Opportunities to improve impact, integration, and evaluation of land change models
Highlights•We review approaches to modeling land change in scientific and practical
applications.•Modeling approaches need to be considered relative to the different purposes …
applications.•Modeling approaches need to be considered relative to the different purposes …
[HTML][HTML] Incentives, land use, and ecosystem services: Synthesizing complex linkages
BA Bryan - Environmental science & policy, 2013 - Elsevier
Incentive schemes are increasingly used to motivate the supply of ecosystem services from
agro-ecosystems through changes in land use and management. Here, I synthesize the …
agro-ecosystems through changes in land use and management. Here, I synthesize the …
Impacts of Chilean forest subsidies on forest cover, carbon and biodiversity
In response to the important benefits forests provide, there is a growing effort to reforest the
world. Past policies and current commitments indicate that many of these forests will be …
world. Past policies and current commitments indicate that many of these forests will be …
The impact of land-use change on ecosystem services, biodiversity and returns to landowners: a case study in the state of Minnesota
Land-use change has a significant impact on the world's ecosystems. Changes in the extent
and composition of forests, grasslands, wetlands and other ecosystems have large impacts …
and composition of forests, grasslands, wetlands and other ecosystems have large impacts …
Major uses of land in the United States, 2012
D Bigelow, A Borchers - 2017 - ageconsearch.umn.edu
Abstract The United States has a total land area of about 2.3 billion acres. In 2012, the major
land uses were grassland pasture and rangeland at 655 million acres (29 percent of US …
land uses were grassland pasture and rangeland at 655 million acres (29 percent of US …
Drivers of agricultural land-use change in the Argentine Pampas and Chaco regions
Agricultural expansion and intensification in South America's dry forests and grasslands
increase agricultural production, but also result in major environmental trade-offs. The …
increase agricultural production, but also result in major environmental trade-offs. The …
[HTML][HTML] Land-cover change in the conterminous United States from 1973 to 2000
Land-cover change in the conterminous United States was quantified by interpreting change
from satellite imagery for a sample stratified by 84 ecoregions. Gross and net changes …
from satellite imagery for a sample stratified by 84 ecoregions. Gross and net changes …
A century of research on rural development and regional issues
EG Irwin, AM Isserman, M Kilkenny… - American Journal of …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Rural North America has undergone a major economic transformation over the past
century due to labor‐saving technological progress, reductions in transport costs, and rising …
century due to labor‐saving technological progress, reductions in transport costs, and rising …
The indirect land use impacts of United States biofuel policies: the importance of acreage, yield, and bilateral trade responses
Recent analysis has highlighted agricultural land conversion as a significant debit in the
greenhouse gas accounting of ethanol as an alternative fuel. A controversial element of this …
greenhouse gas accounting of ethanol as an alternative fuel. A controversial element of this …
Agri-environmental programs in the United States and Canada
Abstract Canada and the United States have a rich history of policy interventions aimed at
improving environmental outcomes from agricultural production. We review the agri …
improving environmental outcomes from agricultural production. We review the agri …