Land use and abuse in america is a call to action it is intended to inspire everyone involved in land transformation from rural to city center residents business leaders community officials and professionals determined to make a difference in the past all across america at every level of geography and at every scale of community the natural land has been treated harshly and . Land use and abuse rights and wrongs any discussion of changing land use policies or creating systems that benefit society as a whole will run smack into the obstacle of property rights . Directed by john bale with stewart faichney. A call to action and guide to open public events and gatherings with acknowledgment of the traditional native inhabitants of the land acknowledgment is a simple powerful way of showing respect and a step toward correcting the stories and practices that erase indigenous peoples history and cultu