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Land accounts for Europe 1990-2000: Towards integrated land and ecosystem accounting
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Land cover accounts (LEAC) based on Corine land cover changes database (1990-2000): Land cover accounts are part of the Land and Ecosystem Accounting project which deal with data on changes in land cover and land use and seek to trace the wider environmental, social and economic implications of these transformations
Located in Data and maps › Datasets
Land Cover Accounts (LEAC) Methodology tests: These accounts deal with changes in land cover and land use and seek to trace the wider environmental, social and economic implications of these transformations.
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Land cover change in the Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania and Slovakia, 1975-2000: Figure left: Net formation of land cover 1975-2000, total for Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania and Slovakia Figure right: Land cover turnover 1975-2000, total for Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania and Slovakia
Located in Data and maps › Maps and graphs
Land cover flows based on Corine land cover changes database (1990-2000): Corine land cover changes are classified into land cover flows based on Land cover accounts (LEAC) methodology and generalised using various reference grid sizes (1 Km, 5 Km and 10 Km)
Located in Data and maps › Datasets
Land cover flows based on Corine land cover changes database (1990-2000): Corine land cover changes are classified into land cover flows based on Land cover accounts (LEAC) methodology and generalised using the 1 Km reference grid size
Located in Data and maps › Datasets
Land take (CSI 014) - Assessment published Feb 2011: Land take by the expansion of residential areas and construction sites is the main cause of the increase in the coverage of urban land at the European level. Agricultural zones and, to a lesser extent, forests and semi-natural and natural areas, are disappearing in favour of the development of artificial surfaces. This affects biodiversity since it decreases habitats, the living space of a number of species, and fragments the landscapes that support and connect them. The annual land take in 36 European countries was 111 788 ha/year in 2000-2006. In 21 countries covered by both periods (1990-2000 and 2000-2006) the annual land take increased by 9 % in the later period. The composition of land taken areas changed, too. More arable land and permanent crops, forests, grasslands and open spaces and less pastures and mosaic farmland were taken by artificial development then in 1990-2000.
Located in Data and maps › Indicators › Land take
Land-take by artificial development (EEA core indicators, CSI014): Located in Data and maps › Maps and graphs
Loss of land from agriculture to artificial surfaces by NUTS regions: This maps shows the deviation from average of the urban sprawl (1990-2000), represented by NUTSX (NUTS3, NUTS2 mainly, NUTS0 in a few cases)
Located in Data and maps › Maps and graphs
Mean annual artificial surface land-take by country, 1990-2000: Located in Data and maps › Maps and graphs