The patterns of land use that have evolved in Europe reflect the boundaries set by the
natural environment and socio-economic responses to the needs of the population. Over the …

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 …

There is a growing understanding that the fate of the environmental resource base is critical
to the future of global societies. There is mounting evidence that human activity is altering …

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 …

This paper forms the introduction to a special issue of Land Use Policy based upon a
selection of papers presented at the “Using and Shaping the Land” symposium that took …

Land is the foundation of our society and a source of economic growth. On land we build our
homes, transport goods, grow our food and produce our energy. We expect land to filter our …

Peri-urban areas are characterised by great heterogeneity and rapid changes of land use.
Furthermore, population composition changes as peri-urban areas offer attractive residential …

Land use change is characterized by a high diversity of change trajectories depending on
the local conditions, regional context and external influences. Policy intervention aims to …

This chapter presents an analysis of land cover changes in Eastern Europe between 1990
and 2006, assessed using CORINE (Co-ORdination of INformation on the Environment) …

In recent decades the intensification of agricultural production in many European countries
has been one of the key components of land-use change. The impact of agricultural …