Policy-Oriented Integrated Analysis of Land-use Change: An Analysis of Data Needs

摘要

Integrated analysis of land-use change in sup- port of informed policy-making for sustainable land use at vari- ous spatial levels makes heavy requirements for quality data. This paper aims to structure the principal methodological and Practical issues of data needs for this task. The data needs for Local level analyses of land-use change are given special at- Tention. The paper adopts an integrated economic-environ- Mental modeling framework and suggests the main types of Data needed.