Land Use Education & Training:

Land Conservation and Management Terms

Please choose a Land Conservation and Management term from the drop-down list below for a definition. Note that the definition will open in a new 'pop up' window.

In cases where an asterisk (*) follows a term within a definition, that term is defined elsewhere in the glossary.

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The majority of the terms and acronyms are adapted for uniformity and accuracy from the following sources:

Burrows, T. (ed.). 1989. A Survey of Zoning Definitions. Chicago: American Planning Association Publications.

Chadbourne, J.H. and M.M. Chadbourne. 2000. Common Groundwork: A Practical Guide to Protecting Rural and Urban Land. Chagrin Falls: Chadbourne and Chadbourne.

Davidson, M. and F. Dolnick (eds.). 1999. A Glossary of Zoning, Development, and Planning Terms.Chicago: American Planning Association Publications.

Macris, N. 2000. Planning in Plain English. Chicago: Planners Press, American Planning Association.

Watermolen, D.J. and S.M. Fenner. 1995. Common Ground: Report of the DNR Land Use Task Force. Madison: Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.