land-use change
Land-use change refers to the alteration or conversion of the purpose or function of a piece of land, typically involving the transition from one type of land use to another, such as the transformation of agricultural land to urban development or the reforestation of previously cleared land.
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Related Concepts (21)
- agricultural intensification
- agriculture
- biodiversity conservation
- deforestation
- environmental impacts
- forest conversion
- greenhouse gases
- habitat loss
- infrastructure development
- land allocation
- land cover change
- land degradation
- land fragmentation
- land management
- land-use planning
- land-use policy
- soil erosion
- transportation infrastructure
- urban planning
- urbanization
- wetland loss
Similar Concepts
- climate change
- climate change and land use
- climatic changes
- land abandonment
- land conservation
- land management practices
- land restoration
- land use and land cover change
- land use and zoning policies
- land use change
- land use conflict
- land use planning
- land use planning and zoning
- land-use changes
- sustainable land use planning