台灣地區對土地的使用管理，基本上係以傳統的「分區使用管制」(Zoning)制度為基礎，配合使用分區對土地使用類型與使用強度的訂定，以達到控制環境品質與土地資源的使用效率。然而由於時空的變遷與土地使用的複雜性，分區使用管制的僵固性並無法解決某些特殊性的土地使用需求，因此，彈性的管制方式也就應運而生。新制度之形成與運行需要具備一定的基本背景與條件，其施行又將對未來的土地使用管理制度產生不同程度的影響。本論文即在制度理論的架構下，探討台灣土地使用管理制度的形成與變遷，藉以作為政府有關單位未來制定相關政策之參考。

Essentially, the land use management system in Taiwan is based on the traditional zoning regulation. Under zoning scheme, environmental quality and land use efficiency are achieved through the control of land use intensity and land use type in different land use zones. Due to the environmental changes and land use complexity, traditional zoning’s rigidity has hindered the demand of flexibility for innovative and special land use types. Development of new land use regulation strategy needs support of certain background and conditions, and its implementation will certainly impact the future land use management system. The purpose of this paper is to investigate and analyze the formation and evolution of land use management system in Taiwan and to provide information for the future decision making inf land use management.