2014-11-132014-11-131976https://hdl.handle.net/10365/24277Land use planning is a process by which people living within a given geographic area attempt to identify and to obtain uses for land which are best suited to the characteristics of the land and the needs of the people. Land use planning is used to protect current land uses, to guide future development in an orderly fashion and to minimize present and future land use conflicts.North Dakota State UniversityArticle