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APES Vocab
Land, Public and Private
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| clear-cutting | a method of harvesting trees that involves removing all or almost all of the trees within an area |
| ecologically sustainable forestry | an approach to removing trees from forests in ways that do not unduly affect the viability of other trees |
| eminent domain | a principle that grants government the power to acquire a property at fair market value even if the owner does not wish to sell it |
| Endangered Species Act | a 1973 U.S. act designed to protect species from extinction |
| environmental impact statement (EIS) | a document outlining the scope and purpose of a development project describing the environmental context, suggesting alternative approaches to the project, and analyzing the environmental impact of each alternative |
| environmental mitigation plan | a plan that outlines how a developer will address concerns raised by a project’s impact on the environment |
| externality | the cost or benefit of a good or service that is not included in the purchase price of that good or service |
| exurb | an area similar to a suburb, but unconnected to any central city or densely populated area |
| forest | land dominated by trees and other woody vegetation and sometimes used for commercial logging |
| Highway Trust Fund | a U.S. federal fund that pays for the construction and maintenance of roads and highways |
| induced demand | the phenomenon in which an increase in the supply of a good causes demand to grow |
| infill | development that fills in vacant lots within existing communities |
| maximum sustainable yield (MSY) | the maximum amount of a renewable resource that can be harvested without compromising the future availability of that resource |
| multi-use zoning | a zoning classification that allows retail and high-density residential development to co-exist in the same area |
| multiple-use lands | a U.S. classification used to designate lands that may be used for recreation, grazing, timber harvesting, and mineral extraction |
| National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) | a 1969 U.S. federal act that mandates an environmental assessment of all projects involving federal money or federal permits |
| national wilderness area | an area set aside with the intent of preserving a large tract of intact ecosystem or a landscape |
| national wildlife refuge | a federal public land managed for the primary purpose of protecting wildlife |
| prescribed burn | a fire deliberately set under controlled conditions in order to reduce the accumulation of dead biomass on a forest floor |
| rangeland | a dry open grassland |
| resource conservation ethic | the belief that people should maximize use of resources based on the greatest good for everyone |
| selective cutting | the method of harvesting trees that involves the removal of single trees or a relatively small number of trees from among many in a forest |
| sense of place | the feeling that an area has a distinct and meaningful character |
| smart growth | a set of principles for community planning that focuses on strategies to encourage the development of sustainable, healthy communities |
| stakeholder | a person or organization with an interest in a particular place or issue |
| suburb | an area surrounding a metropolitan center with a comparatively low population density |
| tragedy of the commons | the tendency of a shared, limited resource to become depleted because people act from self-interest for short-term gain |
| transit-oriented development (TOD) | development that attempts to focus dense residential and retail development around stops for public transportation, a component of smart growth |
| tree plantation | a large area typically planted with a single rapidly growing tree species |
| urban blight | the degradation of the built and social environments of the city that often accompanies and accelerates migration to the suburbs |
| urban growth boundary | a restriction on development outside a designated area |
| urban sprawl | urbanized areas that spread into rural areas, removing clear boundaries between the two |
| zoning | a planning tool used to separate industry and business from residential neighborhoods |
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