Land-use scenarios for Europe (PRELUDE) - EEA

Technical report No 9/2007 - EEA (European Environmental Agency)

Land-use scenarios for Europe: Qualitative and quantitative analysis on a European scale (PRELUDE)

This technical report presents the methodological approach and key findings of the PRELUDE project that used an innovative mix of illustration, text and models to simulate five contrasting future environmental scenarios for a Europe some 30 years from now.
"The need to preserve the European landscape is now an accepted topic on the political agenda. A range of policies has been set up at European level and within the Member States, most notably the European Landscape Convention, the Habitats Directive and the Water Framework Directive (EEA, 2005). A cross-section of European policy areas ranging from agriculture to transport and environmental protection to regional development will be affected by the need to preserve Europe's landscape. But will we be able to maintain this common natural heritage?"
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