Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/176602 
Year of Publication: 
2013
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[Journal:] Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability [ISSN:] 1877-3435 [Volume:] 5 [Issue:] 5 [Publisher:] Elsevier [Place:] Amsterdam [u.a.] [Year:] 2013 [Pages:] 464-470
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Elsevier, Amsterdam [u.a.]
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.
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