A view held by some opponents of property development is that construction of commercial, industrial, or residential properties is by necessity anti-environment and damaging to open space, parkland, playgrounds, wetlands, floodplains, or other similar areas.

Of course, there are many reasons to dispute that contention, and a wide variety of federal, state, and local environmental and zoning laws and regulations both encourage development while helping to ensure that the environment is protected.

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