König H.J., Uthes S., Schuler J., Zhen L., Purushothaman S., Suarma U., Sghaier M., Makokha S., Helming K., Sieber S., Chen L., Brouwer F., Morris J., Wiggering H.
Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research (ZALF), Eberswalder Straße 84, 15374 Müncheberg, Germany; Potsdam University, Institute of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Karl-Liebknecht-Straße 24-25, 14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany; Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research (IGSNRR), CAS, 11A Datun Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100101, China; Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE), Royal Enclave, Srirampura, Jakkur Post, Bangalore 560 024, Karnataka, India; Gadjah Mada University (GMU), Faculty of Geography, Sekip Utara Jalan Kaliurang Bulaksumur, Yogyakarta 55281, Indonesia; Institut des Régions Arides (IRA), Route de Jorf, 4119 Médenine, Tunisia; Kenya Agricultural Research Institute (KARI), Kaptagat Rd, Loresho Nairobi Kenya, P.O. Box 57811, City Square, Nairobi 00200, Kenya; LEI, Part of Wageningen UR, P.O. Box 29703, 2502 LS The Hague, Netherlands; Forest Research, Alice Holt Lodge, Farnham, Surrey GU10 4LH, United Kingdom
König, H.J., Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research (ZALF), Eberswalder Straße 84, 15374 Müncheberg, Germany, Potsdam University, Institute of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Karl-Liebknecht-Straße 24-25, 14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany; Uthes, S., Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research (ZALF), Eberswalder Straße 84, 15374 Müncheberg, Germany; Schuler, J., Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research (ZALF), Eberswalder Straße 84, 15374 Müncheberg, Germany; Zhen, L., Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research (IGSNRR), CAS, 11A Datun Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100101, China; Purushothaman, S., Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE), