The Environment

What are natural resources?

• materials or substances that occur in nature and can be used for residential gain.

• materials or substances that occur in nature and can be used for economic gain.

• materials or substances that occur in nature and can be used for political gain.

Why do we need natural resources?

• They can be used to make food, fuel and raw materials to produce goods.

• They are increasingly hard to come by

• They can fulfill both economic and spiritual needs

Deforestation, Overpopulation and Climate change are three examples of how:

• Our Natural resources are decreasing

• Our Natural resources are stable

• Our natural resources are plentiful

Before the time of strong, local control of land use, :

• anyone who wanted to subdivide a large parcel of land into lots, and build several houses on them, had to apply for a permit

• anyone who wanted to subdivide a large parcel of land into lots, and build several houses on them, could simply do so.

• anyone who wanted to subdivide a large parcel of land into lots, and build several houses on them, had ​to attend classes in real estate.

Local boards usually require the developer to provide or help with services before they will issue the permit needed to build. These are called __________________.

• development ​statutes

• development ​ prerequisites

• development agreements.

The Developer agrees to provide services such as:

• roads and utility lines

• environmental protections

•  installing a recreational park

• all of the above

 

If a board decides to change its mind, and does not grant the later permits, the developer:

• may be in the position of suing the development planning board

• may be in the position of having spent a lot of money on developing land that he now cannot complete.

• may be in the position of abandoning the project

 

Development Agreements can:

• control how land is used so as to address investment strategy concerns.

• control how land is used so as to address career and retirement concerns.

• control how land is used so as to address environmental, social, and economic concerns.

Development agreements can provide for a change of the plan if:

• something new is discovered, such as if a new type of industrial material is developed.

• something new is discovered, such as if a rare species of bird were found on the land.

• something new is discovered, such as a new type of skate park.

Many landowners argue that the fifth amendment should prevent government from:

• regulating land use

• prohibiting land use

• promoting land use