Land take

URI: https://soilwise-he.github.io/soil-health#LandTake

Definition

Land take can be defined as the increase in artificial areas over time and represents an increase in settlement areas (or artificial surfaces), usually at the expense of rural areas.

Narrowers

• sealed land

Exact match

• http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_03e78242

causes

urban sprawl

isSourceOf

land use sub-indicators

BFO_0000066

urban areas

BFO_0000066

rural areas

RO_0002213

• object: ScatteredSettlements
• BFO_0000066: RuralAreas

RO_0002213

• object: UrbanAreas
• BFO_0000066: UrbanNucleus

RO_0002336

• atLocation: Belgium
• has_percentage: 30%
• years: 1985-2009

source

Prokop2011

SIO_000210

• RO_0002213: ArtificialSurfaces
• RO_0002213: SettlementAreas
• consumes: RuralAreas

equivalentTo

land consumption

equivalentTo

artificialisation

related

artificial areas

indicates

unsustainable land use

consumes

cropland

consumes

forest land

consumes

grassland