Regional impact assessment of land use scenarios in developing countries using the FoPIA approach: Findings from five case studies

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 127, Issue , 2013, Pages

  König, Hannes Jochen ^a,b   Uthes, Sandra ^a   Schuler, Johannes ^a   Zhen, Lin ^c   Purushothaman, Seema ^d   Suarma, Utia ^e   Sghaier, Mongi ^f   Makokha, Stella ^g   Helming, Katharina ^a   Sieber, Stefan ^a   Chen, Le ^h   Brouwer, Floor ^h   Morris, Jake ⁱ   Wiggering, Hubert ^a,b  

^a LEIBNIZ CENTRE FOR AGRICULTURAL LANDSCAPE RESEARCH ZALF   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

^c INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHIC SCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES RESEARCH   (China)

^d ASHOKA TRUST FOR RESEARCH IN ECOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (India)

^e GADJAH MADA UNIVERSITY   (Indonesia)

^f INSTITUT DES RÉGIONS ARIDES   (Tunisia)

^g KENYA AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^h WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

ⁱ FOREST RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

(Ex ante) impact assessment; Developing countries; Indicators; Land use change; Scenario study; Stakeholder participation; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; LAND USE; POPULATION STATISTICS; PRIVATIZATION; REFORESTATION; SOIL CONSERVATION; WATER CONSERVATION;

(EX-ANTE) IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ASSESSMENT APPROACHES; CASE-STUDIES; EX ANTES; IMPACT ASSESSMENTS; LAND-USE SCENARIO; LANDUSE CHANGE; REGIONAL IMPACTS; SCENARIO STUDIES; STAKEHOLDER PARTICIPATION;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

CONSERVATION PLANNING; DEVELOPING WORLD; LAND USE CHANGE; POPULATION GROWTH; REGIONAL PLANNING; SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION; STAKEHOLDER; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

AFFORESTATION; AGRICULTURAL LAND; ARTICLE; CROP PRODUCTION; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD SECURITY; FOREST; FORESTRY; HARVESTING; HUMAN; LAND USE; LAW ENFORCEMENT; ORGANIC FARMING; POLICY; POPULATION GROWTH; POVERTY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RURAL AREA; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL LEARNING; SOIL EROSION; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; URBAN AREA; URBAN POPULATION;

EUROPE;

(EX-ANTE) IMPACT ASSESSMENT; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; INDICATORS; LAND USE CHANGE; SCENARIO STUDY; STAKEHOLDER PARTICIPATION; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING;

EID: 84881669290     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2012.10.021     Document Type: Article

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