Development or developing may refer to:

Arts

Development (music) In music, development is a process by which a musical idea is Transformation (music), transformed and Theme (music), restated in the course of a Musical piece, composition. Certain central ideas are repeated in different contexts or in altered f ...

, the process by which thematic material is reshaped * Photographic development *

Filmmaking Filmmaking or film production is the process by which a Film, motion picture is produced. Filmmaking involves a number of complex and discrete stages, beginning with an initial story, idea, or commission. Production then continues through screen ...

, development phase, including finance and budgeting * Development hell, when a project is stuck in development * Development (band), English progressive pop rock band * ''Development'' (album), a 2002 album by Nonpoint

Business

* Business development, a process of growing a business *

Career development Career development refers to the process an individual may undergo to evolve their occupational status. It is the process of making decisions for long term learning, to align personal needs of physical or psychological fulfillment with career a ...

* Corporate development, a position in a business * Energy development, activities concentrated on obtaining energy from natural resources *

Green development Green development is a real estate development concept that considers social and environmental impacts of development. It is defined by three sub-categories: environmental responsiveness, resource efficiency, and community and cultural sensitivity ...

, a real estate concept that considers social and environmental impact of development * Land development, altering the landscape in any number of ways * Land development bank, a kind of bank in India * Leadership development * New product development * Organization development *

Professional development Professional development, also known as professional education, is learning that leads to or emphasizes education in a specific professional career field or builds practical job applicable skills emphasizing Praxis (process), praxis in addition t ...

Real estate development Real estate development, or property development, is a business process, encompassing activities that range from the renovation and re-lease of existing buildings to the purchase of raw Real Estate, land and the sale of developed land or parce ...

Research and development Research and development (R&D or R+D), known in some countries as OKB, experiment and design, is the set of innovative activities undertaken by corporations or governments in developing new services or products. R&D constitutes the first stage ...

* Training and development *

Fundraising Fundraising or fund-raising is the process of seeking and gathering voluntary financial contributions by engaging individuals, businesses, charitable foundations, or governmental agencies. Although fundraising typically refers to efforts to gathe ...

, also called "development"

Biology and medicine

* Adult development, between adolescence and the end of life *

Child development Child development involves the Human development (biology), biological, psychological and emotional changes that occur in human beings between birth and the conclusion of adolescence. It is—particularly from birth to five years— a foundation ...

, between birth and the end of adolescence * ''Development'' (journal), an academic journal in developmental biology *

Developmental biology Developmental biology is the study of the process by which animals and plants grow and develop. Developmental biology also encompasses the biology of Regeneration (biology), regeneration, asexual reproduction, metamorphosis, and the growth and di ...

, the study of the process by which organisms grow and develop *

Developmental psychology Developmental psychology is the scientific study of how and why humans grow, change, and adapt across the course of their lives. Originally concerned with infants and children, the field has expanded to include adolescence, adult development ...

, the scientific study of how and why human beings change over the course of their life * Drug development, the entire process of bringing a new drug or device to the market * Embryogenesis, or development, the process by which the embryo is formed * Human development (biology), the process of growing to maturity *

Neural development The development of the nervous system, or neural development (neurodevelopment), refers to the processes that generate, shape, and reshape the nervous system of animals, from the earliest stages of embryonic development to adulthood. The field ...

, the processes that generate, shape, and reshape the nervous system *

Personal development Personal development or self-improvement consists of activities that develops a person's capabilities and potential, enhance quality of life, and facilitate the realization of dreams and aspirations. Personal development may take place over the ...

, or self-help *

Prenatal development Prenatal development () involves the development of the embryo and of the fetus during a viviparous animal's gestation. Prenatal development starts with fertilization, in the germinal stage of embryonic development, and continues in fetal de ...

, the process in which a human embryo or fetus gestates during pregnancy * Human tooth development or odontogenesis * Youth development

Computing

* Artificial development, an area of computer science and engineering *

Software development Software development is the process of designing and Implementation, implementing a software solution to Computer user satisfaction, satisfy a User (computing), user. The process is more encompassing than Computer programming, programming, wri ...

, the development of a software product * Web development, work involved in developing a web site * Mobile app development, act or process by which a mobile app is developed *

Video game development Video game development (sometimes shortened to gamedev) is the process of creating a video game. It is a multidisciplinary practice, involving programming, design, art, audio, user interface, and writing. Each of those may be made up of more speci ...

Social science

* Community development, practices to improve various aspects of communities * Development communication * Developing country, a nation with a lesser developed industrial base * Development aid, financial aid given by governments and other agencies * Development geography, a branch of geography which refers to the

standard of living Standard of living is the level of income, comforts and services available to an individual, community or society. A contributing factor to an individual's quality of life, standard of living is generally concerned with objective metrics outsid ...

and quality of life of inhabitants * Development plan, a local authority's policies and proposals for land use *

Development studies Development studies is an interdisciplinary branch of social science. Development studies is offered as a specialized master's degree in a number of reputed universities around the world. It has grown in popularity as a subject of study since the ...

, examines socioeconomic growth and development, especially in developing countries, and may overlap with postcolonial studies * Development theory *

Economic development In economics, economic development (or economic and social development) is the process by which the economic well-being and quality of life of a nation, region, local community, or an individual are improved according to targeted goals and object ...

, the process by which a nation improves the economic, political, and social well-being of its people * European Development Fund, the main instrument for European Union (EU) aid for development *

Human Development Index The Human Development Index (HDI) is a statistical composite index of life expectancy, Education Index, education (mean years of schooling completed and expected years of schooling upon entering the education system), and per capita income i ...

, used to rank countries by level of human development * Human development (behavioral), the science that seeks to understand how and why people of all ages and circumstances change or remain the same over time, see

* International development, usually level of economic development * Regional development, aid and assistance to regions which are less economically developed *

Rural development Rural development is the process of improving the quality of life, quality of life and economic well-being of people living in rural areas, often relatively isolated and sparsely populated areas. Often, rural regions have experienced rural povert ...

, the process of improving the quality of life and economic well-being of people living in rural areas * Sociocultural evolution, how cultures and societies have changed over time *

Sustainable development Sustainable development is an approach to growth and Human development (economics), human development that aims to meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.United Nations General ...

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