PLUS Change In Depth: Raising awareness of ethics, equity and justice in land use change processes
As part of Work Package 1 dedicated to supporting transdisciplinary integration, Guido Caniglia and Marina Knickel of the KLI team are now guiding the project partners’ to reflect and learn whether and how issues of ethics, equity and justice are considered in land use change processes.
PLUS Change In Depth: Changes in land cover over time – what does the future hold?
Land use in Europe has been relatively stable over the past decades, but this is set to change in the future. Driven by different policies aimed at promoting sustainability across different sectors, land use in Europe could undergo rapid transformations. These policies—spanning energy production, agriculture supply, and biodiversity conservation—can impact land cover both directly and indirectly.
PLUS Change In Depth: Spotlighting the role of System Maps in land use change research
Understanding and navigating land use strategies is complex considering the natural, social, economic, and political nature of the current problems at hand. The issues are further compounded by the involvement of multiple stakeholders, each bringing diverse perspectives and objectives. Additionally, aligning these strategies with local, national, and EU regulations adds another layer of intricacy to the process.
Seminar Series: The Story of PLUS Change – Land use (decision making) challenges in a changing world
In the first seminar of our series, The Story of PLUS Change, the project team came together to share their diverse perspectives on land use challenges in a changing world.
PLUS Change In Depth: A trip into Possible Landscapes
Have you ever thought about how we could live with our land? Not just use it, but really live with it? Possible Landscapes x PLUS Change was all about that: imagining ways to make our landscapes more sustainable, inclusive, thriving.
Seminar Series: The Story of PLUS Change – Conflicts and synergies in our normative futures
In the second seminar of our series, the Story of PLUS Change, the project team came together to explore why and how land use decision-making is a challenge in a changing world.
PLUS Change in Depth: Political Economies of land use change – Lessons from across Europe
In this article, we spotlight some of the insights from our recent work on political economies of land use decision-making in twelve European cases by investigating the relevant policies and actors.
PLUS Change in Depth: Intervention points to unlock more just and sustainable land use decision-making
While policies set bold climate and biodiversity targets that include land use transformation, the change remains limited without effective ways to intervene in decision-making systems.