Land development

Land development

The improvement and conversion of raw land into housing, commercial or industrial building sites.

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eminent domain

Land development; Urban planning

Eminent domain (United States), compulsory purchase (United Kingdom, New Zealand, Ireland), resumption/compulsory acquisition (Australia), or expropriation (South Africa and ...

compulsory purchase

Land development; Urban planning

Eminent domain (United States), compulsory purchase (United Kingdom, New Zealand, Ireland), resumption/compulsory acquisition (Australia), or expropriation (South Africa and ...

resumption

Land development; Urban planning

Eminent domain (United States), compulsory purchase (United Kingdom, New Zealand, Ireland), resumption/compulsory acquisition (Australia), or expropriation (South Africa and ...

compulsory acquisition

Land development; Urban planning

Eminent domain (United States), compulsory purchase (United Kingdom, New Zealand, Ireland), resumption/compulsory acquisition (Australia), or expropriation (South Africa and ...

zoning

Land development; Urban planning

Zoning is a device of land use planning used by local governments in most developed countries. The word is derived from the practice of designating permitted uses of land based on ...

growth management

Land development; Urban planning

Growth management is a set of techniques used by government to ensure that as the population grows that there are services available to meet their demands. Other demands such as ...

architectural determinism

Land development; Urban planning

Architectural determinism claims the built environment is the chief or even sole determinant of social behaviour. The term was first coined by Maurice Broady in his 1966 paper ...