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Land capability And Land Suitability

Question: Write down the differences between Land Capability and Land Suitability?

Answer: Differences between Land Capability and Land Suitability given below:

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Land Capability

Land Suitability

1. Determine by biophysical characteristics of land.

1. Determine by the social and economic acceptability of a use of land.

2. Aspect of land capability is wider.

2. Aspect of land capability is narrower.

3. Land Capability is closer to the ecology.

3. Land Suitability is less closer to the ecology.

4. It recognizes the consequences of altering other structure or process.

4. It recognizes society’s need & it’s willingness to accept a land use.

5. It is relatively a stable index but not absolutely constant.

5. Land Suitability more dynamic.

6. Land Capability changes with the technical or technological advancement.

6. Land Suitability changes with the changing socio economic condition.

7. It is actually an index, which represent a measures of potential inherent capacity of land to support a given use.

7. . It is actually an index, which represents how will the land is suitable to particular use.