“The law asserts that property rights are no longer more important than other concerns. They are still firmly in place, but now they must coexist with social use value. They are contingent on whether the proposed development provides an adequate contribution to social needs.”

aside of the uses that some company or the state could use the land for there is also a use for the public.The public has social needs that maybe provided through the space and any proposed development not considering such needs could be harmful or detrimental to inhabiting the surrounding communities.

key terms

property rights-   The public has a claim over land.

social use value-  whatever opportunities or resources any given property can give back