Land use change and agricultural intensification: key Research Questions and Innovative Modeling Approaches

Type Journal Article - A background paper submitted to the International Food Policy Research Institute. Final Report
Title Land use change and agricultural intensification: key Research Questions and Innovative Modeling Approaches
Author(s)
Publication (Day/Month/Year) 2013
URL http://www.pim.cgiar.org/files/2013/12/Wu_Land_Use_Change_and_Ag_Intensification.pdf
Abstract
This paper reviews land use modeling approaches for assessing the economic and
environmental impacts of agricultural intensification. It discusses the theoretical foundations of
the modeling approaches, describes how to parameterize such models when micro-level data are
available, and examines how to integrate them with biophysical models for policy evaluation.
Based on the literature review, the paper identifies key research questions and discusses
appropriate methods and data and promising research areas for investigating those questions.

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