collocation · academic
land-use change
/ˈlændˌjuːs tʃeɪndʒ/LAND·use CHANGE
Alteration of how land is used by people, for example conversion of forest to farmland or urban development.
Examples
“Rapid land-use change in coastal zones increases the risk of erosion and habitat loss.”
“Satellite images help quantify historical land-use change over decades.”
“Policies to manage land-use change can balance development and conservation goals.”
Band 8 sentence
“Mapping historical land-use change allowed the team to identify future corridors for species movement.”
Collocations
- drive land-use change
- mitigate land-use change
Word family
Common mistakes
land change→land-use change
change of land use→land-use change
Say it for a higher band
5urbanization→6change of land use→7+land-use change
Synonyms
land cover change
Easily confused
urbanization
“Rapid urbanization accelerates land-use change in coastal zones.”
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