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Table 2.1 (continued)
Study
Approach
Major contribution to landscape
change research in Europe
van Vliet et al. (2015)
Meta-analysis
Systematically analysed case
studies on land use change to
provide a review of the
manifestations and underlying
drivers of agricultural land
change in Europe in recent
decades
Kuemmerle et al. (2016)
Large-scale analysis
Studied spatial patterns in the
distribution of hotspots and cold
spots of land cover and land use
intensity changes across Europe
between 1990 and 2006. The
study made use of European
statistical data to compile a
database of high-resolution land
use change indicators
Levers et al. (2016)
Large-scale analysis
Provided insights into
broad-scale agricultural
intensity patterns in Europe
between 1990 and 2007 by
focusing on yields and fertiliser
application for six major
crop-type groups
Plieninger et al. (2016)
Meta-analysis
Systematically reviewed 144
studies to provide insights into
the driving forces of landscape
change in Europe
van der Sluis et al. (2016)
Cross-site comparison
Analysed 437 landowner
interviews in relation to changes
in land use intensity and
agricultural production in six
case studies in Europe between
2001 and 2011
Bürgi et al. (2017)
Cross-site comparison
Analysed landscape changes in
the last 150 years, their drivers
and the perception of these
changes by locals in six
European municipalities. The
study combined land use and
land cover analysis based on
historical maps with oral history
interviews
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