Modelling built-up land take in Europe to 2020: an assessment of the Resource Efficiency Roadmap measure on land

Ana Barbosa, Sara Vallecillo, Claudia Baranzelli, Chris Jacobs-Crisioni, Filipe Batista e Silva, Carolina Perpiña-Castillo, Carlo Lavalle and Joachim Maes

Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, 2017, vol. 60, issue 8, 1439-1463

Abstract: Land taken by artificial surfaces has an impact on the quality of life and ecosystems. To reduce possible negative impacts of land take, the European Commission proposed setting a milestone objective for 2020 in terms of future rates of land take.This paper describes a methodology to model the impacts of the 2020 land-take milestone proposed in the RERM in the European Union 27 MS. An integrated modelling framework was configured to assess the spatial impact of two land-take scenarios: a ‘Reference’ scenario, which is driven by demographic and economic trends, and a ‘Target 0’ scenario that follows the 2020 land-take milestone proposed in the RERM. We conclude that the implementation of the 2020 land-take milestone, by reducing future land take in Europe, will foster more efficient use of land (less land taken for the same activity levels) and minimise negative impacts on non-artificial land uses.

Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2016.1221801

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