbuda (including Redonda) is to present a forward‐looking strategic, national spatial development framework that addresses current development issues, and provides a platform for feasible private and public sector development initiatives, that will reflect local cultural values and aspirations over the next twenty (20) years. Further, it is designed to serve as a revised Draft National Physical Development Plan (NPDP) that meets the criteria of the Physical Planning Act (2003).
The National Land Management Strategy (ENOT) is proposed as the guiding instrument that, under a systemic approach, configures the spatial and territorial dimension of Mexico's development in a long-term horizon towards 2020-2040. The ENOT lays out the foundations for the State's steering role in national land-use planning policy. The ENOT contains more than 400 Regional Guidelines and 76 General Guidelines grouped in 10 Priority Objectives and 3 National Axes: territorial structuring, development and governance.