1.1 Introduction
1.2 European Landscapes: Examining the Paradigms
Were Traditional Agricultural Practices Environmentally Friendly?
Did Traditional Rural Populations Live Well?
Are Current Efforts to Maintain Traditional Landscapes Likely to Succeed?
Region | Variation in the agricultural area | Initial agricultural area (Mha) | Period | Reference |
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EU15 + Norway and Switzerlanda
| − 6 %/− 10 % for cropland − 1 %/− 10 % for grassland | 142.5 | 2000–2080 | Rounsevell et al. 2006
|
EU15b
| + 5.5 %/− 15 % | 82.5
| 2000–2030 | Eickhout et al. 2007
|
EU27 | − 5 %/− 15 % | 198 | 2000–2030 | Verburg and Overmars 2009
|
Europe | − 5 %/− 24 % | 235 | 1970–2050 | MA 2005
|
Developed countriesc
| + 8 %/− 20 % | 183
| 2000–2050 | Balmford et al. 2005
|