TY - JOUR
T1 - Challenges and opportunities in mapping land use intensity globally
AU - Kuemmerle, T.
AU - Erb, K.
AU - Meyfroidt, P.
AU - Müller, D.
AU - Verburg, P.H.
AU - Estel, S.
AU - Haberl, H.
AU - Hostert, P.
AU - Jepsen, M.R.
AU - Kastner, T.
AU - Levers, C.
AU - Lindner, M.
AU - Plutzar, C.
AU - Verkerk, P.J.
AU - van der Zanden, E.H.
AU - Reenberg, A.
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - Future increases in land-based production will need to focus more on sustainably intensifying existing production systems. Unfortunately, our understanding of the global patterns of land use intensity is weak, partly because land use intensity is a complex, multidimensional term, and partly because we lack appropriate datasets to assess land use intensity across broad geographic extents. Here, we review the state of the art regarding approaches for mapping land use intensity and provide a comprehensive overview of available global-scale datasets on land use intensity. We also outline major challenges and opportunities for mapping land use intensity for cropland, grazing, and forestry systems, and identify key issues for future research. © 2013 The Authors.
AB - Future increases in land-based production will need to focus more on sustainably intensifying existing production systems. Unfortunately, our understanding of the global patterns of land use intensity is weak, partly because land use intensity is a complex, multidimensional term, and partly because we lack appropriate datasets to assess land use intensity across broad geographic extents. Here, we review the state of the art regarding approaches for mapping land use intensity and provide a comprehensive overview of available global-scale datasets on land use intensity. We also outline major challenges and opportunities for mapping land use intensity for cropland, grazing, and forestry systems, and identify key issues for future research. © 2013 The Authors.
U2 - 10.1016/j.cosust.2013.06.002
DO - 10.1016/j.cosust.2013.06.002
M3 - Article
SN - 1877-3435
VL - 5
SP - 484
EP - 493
JO - Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability
JF - Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability
ER -