The assessment of land use in preventative costs based LCA – Towards balanced assessment of land use intensity and environmental preservation

Abstract

Land is scarce, because food, energy, ecosystems, fibers, wood, recreation and infrastructure are competing for land. Agriculture accounts for the major part of human land use. In agricultural literature a heavy debate is... [ view full abstract ]

Authors

  1. Pim Croes (Utrecht University)
  2. Walter J.V. Vermeulen (Utrecht University)

Topic Area

1c. Assessing sustainability (indicators and reporting)

Session

OS4-1c » 1c. Assessing sustainability (indicators and reporting) (11:30 - Thursday, 14th June, Department of Economics - Aula Magna 2 - First floor)

Paper

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