Land Use

Land use is the way land is managed, developed and categorized or zoned by corporations, agribusiness, other private sector companies, and public institutions and governmental agencies. Human habitation, economic use, resource utilization and development change and modify existing natural formations and environments. Industry and private sector land use has increasingly been regulated and controlled by local, national and international governments and organizations.

Zoning restrictions and natural resource management laws determine the extents of local, regional and national economic and industry development. Unrestrained exploitation and collection of resources has promoted rapid rates of growth in economies, but neglects the value of sustainable economic development in promoting long-term political stability and continued investment.

Major services in the land use market include surveying, mapping, resource and land use management services, soil, water and land reclamation and stabilization, ecosystem remediation, and development and urban planning services. Various project-based initiatives pursued with land use service providers include forest replanting, land transitioning, bioremediation systems (to improve water and soil quality), superfund clean-ups, conservation measures, agroforestry, crop rotation, polycultures, redistricting, urban and suburban revitalization, and land reclamation. Consulting services and project developers provide effective guidance to organizations, governments, and private sector business pursuing land use projects on public and private properties. Legal consultation and advocacy groups are also instrumental in changing and preserving regulations concerning resource exploitation and land usage. Greater awareness regarding the advantages of environmental preservation and resource management are rapidly expanding the land use services market to regions and country with previously minimal oversight.