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Bell, S., Montarzino, A. & P. Travlou, 2006, Green and public space research: mapping and priorities, Department for Communities and Local Government (UK)
The aim of land use policies on the European level is to support regional rural
development and social cohesion, and too decouple economic growth from
environmental degradation. In order to do so , policy makers require tools that allow an assessment of potential impacts of land use policies on all sectors.
Over the last five years, the EU has invested substantial funding in the
development of a suite of computer-based models to support policy-making for different sectors and at different strategic levels and spatial scales. One of
the most innovative and ambitious of these initiatives is SENSOR? (Tools for
Environmental, Social and Economic Effects of Multifunctional Land Use in
European Regions), a four year project, which has brought together teams of
researchers from 36 institutes in 15 European countries, as w ell as China,
Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay. The aim is to develop Sustainability Impact Assessment Tools (SIAAT)
that support ex ante assessment of new policies on six land use sectors:
agriculture, forestry, nature conservation, transport infrastructure, energy
and tourism. By integrating cross-sector knowledge at a European level, the
project will provide decision makers with scientifically sound information on
regional impacts of land uses changes and policy effects on sustainable
development.