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| 5582717878 | tragedy of the commons | the tendency of a shared, limited resource to become depleted because people act from self-interest for short-term gain | 0 | |
| 5582721166 | externality | the cost or benefit of a good or service that is not included in the purchase price of that good or service | 1 | |
| 5582727557 | maximum sustainable yield (MSY) | the maximum amount of a renewable resource that can be harvested without compromising the future availability of that resource | 2 | |
| 5582734411 | resource conservation ethic | the belief that people should maximize use of resources, based on greatest good for everyone | 3 | |
| 5582738510 | multiple-use lands | a U.S. classification used to designate lands that may be used for recreation, grazing, timber harvesting, and mineral extraction. | 4 | |
| 5582747765 | Rangeland | a dry open grassland | 5 | |
| 5582748726 | forest | land dominated by trees and other woody vegetation and sometimes used for commercial logging | 6 | |
| 5582751920 | clear-cutting | a method of harvesting trees that involves removing all or almost all of the trees within an area | 7 | |
| 5582756634 | selective cutting | a method of harvesting trees that involves the removal of single trees or a relatively small number of trees from among many in a forest | 8 | |
| 5582761075 | ecologically sustainable forestry | an approach to removing trees from forests in a way that does not unduly affect the viability of other trees | 9 | |
| 5582770561 | tree plantation | a large area typically planted with a single rapidly growing tree species | 10 | |
| 5582773151 | prescribed burn | a fire deliberately set under controlled conditions in order to reduce the accumulation of dead biomass on the forest floor | 11 | |
| 5582778187 | national wildlife refuge | a federal public land managed for the primary purpose of protecting wildlife | 12 | |
| 5582781855 | national wilderness area | an area set aside with the intent of preserving a large tract of intact ecosystem of a landscape | 13 | |
| 5585535487 | National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) | a 1969 U.S. federal act that mandates an environmental assessment of all projects involving federal money or federal permits | 14 | |
| 5582789998 | Environmental impact statement (EIS) | a document outlining the scope and purpose of a development project, describing the environmental context, suggesting alternate approaches to the project, and analyzing the environmental impact of each alternative. | 15 | |
| 5582805206 | Environmental mitigation plan | a plan that outlines how a developer will address concerns raised by a project's impact on the environment. | 16 | |
| 5582808943 | endangered species act | A 1973 U.S. act designed to protect species from extinction | 17 | |
| 5582813319 | suburb | an area surrounding a metropolitan center, with a comparatively low population density | 18 | |
| 5582817261 | exurb | an area similar to a suburb, but unconnected to any central city or densely populated area | 19 | |
| 5582821589 | urban sprawl | urbanized areas that spread into rural areas, removing clear boundaries between the two | 20 | |
| 5582824433 | urban blight | the degradation of the built and social environments of the city that often accompanies and accelerates migration to the suburbs. | 21 | |
| 5582830193 | highway trust fund | a U.S. federal fund that pays for the construction and maintenance of roads and highways | 22 | |
| 5582834075 | induced demand | the phenomenon in which an increase in the supply of a good causes demand to grow | 23 | |
| 5582841715 | zoning | a planning tool used to separate industry and businesses from residential neighborhoods | 24 | |
| 5582844598 | multi-use zoning | a zoning classification that allows retail and high density residential development to coexist in the same area | 25 | |
| 5582848773 | smart growth | a set of principles for community planning that focuses on strategies to encourage the development of sustainable, healthy communities. | 26 | |
| 5582855177 | stakeholder | a person or organization with an interest in a particular place or issue | 27 | |
| 5582856512 | sense of place | the feeling that an area has a distinct and meaningful character | 28 | |
| 5582862317 | transit-oriented development (TOD) | development that attempts to focus dense residential and retail development around stops for public transportation, a component of smart growth | 29 | |
| 5582871298 | infill | development that fills in vacant lots within existing communities | 30 | |
| 5582874573 | urban growth boundary | a restriction on development outside a designated area | 31 | |
| 5582878472 | eminent domain | a principle that grants government the power to acquire a property at fair market value even if the owner does not wish to sell it | 32 |
