Objective
Sustainability of land use in European regions is a central point of policy and management decisions at different levels of governance. Implementation of European policies designed to promote and protect multifunctional land use requires the urgent development of robust tools for the assessment of different scenarios' impacts on the environmental and socio-economic sustainability. The technical objective of SENSOR is to build, validate and implement sustainability impact assessment tools (SIAT), including databases and spatial reference frameworks for the analysis of land and human resources in the context of agricultural, regional and environmental policies. The scientific challenge is to establish relationships between different environmental and socio-economic processes as characterised by indicators considered to be quantitative measures of sustainability. Scenario techniques will be used within an integrated modelling framework, reflecting various aspects of multifunctionality and their interactions. The focus will be on European sensitive regions, particularly those in accession countries, since accession poses significant questions for policy makers regarding the socio-economic and environmental effect of existing and proposed land use policies. SIAT will utilise the statistical and spatial data continuously collected by European and regional agencies. SENSOR will deliver novel solutions for integrated modelling, spatial and temporal scaling and aggregation of data, selection of indicators, database management, analysis and prediction of trends, education and implementation. SIAT will be made available to decision makers at the European and regional level, providing user-friendly interfaces and scientifically sound procedures for the assessment of environmental and monetary responses of policy options. Cost-benefit and cost-effectiveness analysis of policy implementation will be an integral part of the SIAT's functions.
Fields of science
- social sciencessociologygovernance
- natural sciencescomputer and information sciencesdatabases
- natural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencessoil sciencesland-based treatment
- engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringsensors
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FP6-2003-GLOBAL-2
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IP - Integrated ProjectCoordinator
MUENCHEBERG
Germany
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Participants (42)
WAGENINGEN
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COTTBUS
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WIEN
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WIEN
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WIEN
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BIRMENSDORF
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BERLIN
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MUENCHEN
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ROSKILDE
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HORSHOLM
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TJELE
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TARTU
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JOENSUU
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JOENSUU
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ANTONY
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PARIS
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SOPRON
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GODOLLO
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LAXENBURG
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FIRENZE
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BRUSSELS
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FLORIANA
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WAGENINGEN
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PULAWY
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BRATISLAVA
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LUND
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EDINGBURGH
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ABERDEEN
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SWINDON WILTHSHIRE
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BATH
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NOTTINGHAM
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ABERDEEN
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BEIJING
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BEIJING
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BRASILIA
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SANTA CATARINA
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BUENOS AIRES
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MONTEVIDEO
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AARHUS C
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2177 COPENHAGEN
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WIEN
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