1. Environmental Science
Land Resources
Environmental Science

2. Land Use Agriculture Forestry Mineral extraction Water abstraction
Industry
Domestic
Amenity
Leisure
Conservation
Defence
Waste or derelict

3. Conflicts of multiple land use
New developments
can be built on either:
Brownfield (land
previously developed)
Greenfield (land with
no previous
development)

4. Land management strategies
Due to conflicting land uses legislation
has been necessary to protect our
Environment. Research the following:
Control of Pollution Act 1989
Environmental Protection Act 1990
Environment Act 1995
EU Directives e.g. Habitat Directives 1992
National land use database
is a good place to start.

5. Decision making exercise
Where should we build new homes?

6. Next Week Conditions for life on Earth Autotrophic nutrition
Hetrotrophic nutrition
Respiration