Lerouge, Frederik and Sannen, Kurt and Gulinck, Hubert and Vranken, Liesbet (2015) Revisiting Production and Ecosystem Services on the Farm Scale for Evaluating Land Use Alternatives. REAL CORP 2015. PLAN TOGETHER – RIGHT NOW – OVERALL. From Vision to Reality for Vibrant Cities and Regions. Proceedings of 20th International Conference on Urban Planning, Regional Development and Information Society. pp. 515-526.
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Abstract
Land is a scarce resource and should be used in such a way that the increasing global demand for food and feed can be fulfilled, while ensuring sufficient levels of ecosystem services. While the demand on open space to deliver a multitude of services is increasing, drivers like global change and urbanization are undermining these services. Decision makers, from individual farmers to spatial planners, are in need of appropriate diagnostic tools to estimate trade-offs and synergies associated with land allocation and land use intensity decisions. This often implies trade-offs between food and biomass production and other non-provisioning ecosystem services. This paper presents an assessment on the farm scale using an integrated approach that combines spatial and economic analyses. It relies on the ecosystem services concept to evaluate land use alternatives. The analysis highlights current challenges to reach a societal optimal land allocation.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | wildlife-friendy farming, land use strategies, bioproductive land, ecosystem services, land sharing vs sparing |
| Subjects: | G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GE Environmental Sciences H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor S Agriculture > SB Plant culture |
| Depositing User: | REAL CORP Administrator |
| Date Deposited: | 23 Mar 2016 08:51 |
| Last Modified: | 23 Mar 2016 08:51 |
| URI: | http://repository.corp.at/id/eprint/67 |
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