An Institutional Economics Analysis of Land Use Contracting: The Case of the Netherlands

Abstract. The effects of historic and future land use on precipitation in the Netherlands are investigated on 18 summer days with similar meteorological conditions. The days are selected with a circulation type classification and a clustering procedure to obtain a homogenous set of days that is expected to favor land impacts. Changes in precipitation are investigated in relation to the present-day climate and land use, and from the perspective of future climate and land use. To that end, the weather research and forecasting (WRF) model is used with land use maps for 1900, 2000, and 2040. In addition, a temperature perturbation of +1 °C assuming constant relative humidity is imposed as a surrogate climate change scenario. Decreases in precipitation of, respectively, 3–5 and 2–5 % are simulated following conversion of historic to present, and present to future, land use. The temperature perturbation under present land use conditions increases precipitation amounts by on average 7–8 % and amplifies precipitation intensity. However, when also considering future land use, the increase is reduced to 2–6 % on average, and no intensification of extreme precipitation is simulated. In all, the simulated effects of land use changes on precipitation in summer are smaller than the effects of climate change, but are not negligible.

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Recreation values of forests and parks

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Series B Biological Sciences ◽

10.1098/rstb.1975.0043 ◽

1975 ◽

Vol 271 (911) ◽

pp. 179-198 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Keyword(s):

Land Use ◽

Economic Evaluation ◽

The Netherlands ◽

Consumer Surplus ◽

Western World ◽

Social Changes ◽

Recreation Planning ◽

Forestry Policy ◽

Forested Areas

Economic and social changes in the western world increase the need for multiple land use. Recreation in forested areas is therefore an important issue, as well from the point of forestry policy as of forestry planning. This is illustrated with some examples from the Netherlands. Recreation planning is surveyed in three successive steps (determination of the location, of the capacity and of the layout) with the aid of some schemes and examples. With regard to the economic evaluation of future recreation values mention is made of the use of the consumer-surplus method. Finally some pointers are given on forestry policy in connexion with physical planning and, in this context, the obtaining of data for recreation research.

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Formation and Land-Use History of Celtic Fields in North-West Europe – an Interdisciplinary Case Study at Zeijen, the Netherlands

European Journal of Archaeology ◽

10.1179/eja.2003.6.2.141 ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 6 (2) ◽

pp. 141-173 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Theo Spek ◽

Willy Groenman-van Waateringe ◽

Maja Kooistra ◽

Lideweij Bakker

Keyword(s):

Land Use ◽

The Netherlands ◽

Iron Age ◽

Large Scale ◽

Roman Period ◽

Soil Tillage ◽

North West ◽

Late Iron Age ◽

History Of

Celtic field research has so far been strongly focused on prospection and mapping. As a result of this there is a serious lack of knowledge of formation and land-use processes of these fields. This article describes a methodological case study in The Netherlands that may be applied to other European Celtic fields in the future. By interdisciplinary use of pedological, palynological and micromorphological research methods the authors were able to discern five development stages in the history of the field, dating from the late Bronze Age to the early Roman Period. There are strong indications that the earthen ridges, very typical for Celtic fields in the sandy landscapes of north-west Europe, were only formed in the later stages of Celtic field agriculture (late Iron Age and early Roman period). They were the result of a determined raising of the surface by large-scale transportation of soil material from the surroundings of the fields. Mainly the ridges were intensively cultivated and manured in the later stages of Celtic field cultivation. In the late Iron Age a remarkable shift in Celtic field agriculture took place from an extensive system with long fallow periods, a low level of manuring and extensive soil tillage to a more intensive system with shorter fallow periods, a more intensive soil tillage and a higher manuring intensity. There are also strong indications that rye (Secale cereale) was the main crop in the final stage of Celtic field agriculture.

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Effects of changing land use in the Netherlands on net carbon fixation.

Netherlands Journal of Agricultural Science ◽

10.18174/njas.v39i4.16534 ◽

1991 ◽

Vol 39 (4) ◽

pp. 237-246 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

J. Wolf ◽

L.H.J.M. Janssen

Keyword(s):

Land Use ◽

Organic Matter ◽

Soil Organic Matter ◽

The Netherlands ◽

Input Data ◽

Carbon Fixation ◽

Arable Land ◽

Rate Of Change ◽

Pool Size ◽

Average Amount

The changed crop rotation on arable land, the decreasing grassland area and the increase in forest area in the Netherlands resulted in a decrease in C pool size. For the calculation of this C pool a method requiring only three input data (average amount of crop or tree residue rate, soil organic matter decomposition and the humification coefficient) has been applied. However the method can only be applied to situations in equilibrium where all three input data are equal. For a changing land use a new state of equilibrium and rate of change in C pool size can be calculated. (Abstract retrieved from CAB Abstracts by CABI’s permission)

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