The land use suitability concept: Introduction and an application of the concept to inform sustainable productivity within environmental constraints

McDowell, R. W.; Snelder, Ton H.; Harris, Simon R.; Lilburne, Linda; Larned, Scott T.; Scarsbrook, Mike R.; Curtis, Andrew; Holgate, Briana; Phillips, J.; Taylor, Katarzyna

doi:10.1016/j.ecolind.2018.03.067

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“…Moreover, the monetary value of ecosystem services and biodiversity in the Republic of Ireland has been estimated at over €2.6 billion per year, which further supports the economic and environmental need to protect such systems from nutrient enrichment (DCCAE, 2012). In New Zealand, environmental degradation places at risk an $18 billion (NZD) tourist industry, which further supports the need for nutrient management to achieve water quality goals, as well as considering the wider impacts of anthropogenic activity in terms of attaining sustainable agricultural productivity within environmental constraints (Ministry for the Environment, 2007;McDowell et al, 2018.). In the United States, freshwater eutrophication is estimated to cost a minimum of $2.2 billion (USD) every year (Diaz and Rosenberg, 2008;Dodds et al, 2009).…”

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Transforming phosphorus use on the island of Ireland: A model for a sustainable system

Macintosh

Chin

Jacobs

et al. 2019

Science of The Total Environment

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Phosphorus is an essential part of the world food web and a non-substitutable nutrient in all biological systems. Losses of phosphorus occur along the food-supply chain and cause environmental degradation and eutrophication. A key global challenge is to meet rising worldwide food demand while protecting water and environmental quality, and seeking to manage uncertainty around potential future phosphorus price or supply shocks. This paper presents a stakeholder-generated conceptual model of potential transformative change for implementing phosphorus sustainability on the island of Ireland via an 'All-Island Phosphorus Sustainability' workshop. Key transition pathways identified by stakeholders included: incentivising phosphorus recovery, developing collaborative networks to facilitate change, developing markets and value chains for recovered products; implementing datainformed practices on-farm to prevent losses and increase efficiencies, and harmonisation of technologies with end-user needs. A comparable model was previously produced for the North American region. We describe consensus and differences around key priorities between the two regions' conceptual models, and assess how the model produced for the island of Ireland can effect system-wide change and policy moving forward. Many of the transitional pathways and future aspirations presented in both models resonate globally and are highly pertinent to other jurisdictions.

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Transforming phosphorus use on the island of Ireland: A model for a sustainable system

Macintosh

Chin

Jacobs

et al. 2019

Science of The Total Environment

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“…To improve land use planning and give a real picture of land use, especially in smallholder farming systems, socio-economic factors should be included, where available [71,139]. Integration of quantitative simulation modelling and qualitative land evaluation techniques leads to excellent scientific and practical results which gradually improve the accuracy and the applicability of the models [23]. Finally, the practical automated application of land evaluation systems is described as a land-use decision support tool that uses information technologies to link integrated databases and various models [40].…”

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“…The integration of remote sensing (RS), machine learning tools and techniques, use of big data, Internet of Things (IoT), blockchain and cloud computing to form hybrid land evaluation systems can improve the accuracy and reliability of land suitability methods [22]. In hybrid land evaluation systems, the linkages between two types of models simulate both the qualitative reasoning functions and the quantitative modelling part [23]. In recent years, mechanistic crop simulation models have proven useful in optimising and developing hybrid land evaluation systems [24,25].…”

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Evaluation of Land Suitability Methods with Reference to Neglected and Underutilised Crop Species: A Scoping Review

Mugiyo

Chimonyo

Sibanda

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In agriculture, land use and land classification address questions such as “where”, “why” and “when” a particular crop is grown within a particular agroecology. To date, there are several land suitability analysis (LSA) methods, but there is no consensus on the best method for crop suitability analysis. We conducted a scoping review to evaluate methodological strategies for LSA. Secondary to this, we assessed which of these would be suitable for neglected and underutilised crop species (NUS). The review classified LSA methods reported in articles as traditional (26.6%) and modern (63.4%). Modern approaches, including multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) methods such as analytical hierarchy process (AHP) (14.9%) and fuzzy methods (12.9%); crop simulation models (9.9%) and machine learning related methods (25.7%) are gaining popularity over traditional methods. The MCDM methods, namely AHP and fuzzy, are commonly applied to LSA while crop models and machine learning related methods are gaining popularity. A total of 67 parameters from climatic, hydrology, soil, socio-economic and landscape properties are essential in LSA. Unavailability and the inclusion of categorical datasets from social sources is a challenge. Using big data and Internet of Things (IoT) improves the accuracy and reliability of LSA methods. The review expects to provide researchers and decision-makers with the most robust methods and standard parameters required in developing LSA for NUS. Qualitative and quantitative approaches must be integrated into unique hybrid land evaluation systems to improve LSA.

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“…The land-use suitability analysis based on parcels with a higher classification accuracy can provide urban planners with a detailed suitability map and assist them in conducting scientific urban planning. Urban land-use suitability is a framework for assessing the suitability of urban land that acknowledges and accounts for the connections between land use and economic, environmental, social and cultural impacts [56]. By providing urban researchers with information that highlights the interconnected and cumulative nature of urban land use impacts, urban land use suitability can assist urban researchers in understanding the implications of urban land uses for the full range of desired outcomes.…”

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Urban Residential Land Suitability Analysis Combining Remote Sensing and Social Sensing Data: A Case Study in Beijing, China

Huang

Zhang

2019

Sustainability

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With the degradation of the environment and the acceleration of urbanization, urban residential land has been undergoing rapid changes and has attracted great attention worldwide. Meanwhile, the quantitative evaluation of the suitability of urban residential land is essential for a better and more powerful understanding of urban residential land planning and improvement. Most urban land suitability studies rely solely on remote sensing data and GIS data to evaluate natural suitability, and few studies have focused on urban land suitability from a socioeconomic perspective. Consequently, this paper integrates remote sensing data (GaoFen-2 satellite image) and social sensing data (Tencent User Density data, Point-of-interest data and OpenStreetMap data) to establish an evaluation framework for analyzing the suitability of urban residential land in the Haidian District, Beijing, China, in which, ecological comfortability, locational livability and overall suitability were evaluated according to five attributes extracted from urban residential land via the factor analysis method. The evaluation results of this case study show that, compared with the suburban area in the northwest, the urban area tends to have lower ecological comfortability and higher locational livability. The overall suitability increases from southeast to northwest, consistent with the spatial distribution of ecological comfortability. This framework can potentially assist with the sustainable development of residential lands and urban land use planning.

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The land use suitability concept: Introduction and an application of the concept to inform sustainable productivity within environmental constraints

Cited by 58 publications

References 25 publications

Transforming phosphorus use on the island of Ireland: A model for a sustainable system

Transforming phosphorus use on the island of Ireland: A model for a sustainable system

Evaluation of Land Suitability Methods with Reference to Neglected and Underutilised Crop Species: A Scoping Review

Urban Residential Land Suitability Analysis Combining Remote Sensing and Social Sensing Data: A Case Study in Beijing, China

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