siting
Picking a spot
Siting is the process of choosing a location for something, especially a building, facility, or installation: The siting of the new airport proved controversial.
The word emphasizes deliberate placement based on practical considerations—terrain, access, environmental impact.
Not to be confused with citing (quoting sources) or sighting (seeing something).
Sectioning areas by use
- permittingGiving consent or authorization
- feasibilityPotential for success
- surveyingMeasuring and charting terrain
- layoutSpatial arrangement of elements
design · regulations · compliance · assessment · review · approval · proposal · criteria
Anti-neighbor-development acronym
- oppositionActive resistance or dissent
- protestPublic expression of disapproval
- communityCollective of connected people
- disputeVerbal clash over differences
objection · hearing · appeal · litigation · activism · equity · displacement · compensation
Putting somewhere specific
- positioningArranging in specific locations
- localeSpecific place or area
- terrainLand's physical features
- topographyPhysical feature mapping
geography · ground · setting · coordinates · orientation · elevation · proximity · adjacency
Interconnected organisms and surroundings
- habitatOrganism's natural environment
- biodiversityRange of life forms
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
- impactForceful contact or consequence
mitigation · wetlands · wildlife · endangered · watershed · aquifer · buffer · setback
Essential infrastructure services
- pipelinesTubes for transporting fluids
- powerplantsFacilities producing electrical energy
- transmissionSending of information
- substationsVoltage transformation facilities
facilities · grid · telecommunications · roads · access · waterworks · sewers · dams
zoning
Sectioning areas by use
- permittingGiving consent or authorization
- feasibilityPotential for success
- surveyingMeasuring and charting terrain
layout · design · regulations · compliance · assessment · review · approval · proposal · criteria · guidelines
NIMBY
Anti-neighbor-development acronym
- oppositionActive resistance or dissent
- protestPublic expression of disapproval
- communityCollective of connected people
dispute · objection · hearing · appeal · litigation · activism · equity · displacement · compensation · negotiation
placement
Putting somewhere specific
- positioningArranging in specific locations
- localeSpecific place or area
- terrainLand's physical features
topography · geography · ground · setting · coordinates · orientation · elevation · proximity · adjacency · parcel
ecosystem
Interconnected organisms and surroundings
- habitatOrganism's natural environment
- biodiversityRange of life forms
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
impact · mitigation · wetlands · wildlife · endangered · watershed · aquifer · buffer · setback · remediation
utilities
Essential infrastructure services
- pipelinesTubes for transporting fluids
- powerplantsFacilities producing electrical energy
- transmissionSending of information
substations · facilities · grid · telecommunications · roads · access · waterworks · sewers · dams · turbines
sitingrelocating
Changing one's residence
removing · displacing · moving · decommissioning · dismantling
sitingrelocation
Permanent change of residence
displacement · repositioning · transferring · migration · shifting
sitingmisplacing
Losing track of temporarily
losing · dislodging · scattering · dispersing
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