land use and land cover change
Land use and land cover change refer to the transformation or modification of the physical characteristics and human activities that occur on the Earth's surface, including alterations to the natural vegetation, built environment, and utilization of land for specific purposes, such as agriculture, urbanization, or deforestation.
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Related Concepts (21)
- agriculture and cropland expansion
- agriculture emissions
- biodiversity loss
- climate change and land use
- conservation and protected areas
- deforestation
- forest degradation
- industrialization and urban sprawl
- land abandonment
- land cover mapping and monitoring
- land degradation and restoration
- land fragmentation
- land management practices
- land tenure and property rights
- land use conflict
- land use planning and zoning
- mining and extractive industries
- renewable energy development on land
- soil erosion and desertification
- urbanization
- wetland loss and degradation
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- agriculture and land use offset projects
- climate change and forests
- land and natural resource management
- land cover change
- land degradation
- land management
- land use and zoning policies
- land use change
- land use impacts on recharge
- land use planning
- land-use change
- land-use changes
- land-use planning
- land-use policy
- sustainable land use planning