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1. Earth Observation for agricultural drought monitoring in the Pannonian Basin (southeastern Europe): current state and future directions

Author:
Crocetti, Laura; Forkel, Matthias; Fischer, Milan; Jurečka, František; Grlj, Aleš; Salentinig, Andreas; Trnka, Miroslav; Anderson, Martha; Ng, Wai-Tim; Kokalj, Žiga; Bucur, Andreea; Dorigo, Wouter
Source:
Regional environmental change 2020 v.20 no.4 pp. 123
ISSN:
1436-3798
Subject:
artificial intelligence; basins; climate; climate change; computer software; drought; evapotranspiration; infancy; monitoring; plant response; prediction; rainfed farming; temperature; Europe
Abstract:
... The Pannonian Basin in southeastern Europe is heavily used for rain-fed agriculture. The region experienced several droughts in the last years, causing major yield losses. Ongoing climate change, characterised by increasing temperatures and potential evapotranspiration, and by changes in precipitation distribution will likely increase the frequency and intensity of drought episodes in the future. ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10113-020-01710-w

2. Assessing the impact of increased legume production in Europe on global agricultural emissions

Author:
Prudhomme, Rémi; Brunelle, Thierry; Dumas, Patrice; Le Moing, Anais; Zhang, Xin
Source:
Regional environmental change 2020 v.20 no.3 pp. 91
ISSN:
1436-3798
Subject:
Common Agricultural Policy; Fabaceae; animal manure management; animal products; carbon dioxide; carbon sequestration; climate change; diet; farm to fork; farming systems; feeds; greenhouse gas emissions; human nutrition; legumes; livestock and meat industry; mineral fertilizers; models; nitrogen; nitrogen fixation; proteins; reforestation; rumen fermentation; soil; supply balance; Europe
Abstract:
... The increased use of legumes is viewed as a promising option to mitigate climate change, as they are a source of proteins and provide nitrogen to the soil. In this paper, we evaluate a strategy for the increased use of legumes in Europe until 2050 by integrating a large array of food and natural system processes into a consistent modeling framework. Three contrasting scenarios are studied: a suppl ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10113-020-01651-4

3. Future projections of biodiversity and ecosystem services in Europe with two integrated assessment models

Author:
Veerkamp, Clara J.; Dunford, Robert W.; Harrison, Paula A.; Mandryk, Maryia; Priess, Jörg A.; Schipper, Aafke M.; Stehfest, Elke; Alkemade, Rob
Source:
Regional environmental change 2020 v.20 no.3 pp. 103
ISSN:
1436-3798
Subject:
behavior change; biodiversity; biodiversity conservation; climate; climate change; decision making; ecosystem services; issues and policy; land use change; meat consumption; models; sustainable land management; trade; uncertainty; water conservation; Europe
Abstract:
... Projections of future changes in biodiversity and ecosystem services (BES) are of increasing importance to inform policy and decision-making on options for conservation and sustainable use of BES. Scenario-based modelling is a powerful tool to assess these future changes. This study assesses the consequences for BES in Europe under four socio-environmental scenarios designed from a BES perspective ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10113-020-01685-8

4. Escalating environmental summer heat exposure—a future threat for the European workforce

Author:
Casanueva, Ana; Kotlarski, Sven; Fischer, Andreas M.; Flouris, Andreas D.; Kjellstrom, Tord; Lemke, Bruno; Nybo, Lars; Schwierz, Cornelia; Liniger, Mark A.
Source:
Regional environmental change 2020 v.20 no.2 pp. 40
ISSN:
1436-3798
Subject:
climate; economic productivity; heat; heat stress; humans; labor force; labor productivity; summer; temperature; Europe; Southern European region
Abstract:
... Heat exposure constitutes a major threat for European workers, with significant impacts on the workers’ health and productivity. Climate projections over the next decades show a continuous and accelerated warming over Europe together with longer, more intense and more frequent heatwaves on regional and local scales. In this work, we assess the increased risk in future occupational heat stress leve ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10113-020-01625-6

5. Regional climate downscaling over Europe: perspectives from the EURO-CORDEX community

Author:
Jacob, Daniela; Teichmann, Claas; Sobolowski, Stefan; Katragkou, Eleni; Anders, Ivonne; Belda, Michal; Benestad, Rasmus; Boberg, Fredrik; Buonomo, Erasmo; Cardoso, Rita M.; Casanueva, Ana; Christensen, Ole B.; Christensen, Jens Hesselbjerg; Coppola, Erika; De Cruz, Lesley; Davin, Edouard L.; Dobler, Andreas; Domínguez, Marta; Fealy, Rowan; Fernandez, Jesus; Gaertner, Miguel Angel; García-Díez, Markel; Giorgi, Filippo; Gobiet, Andreas; Goergen, Klaus; Gómez-Navarro, Juan José; Alemán, Juan Jesús González; Gutiérrez, Claudia; Gutiérrez, José M.; Güttler, Ivan; Haensler, Andreas; Halenka, Tomáš; Jerez, Sonia; Jiménez-Guerrero, Pedro; Jones, Richard G.; Keuler, Klaus; Kjellström, Erik; Knist, Sebastian; Kotlarski, Sven; Maraun, Douglas; van Meijgaard, Erik; Mercogliano, Paola; Montávez, Juan Pedro; Navarra, Antonio; Nikulin, Grigory; de Noblet-Ducoudré, Nathalie; Panitz, Hans-Juergen; Pfeifer, Susanne; Piazza, Marie; Pichelli, Emanuela; Pietikäinen, Joni-Pekka; Prein, Andreas F.; Preuschmann, Swantje; Rechid, Diana; Rockel, Burkhardt; Romera, Raquel; Sánchez, Enrique; Sieck, Kevin; Soares, Pedro M. M.; Somot, Samuel; Srnec, Lidija; Sørland, Silje Lund; Termonia, Piet; Truhetz, Heimo; Vautard, Robert; Warrach-Sagi, Kirsten; Wulfmeyer, Volker
Source:
Regional environmental change 2020 v.20 no.2 pp. 51
ISSN:
1436-3798
Subject:
General Circulation Models; climate; land cover; meteorological data; model validation; research programs; Central European region; Europe
Abstract:
... The European CORDEX (EURO-CORDEX) initiative is a large voluntary effort that seeks to advance regional climate and Earth system science in Europe. As part of the World Climate Research Programme (WCRP) - Coordinated Regional Downscaling Experiment (CORDEX), it shares the broader goals of providing a model evaluation and climate projection framework and improving communication with both the Genera ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10113-020-01606-9

6. Extreme heat and drought in 1473 and their impacts in Europe in the context of the early 1470s

Author:
Camenisch, Chantal; Brázdil, Rudolf; Kiss, Andrea; Pfister, Christian; Wetter, Oliver; Rohr, Christian; Contino, Antonio; Retsö, Dag
Source:
Regional environmental change 2020 v.20 no.1 pp. 19
ISSN:
1436-3798
Subject:
autumn; climate; drought; environmental impact; food prices; fruit trees; heat; learning; phenology; spring; summer; temperature; water shortages; wines; Europe
Abstract:
... Droughts and heatwaves are both dangerous natural hazards with a potential significant impact on human societies. In order to understand these hazards, it is important to examine such extreme events in the past. During the years 1471 to 1474, warm and dry weather conditions are described in most parts of Europe. Until now, these extraordinary years have not been examined in depth. Moreover, in spr ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10113-020-01601-0

7. A multi-model, multi-scenario, and multi-domain analysis of regional climate projections for the Mediterranean

Author:
Zittis, George; Hadjinicolaou, Panos; Klangidou, Marina; Proestos, Yiannis; Lelieveld, Jos
Source:
Regional environmental change 2019 v.19 no.8 pp. 2621-2635
ISSN:
1436-3798
Subject:
climate; climate models; global warming; greenhouse gases; simulation models; summer; temperature; uncertainty; Europe; Mediterranean region; Middle East; Northern Africa
Abstract:
... Observation and model-based studies have identified the Mediterranean region as one of the most prominent climate change “hot-spots.” Parts of this distinctive region are included in several Coordinated Regional Downscaling Experiment (CORDEX) domains such as those for Europe, Africa, the Mediterranean, and the Middle East/North Africa. In this study, we compile and analyze monthly temperature and ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10113-019-01565-w

8. Contrasting effects of climate change on the European and global potential distributions of two Mediterranean helicoid terrestrial gastropods

Author:
Proćków, Małgorzata; Konowalik, Kamil; Proćków, Jarosław
Source:
Regional environmental change 2019 v.19 no.8 pp. 2637-2650
ISSN:
1436-3798
Subject:
Cernuella virgata; climatic factors; dry environmental conditions; endangered species; geographical distribution; global warming; introduced species; issues and policy; models; prediction; probability; snails; temperature; Europe; Mediterranean region
Abstract:
... Predicting the impacts of global climate change on the current and future distribution of alien or endangered species is an essential subject in macroecological studies. Although several investigations have been devoted to animal and plant species, few have addressed terrestrial gastropods. We employed spatial distribution modelling to construct European and global potential distribution ranges of ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10113-019-01573-w

9. Future effects of climate change on the suitability of wine grape production across Europe

Author:
Cardell, M. F.; Amengual, A.; Romero, R.
Source:
Regional environmental change 2019 v.19 no.8 pp. 2299-2310
ISSN:
1436-3798
Subject:
bioclimatic indexes; climate; climate change; climate models; crop production; data collection; evapotranspiration; growing season; meteorological data; socioeconomics; temperature; thermal stress; vines; viticulture; water requirement; wine grapes; winemaking; zoning; Central European region; Europe; Southern European region
Abstract:
... Climate directly influences the suitability of wine grape production. Modified patterns of temperature and precipitation due to climate change will likely affect this relevant socio-economic sector across Europe. In this study, prospects on the future of bioclimatic indices linked to viticultural zoning are derived from observed and projected daily meteorological data. Specifically, daily series o ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10113-019-01502-x

10. Sociocultural valuation of ecosystem services for operational ecosystem management: mapping applications by decision contexts in Europe

Author:
Walz, Ariane; Schmidt, Katja; Ruiz-Frau, Ana; Nicholas, Kimberly A.; Bierry, Adéline; de Vries Lentsch, Aster; Dyankov, Apostol; Joyce, Deirdre; Liski, Anja H.; Marbà, Nuria; Rosário, Ines T.; Scholte, Samantha S. K.
Source:
Regional environmental change 2019 v.19 no.8 pp. 2245-2259
ISSN:
1436-3798
Subject:
case studies; data collection; ecosystem management; ecosystem services; equipment design; litigation; Europe
Abstract:
... Sociocultural valuation (SCV) of ecosystem services (ES) discloses the principles, importance or preferences expressed by people towards nature. Although ES research has increasingly addressed sociocultural values in past years, little effort has been made to systematically review the components of sociocultural valuation applications for different decision contexts (i.e. awareness raising, accoun ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10113-019-01506-7

11. 1.5°, 2°, and 3° global warming: visualizing European regions affected by multiple changes

Author:
Pfeifer, Susanne; Rechid, Diana; Reuter, Maximilian; Viktor, Elisabeth; Jacob, Daniela
Source:
Regional environmental change 2019 v.19 no.6 pp. 1777-1786
ISSN:
1436-3798
Subject:
at-risk population; climate; color; global warming; heat stress; mixing; population density; summer; temperature; Europe; Mediterranean region; Southern European region
Abstract:
... Assessing multiple climatic and non-climatic variables affecting one region at the same time is a crucial aspect to support climate adaptation action. This publication presents a method to display relevant measures of any three adaptation relevant parameters (or optionally their projected future changes) at once on a map by allocating them to multiple transparency levels of the three primary color ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10113-019-01496-6

12. Interannual lake fluctuations in the Argentine Puna: relationships with its associated peatlands and climate change

Author:
Casagranda, Elvira; Navarro, Carlos; Grau, H. Ricardo; Izquierdo, Andrea E.
Source:
Regional environmental change 2019 v.19 no.6 pp. 1737-1750
ISSN:
1436-3798
Subject:
El Nino; Landsat; altitude; climate; climate change; climate models; ecosystems; lakes; moderate resolution imaging spectroradiometer; monitoring; mountains; normalized difference vegetation index; peatlands; surface water; vegetation; Europe; North America
Abstract:
... High elevation ecosystems are likely more sensitive to climate change. But, due to paucity of instrumental records, such effects are poorly studied, particularly in mountains outside Europe and North America. Here, we quantified water body area fluctuations for the last 32 years in 15 lakes spread over an area of 14.3 million ha in the Argentine Puna, through the classification of Landsat images; ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10113-019-01514-7

13. Ozone-temperature relationship during the 2003 and 2014 heatwaves in Europe

Author:
Varotsos, Konstantinos V.; Giannakopoulos, Christos; Tombrou, Maria
Source:
Regional environmental change 2019 v.19 no.6 pp. 1653-1665
ISSN:
1436-3798
Subject:
isoprene; meteorological parameters; ozone; summer; temperature; Europe
Abstract:
... High values of temperature and ozone (O₃) concentrations often coexist revealing the strong relationship between them. In this study, we examine the O₃-temperature slopes for two heatwave episodes during the summers of 2003 and 2014 in Europe. In both heatwave episodes, similar slopes of about 3.1 ppb/°C are found, about 1 ppb/°C higher when compared with summers with near normal temperatures. The ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10113-019-01498-4

14. A multi-dimensional assessment of the environmental and socioeconomic performance of community-based sustainability initiatives in Europe

Author:
Celata, Filippo; Sanna, Venere Stefania
Source:
Regional environmental change 2019 v.19 no.4 pp. 939-952
ISSN:
1436-3798
Subject:
community gardens; cooperatives; economic impact; energy; environmental impact; human capital; local food systems; purchasing; recycling; social capital; social impact; Europe
Abstract:
... The contribution of community-based initiatives towards sustainability transitions is of growing interest. However, systematic, quantitative, and comparative assessments of their potential impact across different environmental, social, and economic dimensions are scarce. In this paper, we present a multi-dimensional assessment of 37 initiatives grouped in the following typologies: community garden ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10113-019-01493-9

15. Climate change mitigation potential of community-based initiatives in Europe

Author:
Landholm, David M.; Holsten, Anne; Martellozzo, Federico; Reusser, Dominik E.; Kropp, Jürgen P.
Source:
Regional environmental change 2019 v.19 no.4 pp. 927-938
ISSN:
1436-3798
Subject:
carbon footprint; climate change; emissions factor; empirical research; energy; greenhouse gas emissions; greenhouse gases; organic foods; pollution control; public services and goods; social cohesion; transportation; wastes; Europe
Abstract:
... There is a growing recognition that a transition to a sustainable low-carbon society is urgently needed. This transition takes place at multiple and complementary scales, including bottom-up approaches such as community-based initiatives (CBIs). However, empirical research on CBIs has focused until now on anecdotal evidence and little work has been done to quantitatively assess their impact in ter ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10113-018-1428-1

16. Correction to: Operationalising a framework for understanding community resilience in Europe

Author:
Revell, Philip; Henderson, Charles
Source:
Regional environmental change 2019 v.19 no.4 pp. 981
ISSN:
1436-3798
Subject:
climate change; community development; Europe
Abstract:
... The article which was recently published contained error. The author noticed minor error in the Fig. 3 caption. The correct caption should read: ‘Part-completed’ tile shifting game. ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10113-018-1422-7

17. Operationalising a framework for understanding community resilience in Europe

Author:
Revell, Philip; Henderson, Charles
Source:
Regional environmental change 2019 v.19 no.4 pp. 967-979
ISSN:
1436-3798
Subject:
activists; carbon; climate; community programs; computer software; Europe
Abstract:
... A growing movement of bottom-up community-based initiatives across Europe are taking action intended to support a transition to a zero-carbon future. A simple framework for understanding the contribution of these diverse initiatives to building community resilience could provide a useful tool for researchers, funders, policymakers and others to understand their current, and likely future, impact a ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10113-018-1390-y

18. Upscaling from the grassroots: potential aggregate carbon reduction from community-based initiatives in Europe

Author:
Martellozzo, Federico; Landholm, David M.; Holsten, Anne
Source:
Regional environmental change 2019 v.19 no.4 pp. 953-966
ISSN:
1436-3798
Subject:
anthropogenic activities; carbon; climate change; greenhouse gases; industry; issues and policy; lifestyle; Europe
Abstract:
... Anthropogenic activities are mainly responsible for the accelerated pace and magnitude of global environmental and climate change. Although several programs aiming at fuelling climate change mitigation have been adopted internationally in the last decades and localized improvements have been observed, the results expected by international institutions are regrettably still out of reach. Meanwhile, ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10113-019-01469-9

19. Differences between low-end and high-end climate change impacts in Europe across multiple sectors

Author:
Harrison, Paula A.; Dunford, Rob W.; Holman, Ian P.; Cojocaru, George; Madsen, Marianne S.; Chen, Pei-Yuan; Pedde, Simona; Sandars, Daniel
Source:
Regional environmental change 2019 v.19 no.3 pp. 695-709
ISSN:
1436-3798
Subject:
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change; biodiversity; climate; climate change; climate models; coasts; food production; forestry; forests; intensive farming; land use; risk reduction; socioeconomic factors; sustainable development; water stress; Europe
Abstract:
... The Paris Agreement established the 1.5 and 2 °C targets based on the recognition “that this would significantly reduce the risks and impacts of climate change”. We tested this assertion by comparing impacts at the regional scale between low-end (< 2 °C; RCP2.6) and high-end (> 4 °C; RCP8.5) climate change scenarios accounting for interactions across six sectors (agriculture, forestry, biodiversit ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10113-018-1352-4

20. Modelling population structure in the context of urban land use change in Europe

Author:
Terama, Emma; Clarke, Elizabeth; Rounsevell, Mark D. A.; Fronzek, Stefan; Carter, Timothy R.
Source:
Regional environmental change 2019 v.19 no.3 pp. 667-677
ISSN:
1436-3798
Subject:
age structure; growth models; land use change; population dynamics; urban areas; urbanization; Europe
Abstract:
... Population structure and dynamics are important drivers of land use. In this article, we present the methods and outcomes of integrating population projections across multiple spatial scales with an urban growth model. By linking shared socioeconomic pathway (SSP)-specific national population projections to present-day population distributions at a sub-national scale, we describe a downscaling app ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10113-017-1194-5

21. New European socio-economic scenarios for climate change research: operationalising concepts to extend the shared socio-economic pathways

Author:
Kok, Kasper; Pedde, Simona; Gramberger, Marc; Harrison, Paula A.; Holman, Ian P.
Source:
Regional environmental change 2019 v.19 no.3 pp. 643-654
ISSN:
1436-3798
Subject:
climate change; fossil fuels; lifestyle; planning; socioeconomics; storms; Europe
Abstract:
... Scenarios have been recognised as a useful tool for planning, which have resulted in a strong increase in the number of (multi-scale) scenarios in climate change research. This paper addresses the need for methodological progress and testing of conceptual considerations, by extending the global shared socio-economic pathways (SSPs). We present a set of four European SSPs until 2100 and a novel met ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10113-018-1400-0

22. Transition pathways to sustainability in greater than 2 °C climate futures of Europe

Author:
Frantzeskaki, Niki; Hölscher, Katharina; Holman, Ian P.; Pedde, Simona; Jaeger, Jill; Kok, Kasper; Harrison, Paula A.
Source:
Regional environmental change 2019 v.19 no.3 pp. 777-789
ISSN:
1436-3798
Subject:
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change; climate; climate change; energy; governance; greenhouse gas emissions; lifestyle; resource management; scenario uncertainty; stakeholders; Europe
Abstract:
... The complex challenges arising from climate change that exceeds the +2 °C target (termed ‘high-end climate change’) in Europe require new integrative responses to support transformations to a more sustainable future. We present a novel methodology that combines transition management and high-end climate and socioeconomic change scenarios to identify pathways and move Europe closer to sustainabilit ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10113-019-01475-x

23. A framework to analyse urban sprawl in the French Mediterranean coastal zone

Author:
Robert, Samuel; Fox, Dennis; Boulay, Guilhem; Grandclément, Antoine; Garrido, Marie; Pasqualini, Vanina; Prévost, Aurélie; Schleyer-Lindenmann, Alexandra; Trémélo, Marie-Laure
Source:
Regional environmental change 2019 v.19 no.2 pp. 559-572
ISSN:
1436-3798
Subject:
coasts; environmental protection; issues and policy; urban planning; urbanization; Europe; Mediterranean region
Abstract:
... As in many other European countries, urbanisation and urban sprawl along the French Mediterranean coast are a major concern. Understanding this phenomenon requires both multi-level and multi-disciplinary approaches. In this perspective, this article presents a framework for the observation and analysis of urban sprawl in the French Mediterranean coastal zone. Developed in the context of a scientif ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10113-018-1425-4

24. Comparing future shifts in tree species distributions across Europe projected by statistical and dynamic process-based models

Author:
Takolander, Antti; Hickler, Thomas; Meller, Laura; Cabeza, Mar
Source:
Regional environmental change 2019 v.19 no.1 pp. 251-266
ISSN:
1436-3798
Subject:
biogeography; climate change; environmental factors; forest economics; forest stands; forest types; models; prediction; species diversity; trees; uncertainty; Europe
Abstract:
... Many tree species are predicted to shift their geographic ranges with changing climate, but the extents, timing, and magnitude of these shifts remain uncertain. Comparing various modeling strategies is crucial for reducing uncertainty related to these responses and for guiding the interpretation of model results. Here, we compared outputs of a dynamic vegetation model (DVM) and an ensemble of stat ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10113-018-1403-x

