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:Universidad de Barcelona
Repository:Dipòsit Digital de la UB
OAI Identifier:oai:diposit.ub.edu: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.