How can we balance different interests at local and national levels, to provide the resources we need, reduce degradation of natural capital and improve the state of the environment?
Background
In the densely populated UK, competition for land between urban, rural, food, energy, recreation, environmental outcomes, industry and other uses is a fundamental issue. Our interaction with the natural environmental is often through our use of land.
We need to assess, in a changing society and climate, how best to sustainably use available land area as well as the full suite of natural environment considerations in that use.
Next steps
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Source
This question was published as part of the set of ARIs in this document:
Topics
- economy, business and finance
- forestry and timber
- environment
- water pollution
- natural resources
- energy resources
- land resources
- renewable energy
- water
- oceans
- rivers
- politics
- local government and authority
- government policy
- economic policy
- economic development incentive
- environmental policy
- local government policy
Related UKRI funded projects
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PLUS Change (Planning Land Use Strategies: Meeting biodiversity, climate and social objectives in a Changing world)
PLUS Change brings together 23 institutions from across Europe including 5 Universities, 5 research institutes, 3 stakeholder network organisations, 1 performing arts collective, and 9 practice partners representing regi...
Funded by: Horizon Europe Guarantee
Why might this be relevant?
The project directly addresses the question by creating land use strategies that meet climate, biodiversity, and human well-being objectives.
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Programme Coordination Team, Landscape Decisions - Towards a new framework for using land assets
The Strategic Priority Fund (SPF) programme 'Landscape Decisions: towards a new framework for using land assets' is delivering a new framework for land management decisions. It draws on social science, economics, natural...
Funded by: UKRI
Why might this be relevant?
The project aims to deliver a new framework for land management decisions, which includes reducing degradation of natural capital and improving the state of the environment.
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Joined-up land use strategies tackling climate change and biodiversity loss (MOSAIC)
Urgent and concerted action can stop and reverse unsustainable land use and the over-exploitation of land resources. This will however require rapid, simultaneous and coordinated action by a diversity of land use decisio...
Funded by: Horizon Europe Guarantee
Why might this be relevant?
The project aims to gain a comprehensive understanding of land use decisions and future patterns, partially addressing the question.