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Key determinants of global land-use projections

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  • Elke Stehfest

    (PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency)

  • Willem-Jan Zeist

    (PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency)

  • Hugo Valin

    (International Institute for Applied System Analysis (IIASA))

  • Petr Havlik

    (International Institute for Applied System Analysis (IIASA))

  • Alexander Popp

    (Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK))

  • Page Kyle

    (Joint Global Change Research Institute, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory)

  • Andrzej Tabeau

    (Wageningen University and Research)

  • Daniel Mason-D’Croz

    (International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
    Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO))

  • Tomoko Hasegawa

    (International Institute for Applied System Analysis (IIASA)
    National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES)
    Ritsumeikan University, 1-1-1, Nojihigashi, Kusatsu)

  • Benjamin L. Bodirsky

    (Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK))

  • Katherine Calvin

    (Joint Global Change Research Institute, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory)

  • Jonathan C. Doelman

    (PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency)

  • Shinichiro Fujimori

    (International Institute for Applied System Analysis (IIASA)
    National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES)
    Kyoto University)

  • Florian Humpenöder

    (Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK))

  • Hermann Lotze-Campen

    (Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK)
    Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin)

  • Hans Meijl

    (Wageningen University and Research)

  • Keith Wiebe

    (International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI))

Abstract

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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  • Elke Stehfest & Willem-Jan Zeist & Hugo Valin & Petr Havlik & Alexander Popp & Page Kyle & Andrzej Tabeau & Daniel Mason-D’Croz & Tomoko Hasegawa & Benjamin L. Bodirsky & Katherine Calvin & Jonathan C, 2019. "Key determinants of global land-use projections," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 10(1), pages 1-10, December.
  • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:10:y:2019:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-019-09945-w
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-09945-w
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