Development - Land Use

Land Use

  • Green development, a concept that includes consideration of community-wide or regional environmental implications
  • Land development, altering the landscape in any number of ways
  • Mixed-use development, the practice of allowing more than one type of use in a building or set of buildings
  • Real estate development, a business encompassing activities from renovation to the purchase of raw land
  • Subdivision (land), or a development, a piece of land divided from a larger portion for sale or further development
  • Urban planning, or development, integrates land use planning and transportation planning to improve communities
  • Transit-oriented development, a mixed-use residential or commercial area designed to maximize access to public transport

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