Land Use

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Rangeland

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A dry open grassland primarily used for grazing cattle.

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Selective Cutting

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The method of harvesting trees that involves the removal of single trees or a relatively small number of trees from the larger forest.

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Urban Blight

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The degradation of the built and social environments of the city that often accompanies and accelerates migration to the suburbs.

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Multiple-use lands

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U.S. classification used to designate lands that may be used for recreation, grazing, timber harvesting, and mineral extraction.

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Multi-use zoning

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A zoning classification that allows retail and high-density residential development to coexist in the same area.

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Urban Sprawl

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The uncontrolled expansion of urban areas into the surrounding rural land.

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Clear-cutting

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A logging practice where all trees in an area are cut down, often leading to environmental degradation.

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Ecologically sustainable forestry

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A method of forest management that aims to maintain the health of forest ecosystems while providing timber.

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Resource conservation ethic

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A principle that promotes the responsible use and management of natural resources.

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Tragedy of the commons

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A situation in which individuals acting in their own self-interest deplete shared resources.