Future land-use change in the Netherlands:
an analysis based on a chain of models

Tom Kuhlman, Frank van Tongeren, John Helming,,rzej Tabeau, Aris Gaaff, Rolf Groeneveld, Boudewijn Koole, David Verhoog, Jasper Dekkers

Published: 20.07.2006  〉 Jahrgang 55 (2006), Heft 5/6 (von 8)  〉 Resort: Articles 
Submitted: N. A.   〉 Feedback to authors after first review: N. A.   〉 Accepted: N. A.

ABSTRACT

Analyses of the impact of European policies on agricultural change are most often based on agricultural sector models. Such models have their limitations: they cannot specify the interaction between agriculture and the rest of the economy, and their spatial dimension is usually limited. Land use simulation models, on the other hand, usually depend on other models for assessing the demand for land. The consistency of those models with the assumptions and databases of the land use model is often not examined. This article reports on a research project where the links between a macro-economic model, an agricultural sector model and a land use model were explicitly explored in order to arrive at a consistent model chain. This integrated framework was put to the test by applying it to two contrasting scenarios, which compare impact on agricultural incomes, land use and land management.

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DR. TOM KUHLMAN
Wageningen University, LEI
Postbus 29703, 2502 LS The Hague, Netherlands
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e-mail: tom.kuhlman@wur.nl
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