25. Spatio-temporal dynamics of wood-pastures in lowland and highland landscapes across Czechia

Author:
Pereponova, Anna; Skaloš, Jan
Source:
Regional environmental change 2019 v.19 no.1 pp. 267-278
ISSN:
1436-3798
Subject:
computer software; geographic information systems; grasslands; grazing; land use; landscapes; pastures; politics; statistical analysis; wood; Europe
Abstract:
... Wood pastures represent grasslands, managed by grazing and characterised by scattered woody vegetation, recognised for their ecological, agricultural and socio-cultural roles, and are among the oldest land-use types in Europe. Rapid decline in their area all across Europe has been observed recently, sparking the appearance of a number of related studies. But these trends differ for each country an ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10113-018-1404-9

26. A cross-scale impact assessment of European nature protection policies under contrasting future socio-economic pathways

Author:
Lotze-Campen, Hermann; Verburg, PeterH.; Popp, Alexander; Lindner, Marcus; Verkerk, PieterJ.; Moiseyev, Alexander; Schrammeijer, Elizabeth; Helming, John; Tabeau, Andrzej; Schulp, CatharinaJ. E.; van der Zanden, EmmaH.; Lavalle, Carlo; e Silva, FilipeBatista; Walz, Ariane; Bodirsky, Benjamin
Source:
Regional environmental change 2018 v.18 no.3 pp. 751-762
ISSN:
1436-3798
Subject:
European Union; agricultural land; biodiversity; carbon sequestration; carbon sinks; conservation areas; ecosystem services; ecosystems; forestry; greenhouse gas emissions; imports; issues and policy; land use change; models; roundwood; socioeconomics; sustainable development; tropical forests; urban areas; Europe
Abstract:
... Protection of natural or semi-natural ecosystems is an important part of societal strategies for maintaining biodiversity, ecosystem services, and achieving overall sustainable development. The assessment of multiple emerging land use trade-offs is complicated by the fact that land use changes occur and have consequences at local, regional, and even global scale. Outcomes also depend on the underl ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10113-017-1167-8

27. Archetypical patterns and trajectories of land systems in Europe

Author:
Levers, Christian; Müller, Daniel; Erb, Karlheinz; Haberl, Helmut; Jepsen, MartinRudbeck; Metzger, MarcJ.; Meyfroidt, Patrick; Plieninger, Tobias; Plutzar, Christoph; Stürck, Julia; Verburg, PeterH.; Verkerk, PieterJ.; Kuemmerle, Tobias
Source:
Regional environmental change 2018 v.18 no.3 pp. 715-732
ISSN:
1436-3798
Subject:
European Union; case studies; ecosystem services; issues and policy; land use; socioeconomic factors; soil quality; topography; Europe; Western European region
Abstract:
... Assessments of land-system change have dominantly focused on conversions among broad land-use categories, whereas intensity changes within these categories have received less attention. Considering that both modes of land change typically result in diverse patterns and trajectories of land-system change, there is a need to develop approaches to reduce this complexity. Using Europe as a case study, ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10113-015-0907-x

28. Identifying pathways to visions of future land use in Europe

Author:
Verkerk, PieterJ.; Lindner, Marcus; Pérez-Soba, Marta; Paterson, JamesS.; Helming, John; Verburg, PeterH.; Kuemmerle, Tobias; Lotze-Campen, Hermann; Moiseyev, Alexander; Müller, Daniel; Popp, Alexander; Schulp, CatharinaJ. E.; Stürck, Julia; Tabeau, Andrzej; Wolfslehner, Bernhard; van der Zanden, EmmaH.
Source:
Regional environmental change 2018 v.18 no.3 pp. 817-830
ISSN:
1436-3798
Subject:
European Union; issues and policy; land use change; simulation models; society; stakeholders; uncertainty; Europe
Abstract:
... Plausible scenarios of future land use derived from model projections may differ substantially from what is actually desired by society, and identifying such mismatches is important for identifying policies to resolve them. This paper presents an approach to link explorative projections of future land use for the European Union to normative visions of desired land-use futures. We used the results ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10113-016-1055-7

29. Land managers’ behaviours modulate pathways to visions of future land systems

Author:
Brown, Calum; Holzhauer, Sascha; Metzger, MarcJ.; Paterson, JamesS.; Rounsevell, Mark
Source:
Regional environmental change 2018 v.18 no.3 pp. 831-845
ISSN:
1436-3798
Subject:
governance; land use; managers; models; Europe
Abstract:
... Attempts to influence the development of land systems are often based on detailed scenarios that constrain relevant factors, describe a range of divergent but plausible futures and identify potential pathways to visions of desirable conditions. However, a number of assumptions are usually made during this process, and one of the most substantial is that land managers display homogeneous, economica ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10113-016-0999-y

30. Mediterranean forests, land use and climate change: a social-ecological perspective

Author:
Gauquelin, Thierry; Michon, Geneviève; Joffre, Richard; Duponnois, Robin; Génin, Didier; Fady, Bruno; Bou Dagher-Kharrat, Magda; Derridj, Arezki; Slimani, Said; Badri, Wadi; Alifriqui, Mohamed; Auclair, Laurent; Simenel, Romain; Aderghal, Mohamed; Baudoin, Ezekiel; Galiana, Antoine; Prin, Yves; Sanguin, Hervé; Fernandez, Catherine; Baldy, Virginie
Source:
Regional environmental change 2018 v.18 no.3 pp. 623-636
ISSN:
1436-3798
Subject:
basins; biodiversity; canopy; climate change; culture and humanities; ecosystems; forest types; genetic variation; humans; land use; risk; social sciences; trees; woody plants; Australia; California; Chile; Europe; Mediterranean region
Abstract:
... Mediterranean forests are found in the Mediterranean basin, California, the South African Cape Province, South and southwestern Australia and parts of Central Chile. They represent 1.8 % of the world forest areas of which the vast majority is found in the Mediterranean basin, where historical and paleogeographic episodes, long-term human influence and geographical and climatic contrasts have creat ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10113-016-0994-3

