Land Use Policies for Sustainable Development: Exploring Integrated Assessment Approaches

he urgent need to enhance sustainable development in developing countries has never been greater: poverty levels are growing, land conversions are uncontrolled, and there is rapid loss of biodiversity through land use change. This timely book highlights the need for integrated assessment tools for developing countries, considering the long-term impacts of decisions taken today.

The success of land use policies has in the past often been hampered by the fact that we simply do not know enough...