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NALT Full

Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment
natural resource management
land management
land evaluation

Preferred term

land evaluation

Type

Topic

Definition

The assessment of the inherent capability and managed suitability of land for man's use in agriculture, forestry, engineering, hydrology, regional planning, recreation, etc.
Source: Schwarz, Charles F.; Thor, Edward C.; Elsner, Gary H. 1976. Wildland planning glossary. Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-13. Berkeley, Calif.: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station
Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

land management

Related concepts

ecological site descriptions

In other languages

evaluación de tierras

Spanish

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/49128

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