green belt (land management)

{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-002988",
  "term": "green belt (land management)",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "Areas around villages, towns or cities in which development is strictly controlled and usually not permitted at all. A useful device for preventing the endless sprawl of towns or the coagulation of one town with another, providing townspeople with a welcome release from the strain of city life, and protecting the special character of some towns. The main deficiency of green belt preservation is that it encourages the leap-frogging of development over the green belt to the land beyond it.",
  "subject": "Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment",
  "see_also": [
    "land management",
    "land use"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Schwarz, Charles F.; Thor, Edward C.; Elsner, Gary H. 1976. Wildland planning glossary. Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-13. Berkeley, Calif.: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "cinturón verde (administración de tierras)"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/green-belt-land-management/"
}