Change of total agricultural land in the 10 km coastal zone (1990-2000)

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Created : Nov 12, 2009 Published : Jan 01, 2002 Last modified : Nov 29, 2012 11:38 AM

During 1990-2000 almost 2000 km2 of agricultural lands have been lost in all coastal zones with different rates for different European coastal countries

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Belgium Bulgaria Denmark Estonia France Germany Greece Ireland Italy Latvia Lithuania Netherlands Poland Portugal Romania Slovenia Spain

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Expressed as percentage of country total area this process is most pronounced in Portugal, Netherlands, Belgium, Ireland and Italy. In most cases arable lands are lost to urban development, especially if driven by higher land prices in areas adjacent to settlements.