Obstacles to the Development of Integrated Land-Use Planning in Developing Countries: The Case of Paraguay

Round 1

Reviewer 1 Report

The study "Obstacles to the Development of Integrated Land-Use Planning in Developing Countries: The case of Paraguay" used expert surveys to explore the feasibility and relevance of integrated land-use planning and data acquisition in developing countries, Paraguay as an example.

Overall, the topic is meaningful and within the journal's scope. Work is Structured and well-written, with solid literature. But I am a bit confused about the methodology. Please check the below-mentioned comments.

1.      I am a little confused about the methodology of this work. Although the Institutional Review Board (IRB) from University of Arizona (UA) reviewed this work and approved it, how can a study based on just 27 expert responses represent the overall scenarios?

2.      Consider adding legend and Grid/coordinates of figure 1 for a better understanding of the location.

3.      The conclusion of this work still has room for modifications.

4.      Line 99. population is estimated to be 6.4 million until which year or period?

5.      Line 100. km2 check with the superscript issue.

6.      Line 116. Limited data of what?

7.      Line 153-154. Check with the references.

Author Response

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Reviewer 2 Report

I have not any possibility to learn from this paper about indigenous people tradition landuse. Indigenous people can’t choose their own way of life, get control over their own education, healthcare and so on, unless their lands are secure. That’s the overwhelming priority. All other issues are secondary. If their land rights are recognised, tribal peoples thrive.

Author Response

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Reviewer 3 Report

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Author Response

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Round 2

Reviewer 1 Report

Authors’ responses are satisfactory 

Reviewer 2 Report

I did not find a really intersting indigenous opinion but I uderstood better now this paper feedback. I agree with the paper improvments.

Reviewer 3 Report

Dear authors.

The article has gained a lot from the clarifications, so that I can now agree to a publication in good conscience.