31. Simulating and delineating future land change trajectories across Europe

Author:
Stürck, Julia; Levers, Christian; van der Zanden, EmmaHenriëtta; Schulp, CatharinaJohanna Elizabeth; Verkerk, PieterJohannes; Kuemmerle, Tobias; Helming, John; Lotze-Campen, Hermann; Tabeau, Andrzej; Popp, Alexander; Schrammeijer, Elizabeth; Verburg, Peter
Source:
Regional environmental change 2018 v.18 no.3 pp. 733-749
ISSN:
1436-3798
Subject:
European Union; case studies; ecosystem services; environmental impact; forest industries; issues and policy; land cover; land use change; landscapes; planning; Europe
Abstract:
... Explorations of future land use change are important to understand potential conflicts between competing land uses, trade-offs associated with particular land change trajectories, and the effectiveness of policies to steer land systems into desirable states. Most model-based explorations and scenario studies focused on conversions in broad land use classes, but disregarded changes in land manageme ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10113-015-0876-0

32. Sketching sustainable land use in Europe by 2040: a multi-stakeholder participatory approach to elicit cross-sectoral visions

Author:
Pérez-Soba, Marta; Paterson, James; Metzger, MarcJ.; Gramberger, Marc; Houtkamp, Joske; Jensen, Anne; Murray-Rust, Dave; Verkerk, PieterJ.
Source:
Regional environmental change 2018 v.18 no.3 pp. 775-787
ISSN:
1436-3798
Subject:
computer software; energy; experts; forestry; issues and policy; land resources; land use change; natural resources conservation; planning; recreation; stakeholders; sustainable land management; urbanization; Europe
Abstract:
... The continuously growing global demands on a finite land resource will require better strategic policies and management of trade-offs to avoid conflicts between different land-use sectors. Visions of the future can support strategic planning by stimulating dialogue, building a consensus on shared priorities and providing long-term targets. We present a novel approach to elicit stakeholder visions ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10113-018-1297-7

33. Integrated spatial assessment of the water, energy and food dimensions of the Sustainable Development Goals

Author:
Giupponi, Carlo; Gain, Animesh Kumar
Source:
Regional environmental change 2017 v.17 no.7 pp. 1881-1893
ISSN:
1436-3798
Subject:
United Nations; adaptive management; basins; biosphere; blood flow; case studies; developing countries; energy; human development; issues and policy; sustainable development; water management; water resources; watersheds; Asia; Europe
Abstract:
... Water is considered the bloodstream of the biosphere, but its management is one of the most important challenges for human development. In view of the sustainable water management, several approaches have been proposed: Integrated Water Resources Management, Adaptive Management and, more recently, Water–Energy–Food (WEF) Nexus. Considering these approaches, over the last few decades, extensive eff ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10113-016-0998-z

34. Reconciling agriculture and biodiversity in European public policies: a bio-economic perspective

Author:
Mouysset, Lauriane
Source:
Regional environmental change 2017 v.17 no.5 pp. 1421-1428
ISSN:
1436-3798
Subject:
agricultural industry; agricultural land; agricultural policy; biodiversity; bioeconomic models; bioeconomics; ecological function; environmental impact; public policy; society; viability; Europe
Abstract:
... Agriculture has been identified as a major driver of the current significant changes in farmland biodiversity. Taking into account these environmental impacts, agriculture today aims at a more sustainable way of producing that would reconcile its economic and ecological functions. A new approach based on bio-economic modeling has been recently developed to explore different facets of such reconcil ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10113-016-1023-2

35. Benefits from and threats to European treeline ecosystem services: an exploratory study of stakeholders and governance

Author:
Sarkki, Simo; Ficko, Andrej; Grunewald, Karsten; Nijnik, Maria
Source:
Regional environmental change 2016 v.16 no.7 pp. 2019-2032
ISSN:
1436-3798
Subject:
ecosystem services; environmental governance; experts; landscapes; scientists; social sciences; stakeholders; surveys; treeline; Europe
Abstract:
... The concept of ecosystem services (ES) is being increasingly applied in environmental governance and science. To safeguard key ES in changing and complex social–ecological systems such as treeline areas, we need to (1) map key ES in different types of treeline landscapes, (2) identify the stakeholders benefiting from and threatening ES, and (3) examine how ES could be governed more sustainably. We ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10113-015-0812-3

36. Assessment of uncertainties in greenhouse gas emission profiles of livestock sectors in Africa, Latin America and Europe

Author:
Zhu, Biqing; Kros, Johannes; Lesschen, Jan Peter; Staritsky, Igor Georgy; de Vries, Wim
Source:
Regional environmental change 2016 v.16 no.6 pp. 1571-1582
ISSN:
1436-3798
Subject:
European Union; carbon dioxide; eggs; emissions factor; expert opinion; food chain; greenhouse gas emissions; greenhouse gases; livestock; livestock production; meat; methane; milk; model uncertainty; models; nitrous oxide; time series analysis; Africa; Europe; Latin America
Abstract:
... The global animal food chain has a large contribution to the global anthropogenic greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, but its share and sources vary highly across the world. However, the assessment of GHG emissions from livestock production is subject to various uncertainties, which have not yet been well quantified at large spatial scale. We assessed the uncertainties in the relations between animal ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10113-015-0896-9

