Land-use regime shifts: an analytical framework and agenda for future land-use research
Navin Ramankutty (Liu Faculty, University of British Columbia) and Oliver Coomes
June, 2016
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Source: Ecology and Society Vol. 21, No.2. Article 1.
Liu Professor Navin Ramankutty and co-author Oliver Coomes present an analytical framework for understanding land-use regime shifts in this recent publication. The authors survey historical events of land change and perform in-depth case studies of soy and shrimp development in Latin America to demonstrate the role of preconditions, triggers, and self-reinforcing processes in driving land-use regime shifts. Whereas the land-use literature demonstrates a good understanding of within-regime dynamics, our understanding of the drivers of land-use regime shifts is limited to ex post facto explications. Theoretical and empirical advances are needed to better understand the dynamics and implications of land-use regime shifts. The authors draw insights from the regime-shifts literature to propose a research agenda for studying land change.
