Land use
（重定向自Landuse）
![Habitat fragmented by numerous roads near the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore](/Images/godic/202501/23/Indiana_Dunes_Habitat_Fragmentation2129.jpg")
![A land use map of Europe—major non-natural land uses include arable farmland (yellow) and pasture (light green).](/Images/godic/202501/23/Europe_land_use_map2129.png")
![The citadel of Kastellet, Copenhagen that has been converted into a park, showing multiple examples of suburban land use](/Images/godic/202501/23/Kastellet_cph2129.jpg")
![](/Images/godic/202501/23/Planetary_boundaries.svg2129.png")
Land use involves the management and modification of natural environment or wilderness into built environment such as settlements and semi-natural habitats such as arable fields, pastures, and managed woods. It also has been defined as "the total of arrangements, activities, and inputs that people undertake in a certain land cover type."