Rural and Urban Land Use

Examples of recent and ongoing projects

Ecosystem services. Photo: Britta Munter, Rasmus Ejrnæs, Gregor Levin

The projects below are listed according to theme.

Land use

LOCUS (allocating agricultural land use to improve biodiversity) 15/09/2008 → 31/12/2012

Water

Modellering af reguleringsmetoder til at opnå omkostningseffektiv reduktion af kvælstof fra landbruget i Danmark (DNMARK) (ongoing)
Go4Baltic (Coherent policies and governance of the Baltic Sea ecosystems) 01/05/2015 → 30/04/2018 (ongoing)
EPI-WATER - Evaluating economic policy instruments for sustainable water management in Europe (EU RTD FP7) 01/01/2011 → 28/02/2014
RECOCA - Reduction of Baltic Sea Nutrient Inputs and Cost Allocation within the Baltic Sea Catchment (completed)

Ecosystem services

BALTICAPP (Wellbeing from the Baltic Sea – applications combining natural science and economics) 1/4/2015 →31/3/2018 (ongoing)
EcoFINDERS (Ecological Function and Biodiversity Indicators in European Soils) 01/01/2011 → 31/12/2014
Koncept udvikling for danske analyser og opgørelser af økosystem tjenester og goder (ECOSYS) (completed)
MAES (Mapping, Assessment and Valuation of Ecosystem Services) 01/01/2014 → 31/12/2016
Permeable Green City - combining Life Politics, Biodiversity, Citizen Empowerment, and Sustainable Urban Drainage to create an Ecologically and Socially Resilient City 02/09/2014 → 31/12/2016
POCACITO (European Post Carbon cities of Tomorrow) 01/01/2014 → 31/12/2016
Økosystemtjenester, klimatilpasning og naturkvalitet i forstadslandskabet 15/10/2012→31/12/2013
Udvikling af forskningsgrundlaget for en Ecosystem Service tilgang til integrerede analyser af arealanvendelses prioriteringer (Development of the research basis for an ecosystem service approach to integrated analyses of land use prioritisations) 01/08/2012→31/12/2013

Air quality

ECLAIRE (Effects of Climate Change on Air Pollution Impacts and Response Strategies for European Ecosystems) 1/10/2011 → 30/09/2015

Climate change

BASE (Bottom-up Climate Adaptation Strategies towards a Sustainable Europe) 01/10/2012 → 31/12/2016 (ongoing)

NORDSTAR (Nordic Centre of Excellence for Strategic Adaptation Research) 01/03/2011 → 31/12/2016 (ongoing)

Resource flows

Udvikling af analysemetoder for energi- og stofstrømme i forskellige transportløsninger 01/08/2012→31/07/2013

Publications

Integrated and spatial modelling for environmental management - publications within the research area.

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Dubgaard, A., Jespersen, H. M. L., Hasler, B., Christensen, L. P., Martinsen, L., Källstrøm, M. N. & Levin, G., (2011). Omkostninger ved hensigtsmæssig drift og pleje af arealer med naturplejebehov indenfor Natura 2000 og Naturbeskyttelseslovens §3: Teknisk rapport vedr. delprojekt 3 i projektet: Sikring af plejekrævende lysåbne naturtyper i Danmark

Termansen, M., Hasler, B. & Levin, G. (2011). Velfærdsøkonomiske aspekter. I T. Asferg, R. Ejrnæs & A. Skjoldborg Hansen (red.), Danmarks biodiversitet 2010: Status, udvikling og trusler (s. 133-144). Danmarks Miljøundersøgelser, Aarhus Universitet. http://www2.dmu.dk/Pub/FR815.pdf

Levin, G., Kastrup Blemmer, M. & Nielsen, M. R. (2012). Basemap: Technical documentation of a model for elaboration of a land-use and land-cover map for Denmark. Aarhus University, DCE - Danish Centre for Environment and Energy. Technical Report from DCE - Danish Centre for Environment and Energy Nr. 11 http://www2.dmu.dk/pub/tr11.pdf

Pizzol, M., Bulle, C. & Thomsen, M. (2012). Indirect human exposure assessment of airborne lead deposited on soil via a simplified fate and speciation modelling approach. Science of the Total Environment, 421-422, 203-209.

Lee, J., Lee, J.-H., Kim, C.-K. & Thomsen, M. (2013). Childhood exposure to DEHP, DBP and BBP in Denmark and Korea. Abstract fra Environmental Health 2013, Boston, USA.

Lee, J., Lee, J.-H., Kim, C.-K. & Thomsen, M. (2013). Childhood exposure to DEHP, DBP and BBP under the existing chemical management systems: A comparative study of sources to aggregate exposure in Korea and in Denmark. Abstract fra environment and health conference of ISEE, ISES and ISIAQ, basel, Schweiz.

