A twenty year GIS-based assessment of environmental sustainability of land use changes in and around protected areas of a fast developing country: Spain

Abstract Protected areas can be parts of larger ecosystems, and land use changes in the unprotected part of the ecosystems may threaten the biological diversity by affecting the ecological processes. The relationship between protected areas and their surroundings has been influential in understanding the role of spatial planning in nature conservation. This article focuses on the problem that Turkey’s protected areas are vulnerable to pressure and threats caused by land use changes. Spatial planning serving as a bridge between nature conservation and land use is the solution for effective nature conservation in Turkey. Thereby, the aim of this article is to develop a conceptual framework which offers spatial planning as an effective tool to bridge the gap between land use change and nature conservation. In this context, first literature review is conducted, and systematic conservation planning, evidence-based conservation planning, bioregional planning and national system planning are presented as effective planning methods in nature conservation. In addition to literature review, official national statistics and Convention on Biological Diversity’s country reports are utilized to shed light on Turkey’s current state. Finally, a conceptual framework is defined, the main differences with the current situation are revealed. The results indicate that an effective planning system for Turkey’s protected areas incorporates a holistic, target-oriented system defining the spatial planning process for protected areas. The spatial planning system to be developed in this context is also used by decision-makers in evaluating the ecological effectiveness of existing plans.

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Forecasted climate and land use changes, and protected areas: the contrasting case of spiders

Diversity and Distributions ◽

10.1111/ddi.12191 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 20 (6) ◽

pp. 686-697 ◽

Cited By ~ 22

Author(s):

Boris Leroy ◽

Céline Bellard ◽

Nicolas Dubos ◽

Arthur Colliot ◽

Manon Vasseur ◽

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Keyword(s):

Land Use ◽

Protected Areas ◽

Land Use Changes

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Estimating Changes in Habitat Quality through Land-Use Predictions: Case Study of Roe Deer (Capreolus pygargus tianschanicus) in Jeju Island

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su122310123 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 12 (23) ◽

pp. 10123

Author(s):

Dong-jin Lee ◽

Seong Woo Jeon

Keyword(s):

Land Use ◽

Land Use Change ◽

Protected Areas ◽

Habitat Quality ◽

Green Infrastructure ◽

Roe Deer ◽

Land Use Changes ◽

Jeju Island ◽

Invest Model ◽

Integrated Valuation

This study predicts future land-use changes and the resulting changes in habitat quality, suggesting a method for establishing land-use management to ensure sustainable wildlife habitats. The conservation effects were verified in terms of wild animal habitat quality according to the designation of protected areas. Land-use change until 2050 was predicted using the Dyna-Conversion of Land Use Change and its effects (Dyna-CLUE) model for Jeju Island, Korea, and the change in the quality of roe deer habitats was predicted using the Integrated Valuation and Environmental Services and Tradeoffs (InVEST) model. Results indicate that, compared to 2030, urbanized area increased by 42.55 km2, farmland decreased by 81.36 km2, and natural area increased by 38.82 km2 by 2050. The average habitat quality on Jeju Island was predicted to decrease from 0.306 in 2030 to 0.303 in 2050. The average habitat quality ranged from 0.477 in 2030 to 0.476 in 2050 in protected areas and 0.281 in 2030 to 0.278 in 2050 outside protected areas. Habitat quality in protected areas was relatively high, and its reduction was limited. Areas with lower habitat quality need approaches such as expanding greenery and improving its quality. By establishing appropriate land-use plans by predicting habitat quality, wildlife habitats can be better maintained and protected, which is a primary goal of green infrastructure.

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Amphibian conservation, land-use changes and protected areas: A global overview

Biological Conservation ◽

10.1016/j.biocon.2015.07.028 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 191 ◽

pp. 367-374 ◽

Cited By ~ 43

Author(s):

Javier Nori ◽

Priscila Lemes ◽

Nicolás Urbina-Cardona ◽

Diego Baldo ◽

Julián Lescano ◽

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Keyword(s):

Land Use ◽

Protected Areas ◽

Land Use Changes ◽

Amphibian Conservation

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Land use changes in protected areas and their future: The legal effectiveness of landscape protection

Land Use Policy ◽

10.1016/j.landusepol.2013.12.003 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 38 ◽

pp. 378-387 ◽

Cited By ~ 25

Author(s):

Talita Nogueira Terra ◽

Rozely Ferreira dos Santos ◽

Diógenes Cortijo Costa

Keyword(s):

Land Use ◽

Protected Areas ◽

Land Use Changes ◽

Landscape Protection

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ARAHAN PENGENDALIAN PERUBAHAN PENGGUNAAN LAHAN MENGGUNAKAN MARKOV - CELLULAR AUTOMATA DI KABUPATEN CIANJUR

Jurnal Tataloka ◽

10.14710/tataloka.18.4.211-221 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 18 (4) ◽

pp. 211

Author(s):

Rani Yudarwati ◽

Santun R.P Sitorus ◽

Khursatul Munibah

Keyword(s):

