Land Class Classification
Land Class Classification
National and international experience has shown that the classification of land according to its capability for long-term production, based on its physical limitations and site-specific management needs, provides the most reliable basis on which to promote sustainable land management.
The following descriptions have been reproduced from the Land Use Classification handbook. For a copy of the handbook click on the link below.
http://www.landcareresearch.co.nz/__data/assets/pdf_file/0017/50048/luc_handbook.pdf
Land Class Classifications
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LUC Class code |
Description |
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1 |
Land with virtually no limitations for arable use and suitable for cultivated crops, pasture or forestry |
|
2 |
Land with slight limitations for arable use and suitable for cultivated crops, pasture or forestry |
|
3 |
Land with moderate limitations for arable use, but suitable for cultivated crops, pasture or forestry |
|
4 |
Land with moderate limitations for arable use, but suitable for occasional cropping, pasture or forestry |
|
5 |
High producing land unsuitable for arable use, but only slight limitations for pastoral or forestry use |
|
6 |
Non-arable land with moderate limitations for use under perennial vegetation such as pasture or forest |
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7 |
Non-arable land with severe limitations to use under perennial vegetation such as pasture or forest |
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8 |
Land with very severe to extreme limitations or hazards that make it unsuitable for cropping, pasture or forestry |
