There is an assumption that land use planning policies are a central enabler of coastal climate change adaptation in vulnerable localities. Such assumptions presume benefits in balancing competing interests in coastlines. In developed societies, these interests can be usefully categorised as...

This paper evaluates the economic and environmental impacts of implementing Costa Ricas Decarbonization Plan, focusing specifically on the Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Uses (AFOLU) sectors. To do so, we apply the Integrated Economic-Environmental Modeling (IEEM) framework for Costa Rica,...

Die bisher vorliegenden Arbeiten zu klimarelevanten Emissionen aus Landwirtschaft und Landschaftsnutzung in regionalem Maßstab liegen meist nur in tabellarischer Form vor und berücksichtigen die unterschiedlichen Emissionsquellen nur sehr vereinfacht. Es wurde eine Methode entwickelt, die eine...

Key messages: 1) Diverse climatic conditions, varied geology and morphology and centuries of pre- and post-industrial land use created Europe's diverse mosaic of cultural and natural landscapes, rich in biodiversity. 2) Europe's landscapes have become highly fragmented and homogenised,...