Past and future impacts of land-use changes on ecosystem services in Austria
- Autor(en)
- Uta Schirpke, Erich Tasser, Stefan Borsky, Martin Braun, Josef Eitzinger, Veronika Gaube, Michael Getzner, Stephan Glatzel, Thomas Gschwantner, Mathias Kirchner, Georg Leitinger, Bano Mehdi-Schulz, Hermine Mitter, Helfried Scheifinger, Sabina Thaler, Dominik Thom, Thomas Thaler
- Abstrakt
Environmental and socio-economic developments induce land-use changes with potentially negative impacts on human well-being. To counteract undesired developments, a profound understanding of the complex relationships between drivers, land use, and ecosystem services is needed. Yet, national studies examining extended time periods are still rare. Based on the Special Report on land use, land management and climate change by the Austrian Panel on Climate Change (APCC), we use the Driver-Pressure-State-Impact-Response (DPSIR) framework to (1) identify the main drivers of land-use change, (2) describe past and future land-use changes in Austria between 1950 and 2100, (3) report related impacts on ecosystem services, and (4) discuss management responses. Our findings indicate that socio-economic drivers (e.g., economic growth, political systems, and technological developments) have influenced past land-use changes the most. The intensification of agricultural land use and urban sprawl have primarily led to declining ecosystem services in the lowlands. In mountain regions, the abandonment of mountain grassland has prompted a shift from provisioning to regulating services. However, simulations indicate that accelerating climate change will surpass socio-economic drivers in significance towards the end of this century, particularly in intensively used agricultural areas. Although climate change-induced impacts on ecosystem services remain uncertain, it can be expected that the range of land-use management options will be restricted in the future. Consequently, policymaking should prioritize the development of integrated land-use planning to safeguard ecosystem services, accounting for future environmental and socio-economic uncertainties.
- Organisation(en)
- Institut für Geographie und Regionalforschung
- Externe Organisation(en)
- Leopold-Franzens-Universität Innsbruck, Eurac Research, Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz, Bundesforschungs- und Ausbildungszentrum für Wald, Naturgefahren und Landschaft (BFW), Universität für Bodenkultur Wien, Technische Universität Wien, Technische Universität München, University of Vermont, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, GeoSphere Austria
- Journal
- Journal of Environmental Management
- Band
- 345
- ISSN
- 0301-4797
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.118728
- Publikationsdatum
- 11-2023
- Peer-reviewed
- Ja
- ÖFOS 2012
- 105405 Geoökologie
- Schlagwörter
- ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete
- Environmental engineering, Waste Management and Disposal, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
- Sustainable Development Goals
- SDG 8 – Menschenwürdige Arbeit und Wirtschaftswachstum, SDG 11 – Nachhaltige Städte und Gemeinden, SDG 13 – Maßnahmen zum Klimaschutz, SDG 15 – Leben an Land
- Link zum Portal
- https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/de/publications/bfcf663f-d8de-46ff-b9a3-ada2de74ec5b