Drivers of land-use change

Exploring long-term trends in land use change and aboveground human appropriation of net primary production in nine European countries
Profound changes in land use occurred during the last century in Europe, driven by growing population, changes in affluence, and …
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Harnessing the biodiversity value of Central and Eastern European farmland
A large proportion of European biodiversity today depends on habitat provided by low-intensity farming practices, yet this resource is …
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Legacies of 19th century land use shape contemporary forest cover
Historic land use can exert strong land-use legacies, i.e., long-lasting effects on ecosystems, but the importance of land-use …
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Mapping wood production in European forests
Wood production is an important forest use, impacting a range of other ecosystem services. However, information on the spatial patterns …
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Patterns and drivers of scattered tree loss in agricultural landscapes: orchard meadows in Germany (1968-2009)
Scattered trees support high levels of farmland biodiversity and ecosystem services in agricultural landscapes, but they are threatened …
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Transitions in European land-management regimes between 1800 and 2010
Land use is a cornerstone of human civilization, but also intrinsically linked to many global sustainability challenges—from climate …
Martin Rudbeck Jepsen, Tobias Kuemmerle, Daniel Muller, Karlheinz Erb, Peter H. Verburg, Helmut Haberl, Jens Peter Vesterager, Maja Andric, Marc Antrop, Gunnar Austrheim, Ismo Bjorn, Alberte Bondeau, Matthias Burgi, Jessica Bryson, Gilles Caspar, Louis F. Cassar, Elisabeth Conrad, Pavel Chromy, Vidmantas Daugirdas, Veerle Van Eetvelde, Ramon Elena-Rossello, Urs Gimmi, Zita Izakovicova, Vit Jancak, Ulf Jansson, Drago Kladnik, Jacek Kozak, Eva Konkoly-Gyuro, Fridolin Krausmann, Ulo Mander, John McDonagh, Jaan Parn, Maria Niedertscheider, Olgerts Nikodemus, Katarzyna Ostapowicz, Marta Perez-Soba, Teresa Pinto-Correia, Gintaras Ribokas, Mark Rounsevell, Despoina Schistou, Claude Schmit, Theano S. Terkenli, Aud M. Tretvik, Piotr Trzepacz, Angheluta Vadineanu, Ariane Walz, Edvin Zhllima, Anette Reenberg
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Drivers of forest harvesting intensity patterns in Europe
Forests provide humankind with essential raw materials and the demand for these materials is increasing. Further expanding forestry …
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Exploring the effects of drastic institutional and socio-economic changes on land system dynamics in Germany between 1883 and 2007
Long-term studies of land system change can help providing insights into the relative importance of underlying drivers of change. Here, …
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Forest and agricultural land change in the Carpathian region—A meta-analysis of long-term patterns and drivers of change
Humans have altered land cover for centuries, and land-cover change is a main component of global change. Land use transition …
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Effects of institutional changes on land use: agricultural land abandonment during the transition from state-command to market-driven economies in post-Soviet Eastern Europe
Institutional settings play a key role in shaping land cover and land use. Our goal was to understand the effects of institutional …
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