Lee, J., Pedersen, A. B. & Thomsen, M. (2013). Framework for combining REACH and national regulations to obtain equal protection levels of human health and the environment in different countries - Comparative study of Denmark and Korea. Journal of Environmental Management, 125, 105-116. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2013.02.015

Nielsen, H. Ø., Frederiksen, P., Saarikoski, H., Rytkönen, A.-M. & Pedersen, A. B. (2013). How different institutional arrangements promote integrated river basin management: Evidence from the Baltic Sea region. Land Use Policy, 30(1), 437-445. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2012.04.011

Larsen, L. E., Jepsen, M. R. & Frederiksen, P. (2013). Scenarios for biofuel demands, biomass production and land use - the case of Denmark. Biomass & Bioenergy, 55, 27-40. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biombioe.2012.08.015

Konrad, M., Andersen, H. E., Thodsen, H., Termansen, M. & Hasler, B. (2014). Cost-efficient reductions in nutrient loads; identifying optimal spatially specific policy measures. Water Resources and Economics, 7, 39-54. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wre.2014.09.001

Smith, L. T., Aragão, L. E. O. C., Sabel, C. E. & Nakaya, T. (2014). Drought impacts on children's respiratory health in the Brazilian Amazon. Scientific Reports, 4. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep03726

Petersen, L. K., Levin, G., Ejrnæs, R., Zandersen, M., Jensen, A. & Brunbjerg, A. K. (2014). Parcelhushaven - en del af byens natur. Aarhus University, DCE - Danish Centre for Environment and Energy. Videnskabelig rapport fra DCE - Nationalt Center for Miljø og Energi Nr. 90 http://dce2.au.dk/pub/SR90.pdf

Petersen, L. K., Ejrnæs, R., Levin, G., Jensen, A. & Zandersen, M. (2015). Byens grønne struktur: Natur og miljø i bylandskabet. Aarhus Universitetsforlag. MiljøBiblioteket Nr. 2

Svenningsen, S. R., Levin, G. & Jepsen, M. R. (2015). Decrease in Danish semi-natural grassland - a social construct or a real-world change? Geografisk Tidsskrift, 115(2), 157-166. https://doi.org/10.1080/00167223.2015.1070276

Nainggolan, D., Termansen, M., Christensen, J. H. & Zandersen, M. (2015). Modelling autonomous adaptation to climate change in the agricultural sector and the environmental-economic implications in the Nordic region. Abstract fra The 2nd Biennial European Climate Change Adaptation (ECCA) Conference, Copenhagen, Danmark.

Nainggolan, D., Termansen, M., Andersen, H. E., Gyldenkærne, S., Thomsen, M. & Hasler, B. (2015). Modelling cost-effective strategies for managing trade-offs and synergies between water and climate regulation in the Baltic Sea region. Afhandling præsenteret på 21st Annual Conference of the European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists, Helsinki, Finland.

Termansen, M., Levin, G., Hasler, B., Jacobsen, J., Lundhede, T. & Jellesmark Thorsen, B. (2015). Status for kortlægning af økosystemer, økosystemtjenester og deres værdier i Danmark. Videnskabelig rapport fra DCE - Nationalt Center for Miljø og Energi Nr. 147 http://dce2.au.dk/pub/SR147.pdf

Cong, R.-G., Ekroos, J., Smith, H. G. & Brady, M. V. (2016). Optimizing intermediate ecosystem services in agriculture using rules based on landscape composition and configuration indices. Ecological Economics, 128, 214-223. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2016.05.006

Zandersen, M., Jørgensen, S. L., Nainggolan, D., Gyldenkærne, S., Winding, A., Greve, M. H. & Termansen, M. (2016). Potential and economic efficiency of using reduced tillage to mitigate climate effects in Danish agriculture. Ecological Economics, 123, 14-22. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2015.12.002

Heldbjerg, H., Fox, A. D., Levin, G. & Nyegaard, T. (2016). The decline of the Starling Sturnus vulgaris in Denmark is related to changes in the extent and intensity of cattle grazing. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, 230(1), 24-31. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2016.05.025

Levin, G. & Nainggolan, D. (2016). The significance of spatial fragmentation of land ownership for occurrence of scrubs on semi-natural grasslands. Landscape Ecology, 31(9), 2031-2044. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10980-016-0379-5

Hansen, L. B., Termansen, M. & Hasler, B. (2018). Flexibility in the choice of N abatement measures: Implications for costs of implementation and environmental service provision. Abstract fra THE 3RD BONUS SYMPOSIUM, Gdansk, Polen. http://bonus2018.eu/flexibility-in-the-choice-of-n-abatement-measures-implications-for-costs-of-implementation-and-environmental-service-provision

