K. (Kathleen) Neumann: Modelling the spatial dynamics in European land use

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4 Oct 2010 16:00 - 4 Oct 2010 17:30
Unit: Wageningen University
Location: Aula, building 362, Gen. Foulkesweg 1, Wageningen
Organisation: Wageningen University
Promotor: prof. dr ir A Veldkamp , prof. dr ir PH Verburg

 Agricultural land management and land use intensity differ across the globe but their constraints and drivers are limitedly understood at the continental and global scale. The main objective of this thesis is therefore to characterize and explain spatial diversity in agricultural land management and land use intensity and to explain their variability across the globe. This thesis targets three important aspects of agricultural land management and land use intensity: livestock farming, efficiency of grain production, and irrigation. To meet the objective a variety of quantitative methods were applied at different spatial scales. Results show that land use intensity and agricultural land management 1) depend only to a certain degree on characteristics of the land itself, 2) often have a strong path dependency, and 3) may be explained by scale depended factors. The thesis finalizes with some suggestions for modeling agricultural land management and land use intensity at the continental and global scale.
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