Land use refers to the activities and purposes for which a particular piece of land is being utilized. There are various synonyms that can be used in place of land use, such as land utilization, land management, land development, land exploitation or land occupation. Each of these terms refers to different aspects of how land is being utilized. For example, land utilization relates to the way in which a particular area of land is being used for a particular purpose; land management refers to the planning and decision-making related to the utilization of land. Land development relates to the construction of buildings or infrastructure on a piece of land, while land exploitation refers to the extraction of resources from a particular piece of land. Land occupation is the state of being in control of land.