Assessing spatial uncertainties of land allocation using a scenario approach and sensitivity analysis: A study for land use in Europe

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 127, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Verburg, Peter H ^a   Tabeau, Andrzej ^b   Hatna, Erez ^c  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Land cover; Land use; Scenario approach; Sensitivity analysis; Spatial uncertainty

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; LAND USE CHANGE; LOCATION-ALLOCATION MODEL; NATIONAL PLANNING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; ARTICLE; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; EUROPE; LAND USE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; UNCERTAINTY;

EUROPE;

LAND COVER; LAND USE; SCENARIO APPROACH; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SPATIAL UNCERTAINTY;

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EUROPE; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 84881664629     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2012.08.038     Document Type: Article

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