Friedland - Chapter 10 Flashcards

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Tragedy of the Commons

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The tendency of a shared, limited resource to become depleted because people act from self-interest for short-term gain.

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Externality

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The cost or benefit of a good or service that is not included in the purchase price of that good or service.

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Maximum sustainable yield (MSY)

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The maximum amount of a renewable resource that can be harvested without compromising the future availability of that resource.

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Resource conservation ethic

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The belief that people should maximize use of resources, based on the greatest good for everyone.

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Multiple-use lands

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A U.S. classification used to designate lands that may be used for recreation, grazing, timber harvesting, and mineral extraction.

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Rangeland

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A dry open grassland.

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Forest

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Land dominated by trees and other woody vegetation and sometimes used for commercial logging.

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Clear-cutting

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A method of harvesting trees that involves removing all or almost all of the trees within an area.

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Selective Cutting

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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.

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Ecologically sustainable forestry

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An approach to removing trees from forests in ways that do not unduly affect the viability of other trees.

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Tree plantation

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A large area typically planted with a single rapidly growing tree species.

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Prescribed Burn

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A fire deliberately set under controlled conditions in order to reduce the accumulation of dead biomass on a forest floor.

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National wildlife refuge

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A federal public land managed for the primary purpose of protecting wildlife.

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National wilderness area

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An area set aside with the intent of preserving a large tract of intact ecosystem or a landscape.

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National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)

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A 1969 U.S. federal act that mandates an environmental assessment of all projects involving federal money or federal permits.

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Environmental impact statement (EIS)

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A document 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.

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Environmental mitigation plan

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A plan that outlines how a developer will address concerns raised by a project’s impact on the environment.

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Endangered Species Act

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A 1973 U.S. act designed to protect species from extinction.

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Suburb

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An area surrounding a metropolitan center, with a comparatively low population density.

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Exurb

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An area similar to a suburb, but unconnected to any central city or densely populated area.

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Urban Sprawl

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Urbanized areas that spread into rural areas, removing clear boundaries between the two.

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Urban blight

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The degradation of the built and social environments of the city that often accompanies and accelerates migration to the suburbs.

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Highway Trust Fund

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A U.S. federal fund that pays for the construction and maintenance of roads and highways.

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Induced demand

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The phenomenon in which an increase in the supply of a good causes demand to grow.

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Zoning

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A planning tool used to separate industry and business from residential neighborhoods.

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Multi-use zoning

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A zoning classification that allows retail and high-density residential development to coexist in the same area.

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Smart Growth

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A set of principles for community planning that focuses on strategies to encourage the development of sustainable, healthy communities.

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Stakeholder

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A person or organization with an interest in a particular place or issue.

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Sense of place

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The feeling that an area has a distinct and meaningful character.

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Transit-oriented development (TOD)

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Development that attempts to focus dense residential and retail development around stops for public transportation, a component of smart growth.

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Infill

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Development that fills in vacant lots within existing communities.

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Urban growth boundary

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A restriction on development outside a designated area.

33
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Eminent domain

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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.