Land use is the human use of land. Land use involves the management and modification of natural environment or wilderness into built environment such as fields, pastures, and settlements. It has also been defined as "the arrangements, activities and inputs people undertake in a certain land cover type to produce, change or maintain it" (FAO, 1997a; FAO/UNEP, 1999).
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Famous quotes containing the word land:
“Every time we get near the land you get that look on your face. When a man goes to sea, he ought to give up thinking about things on shore. Land dont want him no more. Ive had me share of things go wrong and all come from the land. Now Im through with the land and the lands through with me.”
—Dudley Nichols (18951960)