Measuring Land-Use Efficiency in Land Management

Abstract:

Assessing the land-use measures systematically is an essential procedure in providing sustainable land management practice. Land-use efficiency (LUE) may be measured by using a methodological framework that prescribes the conditions, integrated methods, models, classifications, an indicator system, and sequential evaluation procedures. This paper focuses on development of measuring techniques to assess the LUE on the basis of systems approach and discusses the challenges of measuring LUE according to established methodological framework. The findings of the study show that chosen integrated research methods in distinct variations according to the introduced evaluation framework may be applied for measuring LUE. Systematic evaluation of LUE is necessary to support a decision-making in land-use management and to promote a land use in better and more efficient way.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volume 804)
• Pages: 205-210
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.804.205
• Online since: September 2013
• Authors: Armands Auzins, Ineta Geipele, Iveta Stamure
• Keywords: Criteria, Decision-Making, Indicator System, Land-Use Efficiency, Management, Measuring Techniques, Objectives

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