Definition: Human cities, towns, and settlements including non-housing development typically integrated with housing
Exposition: This category obviously dovetails somewhat arbitrarily with 1.2 Commercial & Industrial Areas. As a general rule, however, if people live in the development, it should fall into this category.
Examples:
urban areas
suburbs
villages
ranchettes
vacation homes
shopping areas
offices
schools
hospitals
birds flying into windows
1.2 Commercial & Industrial Areas
Definition: Factories and other commercial centers
Exposition: Shipyards and airports fall into this category, whereas shipping lanes and flight paths fall under 4. Transportation & Service Corridors. Dams are NOT included here, rather they are in 7.2 Dams & Water Management/Use.
Examples:
military bases
factories
stand-alone shopping centers
office parks
power plants
train yards
ship yards
airports
landfills
1.3 Tourism & Recreation Areas
Definition: Tourism and recreation sites with a substantial footprint
Exposition: There is a fine line between housing and vacation housing/resorts. Be careful not to confuse this category, which focuses on the habitat effects of recreation areas, with those in 6.1 Recreational Activities, which focuses on the disturbance effects posed by recreation.
1 Residential & Commercial Development
Definition: Threats from human settlements or other non-agricultural land uses with a substantial footprint
Exposition: These are threats tied to a defined and relatively compact area, which distinguishes them from those in 4. Transportation & Service Corridors which have a long narrow footprint, and 6. Human Intrusions & Disturbance which do not have an explicit footprint.
1.1 Housing & Urban Areas
Definition: Human cities, towns, and settlements including non-housing development typically integrated with housing
Exposition: This category obviously dovetails somewhat arbitrarily with 1.2 Commercial & Industrial Areas. As a general rule, however, if people live in the development, it should fall into this category.
Examples:
1.2 Commercial & Industrial Areas
Definition: Factories and other commercial centers
Exposition: Shipyards and airports fall into this category, whereas shipping lanes and flight paths fall under 4. Transportation & Service Corridors. Dams are NOT included here, rather they are in 7.2 Dams & Water Management/Use.
Examples:
1.3 Tourism & Recreation Areas
Definition: Tourism and recreation sites with a substantial footprint
Exposition: There is a fine line between housing and vacation housing/resorts. Be careful not to confuse this category, which focuses on the habitat effects of recreation areas, with those in 6.1 Recreational Activities, which focuses on the disturbance effects posed by recreation.
Examples: