Land use deserves close attention not least because land itself is a given and fixed resource, one on which all activities are performed. Areas differ in their resource endowments, and can attract a specific, discrete use, if products can be brought to market and yield a greater profit than alternative uses. Changes in land use often lead to conflict, especially when policy incentives skew actors' choices. Examples include conversion of forest or farm land to biofuels production, or of wilderness to electricity production. A specific feature of choice of land use is that many changes cannot be reversed, and outcomes are realised after periods ranging from months to many years (wheat, pine trees, or open-cast mine). The course will also take up topics from real estate management, land use planning - including impacts on neighbours, and methods for the empirical study of land use choices.