ABSTRACT
This study takes an explicit public health perspective on land conservation. This perspective asserts that conservation supports not only the most basic of human needs of water, air, and food but also myriad other conditions that are necessary for health. The social good of health is influenced by both the natural and built environments, and therefore should be a consideration in the development and conservation dichotomy. To date, largely untested is how land conservation efforts can be made more effective by combining them with social goals and programs (Daniels and Lapping, 2005).