Levin, G., Nainggolan, D. & Frederiksen, P. (2018). Land-use trends related to Natura2000 sites in Denmark. Land Use Policy, 76, 432-441. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2018.02.018

Zandersen, M., Lundhede, T., Martinsen, L., Hasler, B. & Termansen, M. (2018). Nye nøgletal på natur- og miljøområdet – et litteraturstudie over muligheder og begrænsninger. I Videnskabelig rapport fra DCE - Nationalt Center for Miljø og Energi (276 udg.). Aarhus University, DCE - Danish Centre for Environment and Energy. https://dce2.au.dk/pub/SR276.pdf

Reusch, T. B. H., Dierking, J., Andersson, H. C., Bonsdorff, E., Carstensen, J., Casini, M., Czajkowski, M., Hasler, B., Klaus, H., Hyytiainen, K., Johannesson, K., Jomaa, S., Jormalainen, V., Kuosa, H., Kurland, S., Laikre, L., McKenzie, B. R., Magonski, P., Melzner, F. ... Zandersen, M. (2018). The Baltic Sea as a time machine for the future coastal ocean. Science Advances, 4(5), Artikel eaar8195. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aar8195

Nainggolan, D., Hasler, B., Andersen, H. E., Gyldenkærne, S. & Termansen, M. (2018). Water quality management and climate change mitigation: cost-effectiveness of joint implementation in the Baltic Sea region. Ecological Economics, 144, 12-26. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2017.07.026

Jansson, T., Andersen, H. E., Gustafsson, B. G., Hasler, B., Höglind, L. & Choi, H. (2019). Baltic Sea eutrophication status is not improved by the first pillar of the European Union Common Agricultural Policy. Regional Environmental Change, 19(8), 2465-2476. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10113-019-01559-8

Jansson, T., Andersen, H. E., Hasler, B., Höglind, L. & Gustafsson, B. G. (2019). Can investments in manure technology reduce nutrient leakage to the Baltic Sea? Ambio, 48(11), 1264-1277. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13280-019-01251-5

Jensen, A. K., Uggeldahl, K. C., Jacobsen, B. H., Jensen, J. D. & Hasler, B. (2019). Including aesthetic and recreational values in cost-effectiveness analyses of land use change based nitrogen abatement measures in Denmark. Journal of Environmental Management, 240, 384–393. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2019.03.076

Hasler, B., Hyytiainen, K., Refsgaard, J. C., Smart, J. C. R. & Tonderski, K. (2019). Sustainable ecosystem governance under changing climate and land use: An introduction. AMBIO, 48(11), 1235-1239. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13280-019-01269-9

Hansen, L. B., Termansen, M. & Hasler, B. (2019). The Potential for Nitrogen Abatement Trading in Agriculture: A Hypothetical Market Experiment. Journal of Agricultural Economics, 70(3), 812-839. https://doi.org/10.1111/1477-9552.12319

Ollikainen, M., Hasler, B., Elofsson, K., Iho, A., Andersen, H. E., Czajkowski, M. & Peterson, K. (2019). Toward the Baltic Sea Socioeconomic Action Plan. Ambio, 48(11), 1377-1388. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13280-019-01264-0

Schumacher, J., Bergqvist, L., van Beest, F., Carstensen, J., Gustafsson, B., Hasler, B., Fleming, V., Nygård, H., Pakalniete, K., Sokolov, A., Zandersen, M. & Schernewski, G. (2020). Bridging the science-policy gap – towards better integration of decision support tools in coastal and marine policy implementation. Frontiers in Marine Science, 7, Artikel 587500. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2020.587500

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Rural and Urban Land Use - persons involved

Steen Gyldenkærne , Seniorforsker , Institut for Miljøvidenskab - Atmosfæriske Emissioner og Modellering
Gregor Levin , Seniorrådgiver , Institut for Miljøvidenskab - Samfundsvidenskabelig og geografisk miljøforskning
Mette Hjorth Mikkelsen , Specialkonsulent , Institut for Miljøvidenskab - Atmosfæriske Emissioner og Modellering
Doan Nainggolan , Seniorforsker , Institut for Miljøvidenskab - Samfundsvidenskabelig og geografisk miljøforskning
Marianne Zandersen , Seniorforsker , Institut for Miljøvidenskab - Samfundsvidenskabelig og geografisk miljøforskning

Revideret 14.02.2024

Institut for Miljøvidenskab

Rural and Urban Land Use

Examples of recent and ongoing projects

Publications

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Rural and Urban Land Use - persons involved

Rural and Urban Land Use - contact

Coordinator (lead)

Doan Nainggolan

Coordinator (co-lead)

Gregor Levin