The utilization of public land and environmental management in transmigration settlement

Abstract

Environmental problems basically start with lack of awarness on good environment. If we relate this problem with ownership, the public land usually has its own problem due to lack of personal responsibility in managing the public land. This paper attemps to present some ideas in environmental management in transmigration settlement. In general, land in transmigration settlement can be categorized into two major usage, i,e. production area and non-production area. The non-production areas accasionally can cause environmental problems in transmigration settlement.