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'Land take' dominates in Europe, with artificial areas and agricultural intensification, resulting in land degradation, worsened by high fragmentation on 30% of land area. Conflicting demands on land impact significantly on the land's potential to supply key services. Limiting 'land take' is already an important policy target at national or sub-national level. Balancing land-recycling, compact urban development, place-based management and green infrastructure will provide positive effects in terms of both adaptation and mititgation to climate change.

Previous version of assessment: Land use — SOER 2010 thematic assessment

 

Reference information

Websites:
https://www.eea.europa.eu/soer-2015/europe/land
Source:

European Environment Agency

Published in Climate-ADAPT: Jun 7, 2016

Date of publication:

2015

Keywords:
Urban development, cultural aspects, land use change, recreational
Climate impacts:

Non specific

Adaptation Approaches:

Sector Policies

Sectors:

Agriculture, Forestry, Urban, Land use planning

Geographic characterisation:

Europe

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