Land-useconflictFromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopediaJumptonavigationJumptosearchAland-useconflictoccurswhenthereareconflictingviewsonland-usepolicies,suchaswhenanincreasingpopulationcreatescompetitivedemandsfortheuseoftheland,causinganegativeimpactonotherlandusesnearby.[1]Contents1Commontypes1.1Urban1.2Suburban1.3Rural2Solutions3Seealso4ReferencesCommontypes[edit]Urban[edit]Itcausesnoise,airandwaterpollution.Apartfromthenoiseandgasesreleasedbyfactories,pollutionisalsocausedbythevehicleswhichcarrymaterialstoandfromfactories.Thiscancauseincessantnoisesandsmoke.Heavyroadtrafficalsocausestrafficcongestion,affectingmanynearbyresidents.Inadditiontofactories,thepresenceofmainroadsalsoaffectsresidents,causingthesameproblemslistedabove.[1]Urbanplanningwaspoorornon-existentinthepast.Bothresidentialandindustrialareasrequireconvenienttransport.Labour-intensiveindustriesneedtoseekworkerseasily.Asaresult,residentialandindustrialareasareoftencloseneighbours.[1]InHongKong,particularlyintheoldurbanareas,thistypeofconflictisacommonsight.IndowntownLosAngeles,however,theproblemisopposite.Industrialfacilitiesarebeingconvertedtoresidentialuse,andtheCommunityRedevelopmentAgencyofLosAngelesbelievesthatthistrendwillcausealossofjobopportunitiesforunskilledworkers.[2]Suburban[edit]Complaintsaboutnoiseandodouremittedbyagriculturallandusesarerathercommoninplacesbetweentheurbanandruralareasandmaycausetheprematureremovaloflandfromagriculturaluse.[3]Urbanownersoftencomplainthattheodourornoisewerenotapparentatthetimewhenthehousewaspurchased.Producersarguethatthesedifferencesoccurredbecauseoftheweatherconditions,anddonotmeanthattheyhadchangedwhattheyweredoing.Mostfarmshave,infact,insomewaysreducedtheirodour.Moreover,sprayingmaycausealotofnoise,disturbingthenearbyresidents.Asfarmersoftenworkatnight-timeorearlyinthemorning,residentscomplainthatthenoiseisdisturbingtheirsleep.[4]Anothermajorconcerninsuchareasisthetraffic.Heavyfarmingmaterialsaswellasmaterialsforhomeconstructionareheavyandbulky,andtherefore