Land use
Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-015330
1. The way land is used by humans. Forest, agricultural land and urban/suburban land are all land uses.
2. The way land is developed and used with respect to the kinds of anthropogenic (human-induced) activities that occur (e.g., agriculture, residential uses, industrial uses).
3. All occupation and use of land. The type of land is determined by the flow context associated with this flowable [Original source: https://cfpub.epa.gov/si/si_public_record_Report.cfm?dirEntryId=347251&Lab=NRMRL].
| Identifier | MLC-T-ENV-015330 |
|---|---|
| Field | Environment |
| Subject | Ecosystems |
| References | Chesapeake Bay Glossary; EPA Guidelines to Assessing Regional Vulnerabilities at http://www.epa.gov/reva/docs/guidelines_reva_20080627.pdf; Federal LCA Commons Elementary Flow List for Life Cycle Assessment |
Record as JSON
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"id": "MLC-T-ENV-015330",
"term": "Land use",
"field": "Environment",
"definition": "1. The way land is used by humans. Forest, agricultural land and urban/suburban land are all land uses.\n\n2. The way land is developed and used with respect to the kinds of anthropogenic (human-induced) activities that occur (e.g., agriculture, residential uses, industrial uses).\n\n3. All occupation and use of land. The type of land is determined by the flow context associated with this flowable [Original source: https://cfpub.epa.gov/si/si_public_record_Report.cfm?dirEntryId=347251&Lab=NRMRL].",
"subject": "Ecosystems",
"references": [
"Chesapeake Bay Glossary",
"EPA Guidelines to Assessing Regional Vulnerabilities at http://www.epa.gov/reva/docs/guidelines_reva_20080627.pdf",
"Federal LCA Commons Elementary Flow List for Life Cycle Assessment"
],
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/land-use/"
}
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