Global-scale comparisons of human land use: developing shared terminology for land-use practices for global change

Although archaeological data are needed to understand the impacts of past human land use on the Earth system, synthesis is hampered by a lack of consistent categories. We develop hierarchical and scalable land-use classifications for use across the globe.

Bibliographic Details
Authors: Morrison, Kathleen D., Tello, Enric, Hammer, Emily, Popova, Laura, Madella, Marco, Whitehouse, Nicki, Gaillard, Marie-José
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2018
Country:España
Institution:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repository:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
OAI Identifier:oai:recercat.cat:2445/129887
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/129887
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Ús del sòl
Geomorfologia climàtica
Canvi climàtic
Land use
Climatic geomorphology
Climatic change
Description
Summary:Although archaeological data are needed to understand the impacts of past human land use on the Earth system, synthesis is hampered by a lack of consistent categories. We develop hierarchical and scalable land-use classifications for use across the globe.