, heavy equipment such as bulldozers have been useful for land development.]] Land development refers to altering the landscape in any number of ways such as:

• changing landforms from a natural or semi-natural state for a purpose such as agriculture or housing
• subdividing real estate into lots, typically for the purpose of building homes
• developing property or changing its purpose, for example by converting an unused factory complex into condominiums

See also

• Land management
• Subdivision (land)
• Sustainable agriculture
• Real estate developer
• Urban planning