Lesson 16 - Utilization of Land and Its Resources

• Land Use - Refers to the diverse ways in which humans utilize particular areas of land.
• Land use involves categorizing land based on its function or activity, which can include residential, institutional, business, industrial, agricultural, forestry, parks, and natural land conservation.
• Land use involves categorizing land based on its function or activity, which can include residential, institutional, business, industrial, agricultural, forestry, parks, and natural land conservation.
• Land use involves categorizing land based on its function or activity, which can include residential, institutional, business, industrial, agricultural, forestry, parks, and natural land conservation.
• Land use involves categorizing land based on its function or activity, which can include residential, institutional, business, industrial, agricultural, forestry, parks, and natural land conservation. Each category varies in intensity and purpose, shaping how land is developed and managed.
• Residential Land Use - A classification of land used primarily for housing.
• Residential Land Use - This category ranges from single-family dwellings on large or small lots to clusters of multiple-unit dwellings like apartment buildings.
• Residential land use supports human population settlements and varies in density, with apartment complexes representing the most intensive form.
• Residential land use supports human population settlements and varies in density, with apartment complexes representing the most intensive form.
• Business Land Use - This category includes lands used for commercial activities like retail shops and office buildings.
• Business Land Use - This category includes lands used for commercial activities like retail shops and office buildings.
• Business land use supports economic functions such as trade, services, and administrative operations, typically within urban or commercial centers.
• Business land use supports economic functions such as trade, services, and administrative operations, typically within urban or commercial centers.
• Business land use supports economic functions such as trade, services, and administrative operations, typically within urban or commercial centers.
• Industrial Land Use - Refers to land allocated for industries, including factories, refineries, and utilities such as power plants and water or sewage treatment facilities.
• Industrial Land Use - It may also encompass agricultural and forestry land uses involved in the production of renewable resources like food and timber.
• Agricultural Land Use - A subset of industrial land use focused on the cultivation of crops and livestock production.
• Agricultural Land Use - A subset of industrial land use focused on the cultivation of crops and livestock production.
• Agricultural land use - It involves different agronomic systems from monocultures with high fertilizer and pesticide input to organic farming methods with minimal chemical use.
• Agricultural land use supports food production and rural economy sustenance.
• Forestry Land Use - Another form of industrial land use centered on tree-fiber and timber production.
• Forestry land use activities vary from clear-cutting and short-rotation plantations to sustainable selection-harvesting systems that promote longer-term forest health and biodiversity.
• Natural Land Use / Ecological or Wilderness Reserve - This land use category essentially constitutes a non-use or preservation designation, where land areas are protected from exploitation such as mining, forestry, agriculture, hunting, or fishing. 
• Natural Land Use / Ecological or Wilderness Reserve - These reserves focus on conserving biodiversity and natural ecosystems, permitting only low-impact activities like scientific research and passive recreation (e.g., hiking, canoeing).
• Categories of land use:

  • Residential
  • Institutional
  • Business
  • Industrial
  • Agricultural
  • Forestry
  • Natural / Ecological or Wilderness Reserve