This paper applies methods of multiple resolution map comparison to quantify
characteristics for 13 applications of 9 different popular peer-reviewed land change models …

In Europe, water management is moving from flood defence to a risk management
approach, which takes both the probability and the potential consequences of flooding into …

Open-space preservation is a planner's issue that is constantly debated, in particular on the
success of the implemented instruments. Assessments of policy effectiveness face many …

Policy schemes that aim to stimulate the cultivation of biofuel crops typically ignore the
spatial heterogeneity in costs and benefits associated with their production. Because of …

This paper presents two sets of functional indicators that were implemented and tested for
the assessment of spatial aspects of future land-use configurations as simulated by a land …

Context Agroecological practices are known to reduce environmental pressure of farming
systems and increase food system resilience in tropical regions. In contrast, in the temperate …

An economic theory-based land-use modelling framework is presented aiming to explain the
causal link between economic decisions and resulting spatial patterns of agricultural land …

Biochar technologies have the potential to significantly contribute to climate change
mitigation and enhance global food security. Biochar application may improve the physical …

Towards 2050, climate change is one of the possible drivers that will change the farming
landscape, but market, policy and technological development may be at least equally …

Second-generation biofuels that produce biomass for combustion or ethanol production do
not yet appear to be a viable alternative to agriculture as they are low-value products. This …