37. Changes in the spatial patterns of human appropriation of net primary production (HANPP) in Europe 1990–2006

Author:
Plutzar, Christoph; Kroisleitner, Christine; Haberl, Helmut; Fetzel, Tamara; Bulgheroni, Claudia; Beringer, Tim; Hostert, Patrick; Kastner, Thomas; Kuemmerle, Tobias; Lauk, Christian; Levers, Christian; Lindner, Marcus; Moser, Dietmar; Müller, Daniel; Niedertscheider, Maria; Paracchini, Maria Luisa; Schaphoff, Sibyll; Verburg, Peter H.; Verkerk, Pieter J.; Erb, Karl-Heinz
Source:
Regional environmental change 2016 v.16 no.5 pp. 1225-1238
ISSN:
1436-3798
Subject:
biomass; cropland; data collection; ecosystems; energy flow; humans; land cover; land use change; models; primary productivity; remote sensing; socialism; vegetation; Central European region; Eastern European region; Europe; Southern European region
Abstract:
... Understanding patterns, dynamics, and drivers of land use is crucial for improving our ability to cope with sustainability challenges. The human appropriation of net primary production (HANPP) framework provides a set of integrated socio-ecological indicators that quantify how land use alters energy flows in ecosystems via land conversions and biomass harvest. Thus, HANPP enables researchers to sy ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10113-015-0820-3

38. The emergence of climate change adaptation as a new field of public policy in Europe

Author:
Massey, Eric; Huitema, Dave
Source:
Regional environmental change 2016 v.16 no.2 pp. 553-564
ISSN:
1436-3798
Subject:
climate change; environmental policy; experts; public policy; surveys; Europe
Abstract:
... Over the past decade, climate change adaptation has become an integral item on the climate policy agendas of several European countries. As such, researchers have begun to question what concrete changes in polices are occurring at national levels and what dynamics can explain these changes. While new laws, policies and institutions have been created to deliver adaptation, supported through process ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10113-015-0771-8

39. Forest fires and adaptation options in Europe

Author:
Khabarov, Nikolay; Krasovskii, Andrey; Obersteiner, Michael; Swart, Rob; Dosio, Alessandro; San-Miguel-Ayanz, Jesús; Durrant, Tracy; Camia, Andrea; Migliavacca, Mirco
Source:
Regional environmental change 2016 v.16 no.1 pp. 21-30
ISSN:
1436-3798
Subject:
algorithms; behavior change; climate change; climate models; databases; emissions; fire break; fire suppression; forest fires; fuels; fuels (fire ecology); information systems; probability; Europe
Abstract:
... This paper presents a quantitative assessment of adaptation options in the context of forest fires in Europe under projected climate change. A standalone fire model (SFM) based on a state-of-the-art large-scale forest fire modelling algorithm is used to explore fuel removal through prescribed burnings and improved fire suppression as adaptation options. The climate change projections are provided ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10113-014-0621-0

40. Frontiers of solution-oriented adaptation research

Author:
Bisaro, Alexander; Swart, Rob; Hinkel, Jochen
Source:
Regional environmental change 2016 v.16 no.1 pp. 123-136
ISSN:
1436-3798
Subject:
case studies; decision making; issues and policy; social sciences; stakeholders; teams; Europe
Abstract:
... Adaptation is heterogeneous and relevant for a range of sectors and levels of decision-making. As adaptation moves up the policy agenda, solution-oriented adaptation research requires addressing questions that are salient to stakeholders and decision-makers at various scales and involves applying a wide range of different methods. Yet while solution-oriented adaptation research is being increasing ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10113-015-0766-5

41. Alternative forest management strategies to account for climate change-induced productivity and species suitability changes in Europe

Author:
Schelhaas, Mart-Jan; Nabuurs, Gert-Jan; Hengeveld, Geerten; Reyer, Christopher; Hanewinkel, Marc; Zimmermann, Niklaus E.; Cullmann, Dominik
Source:
Regional environmental change 2015 v.15 no.8 pp. 1581-1594
ISSN:
1436-3798
Subject:
biogeography; climate; climate change; felling; forest management; forests; planting; wood; Europe; Northern European region
Abstract:
... We present for the first time a study on alternative forest management at the European scale to account for climate change impacts. We combine insights into detailed studies at high resolution with the actual status of the forest and a realistic estimate of the current management practices at large scale. Results show that the European forest system is very inert and that it takes a long time to i ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10113-015-0788-z

42. "Cool" governance of a "hot" climate issue: public and private responsibilities for the protection of vulnerable citizens against extreme heat

Author:
Mees, Heleen L. P.; Driessen, Peter P. J.; Runhaar, Hens A. C.
Source:
Regional environmental change 2015 v.15 no.6 pp. 1065-1079
ISSN:
1436-3798
Subject:
cities; climate change; elderly; governance; health services; heat; heat stress; issues and policy; mortality; organizations; outreach; temperate zones; urbanization; Europe; North America
Abstract:
... In cities in temperate climate zones, the elderly, disabled and socially deprived are most vulnerable to extreme heat, as witnessed by increased mortality rates during heat waves in Europe and North America. Many cities, however, lag behind in the protection of vulnerable citizens against heat stress, an issue gaining importance in the face of climate change, ongoing urbanization and an ageing pop ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10113-014-0681-1

43. Mainstreaming climate change in regional development policy in Europe: five insights from the 2007–2013 programming period

Author:
Hanger, Susanne; Haug, Constanze; Lung, Tobias; Bouwer, Laurens M.
Source:
Regional environmental change 2015 v.15 no.6 pp. 973-985
ISSN:
1436-3798
Subject:
European Union; climate; climate change; cohesion; development policy; funding; Europe
Abstract:
... The EU Structural and Cohesion Funds (SCF) are potentially important instruments for supporting climate policy-related efforts and addressing unevenly distributed capacities for successful mitigation and adaptation across the EU. This paper reports on the level of climate mainstreaming in EU regional development policy in the 2007–2013 programming period: first, we explore the normative commitment ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10113-013-0549-9

