http://www.eea.europa.eu These are the search results for the query, showing results 1 to 3. http://www.eea.europa.eu/soer/europe/land-use/key-messages/land-use-2014-message-3?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic Land uptake by urban development and transport infrastructure has been slightly faster than in the previous decade. This continues the trend of landscape fragmentation and increases other environmental impacts. Urbanisation rates vary substantially, with coastal and mountain areas among the most affected regions in Europe. No publisher jaeglmar SOER2010 Land fragmentation landscape land use 2010-11-26T11:36:18+02:00 SOER Message http://www.eea.europa.eu/soer/europe/land-use/key-messages/land-use-2014-message-1?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic Land is a finite resource and the way it is used is one of the principal drivers of environmental change, with significant impacts on quality of life and ecosystems as well as on the management of infrastructure. In turn, environmental change will increasingly influence the way Europeans use land as communities work to mitigate and adapt to climate change. No publisher jaeglmar SOER2010 Land land use quality of life 2010-11-26T11:36:18+02:00 SOER Message http://www.eea.europa.eu/soer/europe/land-use/key-facts/land-use-fact-3?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic Land covered by artificial surfaces (e.g. for residential areas, industrial and commercial sites) increased by 6 258 km2 (3.4 %) from 2000-2006. No publisher zaineand artificialisation Land 2010-11-26T11:36:18+02:00 SOER Key fact