Scenarios: Driving forces and policies
Modelling the impact of policies is possible only if these policies themselves are defined to some extent. Therefore, potential policies affecting multifunctional land use are grouped into policy cases around a number of central themes. However, a counter
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Katharina Helming Marta Pérez-Soba Paul Tabbush (Editors)
Sustainability Impact Assessment of Land Use Changes
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Dr. Katharina Helming Leibniz-Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research (ZALF) Eberswalder Str. 84, D-15374 Müncheberg, Germany E-Mail: [email protected] Dr. Marta Pérez-Soba ALTERRA Wageningen UR, Droevendaalsesteeg 3, 6708 PB Wageningen, The Netherlands E-Mail: [email protected] Mr. Paul Tabbush Forest Research, Alice Holt Lodge, Farnham Surrey, UK, GU10 4LH United Kingdom E-Mail: [email protected]
Cover source: Spatial Regional Reference Framework © Renetzeder, Ch.; Eupen, M. van; Mücher C.A.; Wrbka, T. 2007 Library of Congress Control Number: 2008923272 ISBN
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Foreword
There are many reasons why strategic intelligence is required to support policy decisions. These primarily stem from the nature of today's knowledge society with two contrasting trends. On the one hand, there is a trend of increasing human intelligence in the economic, social and political systems. On the other hand, there is a trend towards dissolving certainties about the problems and solutions of today's society. Clearly, more information does not necessary imply more certainties on how to act. What is more, the same facts are often interpreted in markedly different ways: the same policy relevant information can – and often does – results in conflicting framing of a problem by different stakeholders. This is mainly due to competing assumptions, rather then because of inconsistent facts. Therefore, it is not surprising that policy-makers are calling for strategic intelligence to support their understanding of today's challenges, including the relevant aspects of science and technology, their impact and their possible future developments. Over the last 15 years, Europe has rapidly adopted the practice of developing and using Impac
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