Land use change : the causes and consequences : the proceedings of a Conference organised by the Land Use Research Coordination ommittee of the Natural Environmental Research Council with support from the Economic and Social Research Council, and held at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne

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Land use change : the causes and consequences : the proceedings of a Conference organised by the Land Use Research Coordination ommittee of the Natural Environmental Research Council with support from the Economic and Social Research Council, and held at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne

edited by M.C. Whitby

HMSO, 1992

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At head of cover title: Institute of Terrestrial Ecology

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Increased population density, a rise in standards of living and improved, more widespread personal mobility have meant increasing competition for rural land use. The long standing primary position of agriculture and forestry as economic activities in land use is being slowly undermined. The conference proceedings detailed in this study provide a comprehensive overview of the main issues, and take a tentative look at the options for the future. Growing competition between different interest groups has created a pressing need for a re-evaluation of current land use policy.

Table of Contents

  • The context
  • forces driving land use change
  • measurement and perception of change
  • NERC/ESRC land use programme (NELUP)
  • case studies
  • policy
  • modelling land use change
  • priorities for research in land use change
  • postscript
  • poster papers.

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  • NCID
    BA20851966
  • ISBN
    • 0117015539
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    London
  • Pages/Volumes
    200 p.
  • Size
    30 cm
  • Subject Headings
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