Key determinants of global land-use projections

Land use is at the core of various sustainable development goals. Long-term climate foresight studies have structured their recent analyses around five socio-economic pathways (SSPs), with consistent storylines of future macroeconomic and societal developments; however, model quantification of these...

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Main Authors: Stehfest, Elke, Zeist, Willem-Jan van, Valin, Hugo, Havlik, Petr, Popp, Alexander, Kyle, Page, Tabeau, Andrzej, Mason-D'Croz, Daniel, Hasegawa, Tomoko, Bodirsky, Benjamin L., Calvin, Katherine, Doelman, Jonathan C, Fujimori, Shinichiro, Humpenöder, Florian, Lotze-Campen, Hermann, Meijl, Hans van, Wiebe, Keith D.
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: Springer 2019
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/103642
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author Stehfest, Elke
Zeist, Willem-Jan van
Valin, Hugo
Havlik, Petr
Popp, Alexander
Kyle, Page
Tabeau, Andrzej
Mason-D'Croz, Daniel
Hasegawa, Tomoko
Bodirsky, Benjamin L.
Calvin, Katherine
Doelman, Jonathan C
Fujimori, Shinichiro
Humpenöder, Florian
Lotze-Campen, Hermann
Meijl, Hans van
Wiebe, Keith D.
author_browse Bodirsky, Benjamin L.
Calvin, Katherine
Doelman, Jonathan C
Fujimori, Shinichiro
Hasegawa, Tomoko
Havlik, Petr
Humpenöder, Florian
Kyle, Page
Lotze-Campen, Hermann
Mason-D'Croz, Daniel
Meijl, Hans van
Popp, Alexander
Stehfest, Elke
Tabeau, Andrzej
Valin, Hugo
Wiebe, Keith D.
Zeist, Willem-Jan van
author_facet Stehfest, Elke
Zeist, Willem-Jan van
Valin, Hugo
Havlik, Petr
Popp, Alexander
Kyle, Page
Tabeau, Andrzej
Mason-D'Croz, Daniel
Hasegawa, Tomoko
Bodirsky, Benjamin L.
Calvin, Katherine
Doelman, Jonathan C
Fujimori, Shinichiro
Humpenöder, Florian
Lotze-Campen, Hermann
Meijl, Hans van
Wiebe, Keith D.
author_sort Stehfest, Elke
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description Land use is at the core of various sustainable development goals. Long-term climate foresight studies have structured their recent analyses around five socio-economic pathways (SSPs), with consistent storylines of future macroeconomic and societal developments; however, model quantification of these scenarios shows substantial heterogeneity in land-use projections. Here we build on a recently developed sensitivity approach to identify how future land use depends on six distinct socio-economic drivers (population, wealth, consumption preferences, agricultural productivity, land-use regulation, and trade) and their interactions. Spread across models arises mostly from diverging sensitivities to long-term drivers and from various representations of land-use regulation and trade, calling for reconciliation efforts and more empirical research. Most influential determinants for future cropland and pasture extent are population and agricultural efficiency. Furthermore, land-use regulation and consumption changes can play a key role in reducing both land use and food-security risks, and need to be central elements in sustainable development strategies.
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spelling CGSpace1036422024-10-25T08:05:55Z Key determinants of global land-use projections Stehfest, Elke Zeist, Willem-Jan van Valin, Hugo Havlik, Petr Popp, Alexander Kyle, Page Tabeau, Andrzej Mason-D'Croz, Daniel Hasegawa, Tomoko Bodirsky, Benjamin L. Calvin, Katherine Doelman, Jonathan C Fujimori, Shinichiro Humpenöder, Florian Lotze-Campen, Hermann Meijl, Hans van Wiebe, Keith D. climate change agriculture food security models technological changes agricultural production economic development commodities pastures farmland land use trade agricultural productivity land-use planning prices Land use is at the core of various sustainable development goals. Long-term climate foresight studies have structured their recent analyses around five socio-economic pathways (SSPs), with consistent storylines of future macroeconomic and societal developments; however, model quantification of these scenarios shows substantial heterogeneity in land-use projections. Here we build on a recently developed sensitivity approach to identify how future land use depends on six distinct socio-economic drivers (population, wealth, consumption preferences, agricultural productivity, land-use regulation, and trade) and their interactions. Spread across models arises mostly from diverging sensitivities to long-term drivers and from various representations of land-use regulation and trade, calling for reconciliation efforts and more empirical research. Most influential determinants for future cropland and pasture extent are population and agricultural efficiency. Furthermore, land-use regulation and consumption changes can play a key role in reducing both land use and food-security risks, and need to be central elements in sustainable development strategies. 2019-05-15 2019-09-13T15:37:28Z 2019-09-13T15:37:28Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/103642 en Open Access Springer Stehfest E, van Zeist WJ, Valin H, Havlik P, Popp A, Kyle P, Tabeau A, Mason-D'Croz D, Hasegawa T, Bodirsky BL, Calvin K, Doelman JC, Fujimori S, Humpenöder F, Lotze-Campen H, van Meijl H, Wiebe K. 2019. Key determinants of global land-use projections. Nature Communications 10:2166.
spellingShingle climate change
agriculture
food security
models
technological changes
agricultural production
economic development
commodities
pastures
farmland
land use
trade
agricultural productivity
land-use planning
prices
Stehfest, Elke
Zeist, Willem-Jan van
Valin, Hugo
Havlik, Petr
Popp, Alexander
Kyle, Page
Tabeau, Andrzej
Mason-D'Croz, Daniel
Hasegawa, Tomoko
Bodirsky, Benjamin L.
Calvin, Katherine
Doelman, Jonathan C
Fujimori, Shinichiro
Humpenöder, Florian
Lotze-Campen, Hermann
Meijl, Hans van
Wiebe, Keith D.
Key determinants of global land-use projections
title Key determinants of global land-use projections
title_full Key determinants of global land-use projections
title_fullStr Key determinants of global land-use projections
title_full_unstemmed Key determinants of global land-use projections
title_short Key determinants of global land-use projections
title_sort key determinants of global land use projections
topic climate change
agriculture
food security
models
technological changes
agricultural production
economic development
commodities
pastures
farmland
land use
trade
agricultural productivity
land-use planning
prices
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/103642
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