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Process of managing land
Land management is the process of
managing the
use and
development of
land resources (in both
urban and
rural settings, but it is mostly managed in Urban places). Land resources are used for a variety of purposes which may include
organic agriculture ,
reforestation ,
water resource management and
eco-tourism projects. Land management can have positive or negative effects on the terrestrial
ecosystems . Land being
over- or misused can
degrade and reduce
productivity and disrupt natural equilibriums.
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See also
References
^ Foley, J. A.; Defries, R.; Asner, G. P.; Barford, C.; Bonan, G.; Carpenter, S. R.; Chapin, F. S.; Coe, M. T.; Daily, G. C.; Gibbs, H. K.; Helkowski, J. H.; Holloway, T.; Howard, E. A.; Kucharik, C. J.; Monfreda, C.; Patz, J. A.; Prentice, I. C.; Ramankutty, N.; Snyder, P. K. (2005).
"Global Consequences of Land Use" . Science . 309 (5734): 570–574.
Bibcode :
2005Sci...309..570F .
doi :
10.1126/science.1111772 .
PMID
16040698 .
S2CID
5711915 .
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