Unbridled competition for land

Some areas of land are far better suited to agriculture than others. For very fragile areas, particularly in the tropics, there may be a direct conflict between the goals of the residents and the need to preserve the soil. A family may need to collect scarce wood as the only available source of fuel, and the consequent deforestation results in national impact on food production and global impact on the environment. Protecting the environment and conserving the soil may cost the residents their livelihoods; in some areas, research which leads to a more abundant source of fuel is as critical to survival as more food.

1. Unbridled competition for scarce resources
2. Limited available land
3. Defective land use planning

1. Unavailability of farming land
2. Rival claims for conservation land
3. Conflicts over fishing rights
4. Conflicting claims concerning Antarctic territory

1. Worldwide misallocation of resources
2. Unethical practices relating to development
3. Involuntary mass resettlement
4. Disappearance of common land
5. Conflicting land rights
6. Conflicting concepts of conservation

1. Insufficient utilization of renewable biofuels
2. Inequitable access to natural resources
3. Increasing proportion of land surface devoted to urbanization
4. Exploitation of land for the burial of the dead
5. Excessive land usage by transport systems
6. Cumbersome land system
7. Construction of inappropriate tourist resort complexes

1. Territorial disputes between states

1. Resolving competing land use requirements
2. Planning development of natural resources
3. Developing land-use models
4. Controlling use of natural resources

1. Unused
2. Underuse
3. Unbridled
4. Land
5. Conflict
6. Competition [D]
7. Competition [C]
8. Abuse