The spatial developments of agri-ecosystems are determined by both natural as socio-economic processes. Population growth, technological developments, and globalization in terms of trade, people and information has shown the effect of human intervention on land-use. Effects of human intervention on land-use cannot be explained with one single universal theory. Consequently, simple trade-offs in ecological, socio-economic terms are non-existent.
Research objectives:
The natural system can be analyzed on different scales in which time and space are important variables. Every scale has its own system boundaries, components and structure.
Both governance levels as bio-geographical scales vary between local, along regional and national to European and global terms. Empirical research demonstrated that levels of decision making almost never coincide with scale of impact. To make it more complex it appears that many direct and indirect links are important between scales and levels. Also observations are often disciplinary specific complicating interdisciplinary up and downscaling of results.
Results and products:
A course has been developed and positioning paper have been writte and submitted to journals. |
