Chapter 14: Land

1. Chapter 14: Land Mr. Manskopf Notes also found at http://www.manskopf.com

2. 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

3. How we use the land says a lot

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

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

6. Rural vs. Urban

7. 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?

8. How Should We Live?

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

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

12. Urban Sprawl

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

14. 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?

15. Land Use Planning

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

17. Conservation

18. Conservation: Parks and Wilderness

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

21. Habitat: Its Your Choice

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