Chapter 14: Land Mr. Manskopf Notes also found at

Goals for these notes Distinguish between urban and rural land uses Explain the major ways human use land Describe how our land uses impact our society, economy and environment Introduce : “Habitat : It’s Your Choice” project

How we use the land says a lot

How is most of the land in the U.S. used? What does this chart show?

Rural vs. Urban Urban: mostly buildings and roads, high population density Rural: few people, largely open space What is suburban? What is more valuable?

Rural vs. Urban

Urban vs. Rural What “role” do these land uses play? How do we decide where to build and where not to build? What determines the value of land?

How Should We Live?

Land Use Urbanization: movement of people into cities Increasing What are pros/cons of people moving into cities?

Land Use Infrastructure: all the things we build to support living Buildings Roads Sewers Water treatment plants Powerplants Environmental/ societal costs?

Urban Sprawl

Impacts of Cities Can you list some impacts cities have on the environment?

Land Use Planning Land Use Planning: determining in advance how land will be used Where do we put Houses, schools, businesses, roads, factories, etc. What land should be left open?

Land Use Planning

Conservation Conservation: keeping land as parks, open space, farmland, forests, wilderness Protected from development Why should we do this?

Conservation

Conservation: Parks and Wilderness

Parks and Wilderness Wilderness: an area of land and ecosystems protected with very limited human interaction. No roads, motorized vehicles, far from human development

Habitat: Its Your Choice

Habitat: It’s Your Choice Project Goal: Play the role of a local land-use planner in developing Muir Valley.