What is Development?
{{Wiktionary}} '''Development ''' has meaning in several contexts: ==Engineering== * [[Land improvement]] and/or [[construction]] involving land, buildings or [[infrastructure]] (see [[project]], [[public housing]] and [[real estate developer|real estate development]]); excessive development of this kind may lead to [[overdevelopment]] ** Urban development is the process of developing populated settlements (see [[urban planning]] and [[urban renewal]]) * [[New product development]] * [[Software development (disambiguation)]] ** The [[branching (software)#Development branch|development branch]] of a piece of [[software]] * [[Sustainable development]] seeks a holistic notion of development encompassing environmental and social as well as economic aspects * Technology development, improving or researching changes in technology (e.g. involving [[biotechnology]], [[nanotechnology]], or software) ==Natural science== * Biological development or [[morphogenesis]] of embryos in the context of [[developmental biology]] * [[Development (journal)]] published twice monthly by the Company of Biologists. * [[Child development]], in the context of physical development, or post-natal human development (pediatrics, etc.). ==Social science and politics== ===Psychology=== * [[Developmental psychology]] is the study of human psychological development. * [[Human development]] ===Social development=== * [[Social development]], processes of change in societies * [[Economic development]], the economic aspect of social change * [[Sociocultural evolution]] or cultural development * [[Sustainable development]] ** [[Community development]] * [[Development studies]], the multidisciplinary social scientific study of development ===International and regional development=== * [[International development]], the process of economic and social development in developing countries * [[Development aid]], the provision of aid and other forms of assistance to communities or countries * [[List of development aid agencies|Development aid agencies]