44. Regional differences in mitigation strategies: an example for passenger transport

Author:
Deetman, Sebastiaan; Hof, Andries F.; Girod, Bastien; van Vuuren, Detlef P.
Source:
Regional environmental change 2015 v.15 no.6 pp. 987-995
ISSN:
1436-3798
Subject:
automobiles; biofuels; climate; climate change; emissions; emissions factor; energy; fossil fuels; gasoline; issues and policy; models; power generation; China; Europe; India; South Africa; United States
Abstract:
... This paper shows the importance of including region-specific circumstances in long-term climate change mitigation strategies, by example of a modeling exercise of the transport sector. Important emission reduction options in the transport sector include biofuels, electric vehicles and efficiency standards. The most effective combination of these options depends, among others, on the availability o ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10113-014-0649-1

45. Uneven responses to climate and market influencing the geography of high-quality wine production in Europe

Author:
Bardaji, Isabel; Iraizoz, Belen
Source:
Regional environmental change 2015 v.15 no.1 pp. 79-92
ISSN:
1436-3798
Subject:
climate; climate change; consumer demand; economic performance; farmers; geography; income; industry; labor; markets; models; prices; production functions; production technology; risk factors; temperature; viability; wine quality; winemaking; Europe
Abstract:
... Analysis of the adaptive capacity and vulnerability of production systems faced with increasing risk from sources including climate change and fluctuating market forces is essential for the development of practical strategies to sustain product viability. In the wine production industry, market and climate risk factors are closely related. Climate influences both yields and quality and thereby pri ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10113-014-0623-y

46. Looking beyond the average agricultural impacts in defining adaptation needs in Europe

Author:
González-Zeas, D.; Quiroga, S.; Iglesias, A.; Garrote, L.
Source:
Regional environmental change 2014 v.14 no.5 pp. 1983-1993
ISSN:
1436-3798
Subject:
agroclimatology; climate change; crop yield; crops; insurance; risk; Europe
Abstract:
... The effects of climate change on agriculture are often characterised by changes in the average productivity of crops; however, these indicators provide limited information regarding the risks associated with fluctuations in productivity resulting from future changes in climate variability that may also affect agriculture. In this context, this study evaluates the combined effects of the risks asso ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10113-012-0388-0

47. Lessons from the past in weather variability: sowing to ripening dynamics and yield penalties for northern agriculture from 1970 to 2012

Author:
Peltonen-Sainio, Pirjo; Jauhiainen, Lauri
Source:
Regional environmental change 2014 v.14 no.4 pp. 1505-1516
ISSN:
1436-3798
Subject:
Hordeum vulgare; Triticum aestivum; barley; climate change; cultivars; growing season; heat sums; phenology; ripening; risk; sowing date; spring; wheat; Europe
Abstract:
... There is evidence for overall spring advancement and phenology shift across the northern hemisphere, including northern Europe, where cereals are grown despite the very short growing season. This study focused on one of the principal risks associated with the short growing season, weather-induced variability in sowing time. The aim was to characterize variation in sowing time, quantify the impacts ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10113-014-0594-z

48. Two thresholds determine climatic control of forest fire size in Europe and northern Africa

Author:
Loepfe, Lasse; Rodrigo, Anselm; Lloret, Francisco
Source:
Regional environmental change 2014 v.14 no.4 pp. 1395-1404
ISSN:
1436-3798
Subject:
atmospheric precipitation; climate change; drought; fire season; fire suppression; fire weather; forest fires; fuel loading; fuels; water content; Europe; Northern European region
Abstract:
... Fire weather indices predict fire extent from meteorological conditions assuming a monotonic function; this approach is frequently used to predict future fire patterns under climate change scenarios using linear extrapolation. However, the relationship between weather and fire extent may potentially depend on the existence of fuel moisture content thresholds above which this relationship changes d ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10113-013-0583-7

49. Climate change and economic consequences for inland waterway transport in Europe

Author:
Jonkeren, Olaf; Rietveld, Piet; van Ommeren, Jos; te Linde, Aline
Source:
Regional environmental change 2014 v.14 no.3 pp. 953-965
ISSN:
1436-3798
Subject:
climate; climate change; markets; prices; ships; summer; Europe
Abstract:
... Future climate conditions are likely to affect inland waterway transport in Europe. According to some climate scenarios, in summer, in the river Rhine, periods with low water levels are likely to occur more often and become more serious. Then inland waterway transport carriers will experience more severe restrictions on the load factor of their inland ships, which implies a stronger reduction in t ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10113-013-0441-7

50. Combining qualitative and quantitative understanding for exploring cross-sectoral climate change impacts, adaptation and vulnerability in Europe

Author:
Harrison, Paula A.; Holman, Ian P.; Cojocaru, George; Kok, Kasper; Kontogianni, Areti; Metzger, Marc J.; Gramberger, Marc
Source:
Regional environmental change 2013 v.13 no.4 pp. 761-780
ISSN:
1436-3798
Subject:
stakeholders; risk; urban development; uncertainty; landscapes; biodiversity; models; climate change; coasts; Internet; water resources; society; forests; Europe
Abstract:
... Climate change will affect all sectors of society and the environment at all scales, ranging from the continental to the national and local. Decision-makers and other interested citizens need to be able to access reliable science-based information to help them respond to the risks of climate change impacts and assess opportunities for adaptation. Participatory integrated assessment (IA) tools comb ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10113-012-0361-y