Land USE

• What does land use refer to?


  The human activities that occur on the land eg farming, leisure
• What is land use one of the most important human factors in ?


  Directly defining the character of places
• What does land use also affect?


  Other factors that give places their character

  eg the built environment
• What does land use do over time?


  change eg deindustrialisation can lead to industrial land use being replaced by other land uses, such as housing or recreation
• what is deindustrialisation?


  The process of manufacturing industries declining in wealthier countries
• what are often required for businesses?

  high-rise, high-density buildinga
• what is often required for residential and leisure land use?


  a lower density built environment