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| 3729505443 | 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 | |
| 3729505444 | externality | the cost or benefit of a good or service that is not included in the purchase price of that good or service | 1 | |
| 3729505445 | maximum sustainable yield | the maximum amount of a renewable resource that can be harvested without compromising the futur availability of that resource | 2 | |
| 3729505446 | resource conservation ethic | the belief that people should maximize the use of resources, based on the greatest good for everyone | 3 | |
| 3729505447 | multiple use lands | a US classification used to designate lands that may be used for recreation, grazing, timber harvesting, and mineral extraction | 4 | |
| 3729505448 | rangelands | a dry, open grassland | 5 | |
| 3729505449 | forest | land dominated by trees and other woody vegetation and sometimes used for commercial logging | 6 | |
| 3729505450 | clear cutting | a method of harvesting trees that involves removing all or almost all of the trees within an area | 7 | |
| 3729505451 | selective cutting | the 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 | |
| 3729505452 | ecologically sustainable forestry | an approach to removing trees from forests in ways that do not unduly affect the viability of other trees | 9 | |
| 3729505453 | tree plantations | a large area typcally planted with a single rapidly growing tree species | 10 | |
| 3729505454 | prescribed burn | a fire deliberately set under controlled conditions in order to reduce the accumulation of dead biomass on a forest floor | 11 | |
| 3729505455 | national wildlife refuges | a federal public land managed for the primary purpose of protecting wildlife | 12 | |
| 3729505456 | national wilderness areas | an area set aside with the intent of preserving a large tract of intact ecosystem or a landscape | 13 | |
| 3729505457 | National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) | a 1969 US federal act that mandates an environmental assessment of all projects involving federal money or federal permits | 14 | |
| 3729505458 | Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) | a documnt outlining the scope and purpose of a development project, describing the environmental context, suggesting alternative approaches to the project, and analyzing the environmental impact of each alternative | 15 | |
| 3729505459 | environmental mitigation plan | a plan that outlines how a developer will address concerns raised by a project's impact on the environment | 16 | |
| 3729505460 | suburban | an area surrounding a metropolitan center, with a comparatively low population density | 17 | |
| 3729505461 | exurban | an area similar to a suburb, but unconnected to any central city or densely populated area | 18 | |
| 3729505462 | urban sprawl | urbanized areas that spread into rural areas, removing clear boundaries between the two | 19 | |
| 3729505463 | urban blight | the degradation of the built and social environments of the city that often accompanies and accelerates migration to the suburbs | 20 | |
| 3729505464 | highway trust fund | a US federal fund that pays for the construction and maintenance of roads and highways | 21 | |
| 3729505465 | induced demand | the phenomenon in which inrease in the supply of a good causes demand to grow | 22 | |
| 3729505466 | zoning | a planning tool used to separate industry and business from residential neighborhoods | 23 | |
| 3729505467 | multi-use zoning | a zoning classification that allows retail and high density residential development to coexist in the same area | 24 | |
| 3729505468 | subsidized mortgages | a program that allowed people who otherwise could not afford a house to purchase one | 25 | |
| 3729505469 | smart growth | a set of principles for community planning that focuses on strategies to encourage the development of sustainable, healthy communities | 26 | |
| 3729505470 | stakeholders | a person or organization with an interest in a particular place or issue | 27 | |
| 3729505471 | sense of place | the feeling that an area has distinct and meaningful character | 28 | |
| 3729505472 | transit-oriented development | development that attempts to focus dense residential and retail development aroud stops for public transportation, a component of smart growth | 29 | |
| 3729505473 | infill | development that fills in vacant lots within existing communities | 30 | |
| 3729505474 | urban growth boundaries | a restriction on development outside a designated area | 31 | |
| 3729505475 | 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 |