Land Use ◽

Cellular Automata ◽

Land Use Change ◽

Environmental Sustainability ◽

Land Use Changes ◽

Landuse Change ◽

The Past ◽

Land Use Scenario ◽

Environment Sustainability ◽

Spatial Plan

Controlling the rate of land use change is necessary due to maintaining environment sustainability. One of the efforts is studying the changes that occur in the past few years. These changes can be studied by Markov - Cellular Automata model.Cianjur is one of the regency that has a high risk of landslide hazard, so it is necessary to control land use change in order to realize environmental sustainability in accordance with the spatial plan of Cianjur regency (RTRW). The purpose of this study was to see land use changes that occurred and evaluated with the spatial plan (RTRW) and also to conduct controlling scenarios of land use changes. The analysis showed that Cianjur regency has drastically decreased in forest area up to 10,3% and landuse inconsistencyof 10,4%. The prediction results showed that landuse change without intervention would dramatically increase inconsistency up to 20,5%. Land use scenario of restoring forest could reduce inconsistency up to 16,6%.

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LAND USE CHANGE OF AGRICULTURAL LAND IN A SPATIAL POLITICAL APPROACH

Journal of Urban Sociology ◽

10.30742/jus.v3i1.1190 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 3 (1) ◽

pp. 25

Author(s):

Rizca Yunike Putri

Keyword(s):

Land Use ◽

Environmental Sustainability ◽

Agricultural Land ◽

Negative Impact ◽

Land Use Changes ◽

Point Of View ◽

Agricultural Activity ◽

Spatial Politics ◽

Community Activities ◽

Political Approach

The effort to meet the community's need for space is to change the function of land which was originally used as agricultural activity to become a space for other community activities and is non-agricultural in nature, which we will later call the conversion of agricultural land. Generally, uncontrolled conversion of agricultural land functions, if not addressed, can lead to serious problems, among others, can threaten the capacity of food supply and environmental sustainability. The trend of increasing demand for land makes conversion of agricultural land difficult to avoid. The loss of agricultural land and the conversion of agricultural land to non-agricultural functions regardless of its form are indicators for the development of modern cities. The modern city which is synonymous with industrialization and the splendor of buildings will gradually remove agricultural areas and change the environmental ecosystem further. If viewed from an ecological point of view, of course this problem causes environmental imbalance which will have a negative impact on food security. But what about the conversion of agricultural land from the viewpoint of spatial politics?Keywords: Agricultural land, land use changes, political spatial

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Global Projections of 21st Century Land-Use Changes in Regions Adjacent to Protected Areas

PLoS ONE ◽

10.1371/journal.pone.0043714 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 7 (8) ◽

pp. e43714 ◽

Cited By ~ 16

Author(s):

Linda J. Beaumont ◽

Daisy Duursma

Keyword(s):

Land Use ◽

Protected Areas ◽

21St Century ◽

Land Use Changes

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Protected areas in Central Mexico - are they fit in promoting species persistence under climate and land use changes?

Biological Conservation ◽

10.1016/j.biocon.2021.109186 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 260 ◽

pp. 109186

Author(s):

Fernando Chacón-Prieto ◽

Clarita Rodríguez-Soto ◽

Angela P. Cuervo Robayo ◽

Julio César Carbajal Monroy ◽

Diogo Alagador

Keyword(s):

Land Use ◽

Protected Areas ◽

Land Use Changes ◽

Central Mexico ◽

Species Persistence

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An Application for Regional Coastal Erosion Processes in Urban Areas: A Case Study of the Golden Horseshoe in Canada

10.32920/14639877.v1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Eric Vaz ◽

Lisa Bowman

Keyword(s):

Land Use ◽

North America ◽

Environmental Sustainability ◽

Urban Areas ◽

Urban Expansion ◽

Land Use Changes ◽

Urban Heat Islands ◽

Anthropogenic Activity ◽

Heat Islands ◽

Erosion Processes

Urban growth has had unprecedented consequences on environmental sustainability and anthropogenic activity. The eroding coastlines throughout the world are subject to the massive expansion of urban areas and the accountability of sustainable hinterland landscapes. The Golden Horseshoe is Canada’s fastest growing region extending from the Niagara Peninsula and one of the most active economic regions in North America. This paper adopts a combined assessment of land use change and transitions in the coastal stretches of the Greater Golden Horseshoe. Comprising the urban expansion of the region between 1990 and 2011, an integrated assessment was carried out to: (i) detect changes in coastal lines along Lake Ontario; (ii) derive land use changes along the coast through spatial accounting matrices; and (iii) integrate climate change data for a combined assessment of future erosion loci. Visible erosion was found between the decade of 1990 and 2000, while certain areas have shown coastal recession in the southern region. The maximum recession was found to be 30 m, with an increasing urban sprawl of 19.8% between 1990 and 2000. A combined temperature increase of 2 °C over the coming decades brings the increase in urban heat islands leading to the importance of combined land policies to mitigate the common problem of erosion in vulnerable urban stretches and liveability concerning spatial resilience of growing urban regions in North America.

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