Land use change modelling, especially if done in a spatially-explicit, integrated and multi-
scale manner, is an important technique for the projection of alternative pathways into the …

The decade since the initiation of the Land-Use/Cover Change (LUCC) project in 1995 (see
Chap. 1) has witnessed considerable advances in the field of modeling of land-use/cover …

Land-use and land-cover change are important drivers of global environmental change,
affecting the state of biodiversity, the global carbon cycle, and other aspects of the earth …

Land use change models are tools for understanding and explaining the causes and
consequences of land use dynamics. Recently, new models, combining knowledge and …

Land-use and land-cover change research needs to pay more attention to processes of land-
cover modification, and especially to agricultural land intensification. The objective of this …

The use of land changes over time as both natural and man-made environments are
influenced by the pressures associated with the processes of development. The demand for …

Land use change models are tools to support the analysis of the causes and consequences
of land use dynamics. Scenario analysis with land use models can support land use …

Simulation models of land use predict or describe land-use change over space and time.
Recent overviews of land-use simulation models show an overwhelming amount of different …

Land use change is the result of interactions between processes operating at different
scales. Simulation models at regional to global scales are often incapable of including …

Single research methodologies do not suffice for a complete analysis of land-use change.
Instead, a sequence of methodologies is needed that link up and integrate disciplinary …