Direction Départementale des Territoires

English translation: departmental land-use directorate

09:58 Sep 29, 2016
French to English translations [PRO]
Government / Politics
French term or phrase: Direction Départementale des Territoires
This is a relatively (2010) new division of regional government in France, subsuming the former Departmental Agriculture Directorate and Prefectoral Environment Directorate among others.

https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Direction_départementale_des_T...

I thought of "Regional Land-Use Directorate". Has anyone got any better suggestions?
Henry Wickens
English translation:departmental land-use directorate
Explanation:
As Nikki says, depending on the context, you could leave it in French with an explanation in brackets. "Land use" is a reasonable approximation since, as your Wikipedia reference shows, its main responsibilities are agriculture, forestry, and infrastructure.
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4 +2departmental land-use directorate
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3Departmental Land Management
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Departmental Land Management


Explanation:
My personal take on it.

Ben Gaia
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neutral  AllegroTrans: and what about "direction"?
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departmental land-use directorate


Explanation:
As Nikki says, depending on the context, you could leave it in French with an explanation in brackets. "Land use" is a reasonable approximation since, as your Wikipedia reference shows, its main responsibilities are agriculture, forestry, and infrastructure.

philgoddard
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agree  AllegroTrans
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agree  Francis Marche: "land-use" is "territorial" (gestion/planification territoriale = land-use planning / management)
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