A conceptual framework for analysing and measuring land-use intensity

Karl-Heinz Erb, Helmut Haberl, Martin Rudbeck Jepsen, Tobias Kuemmerle, Marcus Lindner, Daniel Müller, Peter H Verburg and Anette Reenberg

EconStor Open Access Articles and Book Chapters, 2013, vol. 5, issue 5, 464-470

Abstract: Large knowledge gaps currently exist that limit our ability to understand and characterise dynamics and patterns of land-use intensity: in particular, a comprehensive conceptual framework and a system of measurement are lacking. This situation hampers the development of a sound understanding of the mechanisms, determinants, and constraints underlying changes in land-use intensity. On the basis of a review of approaches for studying land-use intensity, we propose a conceptual framework to quantify and analyse land-use intensity. This framework integrates three dimensions: (a) input intensity, (b) output intensity, and (c) the associated system-level impacts of land-based production (e.g. changes in carbon storage or biodiversity). The systematic development of indicators across these dimensions would provide opportunities for the systematic analyses of the trade-offs, synergies and opportunity costs of land-use intensification strategies.

Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1016/j.cosust.2013.07.010

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