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Land use

Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-003667

The occupation or reservation of land or water area for any human activity or any defined purpose. It also includes use of the air space above the land or water.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AGR-003667
FieldAgriculture and food
SubjectNatural Resources, Conservation, Environment
Synonymsland development; land occupation; land utilisation; land utilization; landuse
ReferencesSchwarz, 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 (CC BY 4.0)
See alsoLand management; Grazing lands; Green infrastructure; Open space; Land cover; Abandoned land; Cropland; Green belt (land management); Rangelands; Land use and land cover maps; Agri-environmental policy; Building controls; Cadasters; Land clearing; Land markets; Agrivoltaic systems; Permanent grasslands; Military lands; Land classification; Land policy; National parks; Agricultural land; Farmland Protection Program; Agroecological zones; Multiple land use; Land use change; Land use planning; Zoning
TranslationsSpanish: uso de la tierra
Record as JSON
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  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-003667",
  "term": "Land use",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "The occupation or reservation of land or water area for any human activity or any defined purpose. It also includes use of the air space above the land or water.",
  "synonyms": [
    "land development",
    "land occupation",
    "land utilisation",
    "land utilization",
    "landuse"
  ],
  "subject": "Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment",
  "see_also": [
    "land management",
    "grazing lands",
    "green infrastructure",
    "open space",
    "land cover",
    "abandoned land",
    "cropland",
    "green belt (land management)",
    "rangelands",
    "land use and land cover maps",
    "agri-environmental policy",
    "building controls",
    "cadasters",
    "land clearing",
    "land markets",
    "agrivoltaic systems",
    "permanent grasslands",
    "military lands",
    "land classification",
    "land policy",
    "national parks",
    "agricultural land",
    "Farmland Protection Program",
    "agroecological zones",
    "multiple land use",
    "land use change",
    "land use planning",
    "zoning"
  ],
  "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": "uso de la tierra"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/land-use/"
}

Record 3,622 of 6,798 in Agriculture and food terminology (MLC-0114). Request the full dataset.