The Collection of National Land-Use Statistics in Great Britain: A Critique

G C Dickinson and M G Shaw
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G C Dickinson: Department of Geography, The University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, England
M G Shaw: Centre for Environmental Studies, 62 Chandos Place, London WC2N 4HH, England

Environment and Planning A, 1978, vol. 10, issue 3, 295-303

Abstract: The collection of land-use change statistics under DoE Circular 71/74 is criticised on three grounds. First, there is no standard land-use classification employed consistently by all local authorities. Second, there is no standard and unambiguous set of areal units to which such a classification could be applied. Third, there is no efficient means of collecting land-use data in a form which meets the information needs of policymakers. Adoption of a standard land-use classification applied to functional units is advocated. It is argued that point sampling is a cheap and efficient means of collecting land-use statistics in a form which meets planning needs. The advantages of point sampling compared with alternative techniques are considered in detail.

Date: 1978
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