The spatial configuration of agricultural systems is continuously changing in response to
changes in demand for agricultural goods, changes in the level of competition between …

Major changes in land use may be anticipated in Europe in the decades to come as a result
of technological, socio-economic and political developments as well as global …

Today's agricultural landscapes are becoming decors, as the old pattern of conditions for
regionally differentiated farming systems is disappearing. The variety of regionally …

The Netherlands Scientific Council for Government Policy has asked-thefl\linand Staring
Centre in Wageningen to investigate the crop production potential of the rural areas within …

" Land Use Systems in Grassland Dominated Regions" was the stimulating theme of the
20th General Meeting of the European Grassland Federation. This topic was not solely …

The European landscape reflects several centuries of interaction between people and their
natural environments. These “cultural” landscapes are overwhelmingly the product of man's …

The book presents a comparison of rural land use change and landscape pattern dynamics
in different parts of Europe. Topics discussed in the 14 papers include the flow of nutrients …

Agriculture in the Netherlands is a critical industry, in terms of both its share of available land
and its importance to the Dutch economy. Cultural-technical improvements and …

In the Netherlands, agriculture largely determines the quality of nature and landscape.
During this century, as agriculture has changed, sohave nature and landscape. Now we are …

Landscape changes during 1954–1998 in the districts of Toholampi, Nurmijärvi and Liperi,
in west, south and east Finland, are described in relation to agricultural modernization. The …