Land consumption and land take : enhancing conceptual clarity for evaluating spatial governance in the EU context
Marquard, E. (Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research-UFZ. Department of Economics)
Bartke, Stephan (Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research-UFZ. Department of Economics)
Gifreu, Judith 1969- (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona)
Humer, A. (University of Vienna. Department of Geography and Regional Research)
Jonkman, A. (Delft University of Technology. Department of Management in the Built Environment)
Jürgenson, E. (Estonian University of Life Sciences)
Marot, N. (University of Ljubljana. Department of Landscape Architecture)
Poelmans, L. (VITO-Vlaamse Instelling voor Technologisch Onderzoek. Unit Ruimtelijke Milieuaspecten)
Repe, B. (University of Ljubljana. Geography Department)
Rybski, R. (University of Warsaw. Faculty of Law and Administration)
Schröter-Schlaack, C. (Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research-UFZ. Department of Economics)
Sobocká, J. (National Agricultural and Food Centre-Soil Science and Conservation Research Institute)
Sørensen, M. T. (Aalborg University. Technical Faculty of IT and Design)
Vejchodská, E. (Charles University. Department of Social and Cultural Ecology)
Yiannakou, A. (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. School of Spatial Planning and Development)
Bovet, J. (Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research-UFZ. Department of Environmental and Planning Law)

Data:	2020
Resum:	Rapid expansion of settlements and related infrastructures is a global trend that comes with severe environmental, economic, and social costs. Steering urbanization toward well-balanced compactness is thus acknowledged as an important strategic orientation in UNSustainable Development Goal 11 (SDG-11) via the SDG-indicator "Ratio of land consumption rate to population growth rate. " The EU's simultaneous commitment to being "a frontrunner in implementing [⋯] the SDGs" and to striving for "no net land take until 2050" calls for relating the concepts of land consumption and land take to each other. Drawing on an EU-centred questionnaire study, a focus group and a literature review, we scrutinize definitions of land consumption and land take, seeking to show how they are interrelated, and questioning the comparability of respective indicators. We argue that conceptual clarifications and a bridging of the two notions are much needed, and that the precision required for definitions and applications is context-dependent. While approximate understandings may suffice for general communication and dissemination objectives, accurate and consistent interpretations of the discussed concepts seem indispensable for monitoring and reporting purposes. We propose ways of addressing existing ambiguities and suggest prioritizing the term land take in the EU context. Thereby, we aim to enhance conceptual clarity around land consumption and land take-a precondition for solidly informing respective policies and decisions.
Ajuts:	European Commission CZ.02.1.01/0.0/0.0/17_048/0007435
Nota:	This study was initiated at an international expert workshop hosted by the German Federal Environment Agency (UBA) as an element of the project "SURFACE-Standards and Strategies for the reduction of land consumption, " also funded by the UBA; E.M. and J.B. received funding from this project (FKZ 3717181100). S.B. acknowledges support by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) in the framework of the funding measure "Soil as a Sustainable Resource for the Bioeconomy-BonaRes, " project "BonaRes (Module B): BonaRes Centre for Soil Research, subproject A" (Grant 031A608A), and in the funding measure "Stadt-Land-Plus" through the project "Stadt-Land-Plus-Wissenschaftliches Querschnittsvorhaben" (FKZ 033L200). A.H. acknowledges funding by the Austrian Science Fund (FWF) through the project "Strategic Spatial Planning for Urban and Regional Shrinking" (FWF-J3993-G29). E.V. acknowledges funding by the Operational Program Research, Development and Education of the Czech Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports, supported by EU funds through the project "Smart City-Smart Region-Smart Community" (CZ.02.1.01/0.0/0.0/17_048/0007435). J.S. acknowledges funding of the Slovak Research & Development Agency (APVV-15-0136).
Nota:	Altres ajuts: UBA/FKZ3717181100
Nota:	Altres ajuts: BMBF/031A608A
Nota:	Altres ajuts: FKZ 033L200
Nota:	Altres ajuts: FWF-J3993-G29FWF-J3993-G29
Nota:	Altres ajuts: APVV-15-0136
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Llengua:	Anglès
Document:	Article ; recerca ; Versió publicada
Publicat a:	Sustainability, Vol. 12 Núm. 19 (october 2020) , p. 8269, ISSN 2071-1050

DOI: 10.3390/su12198269

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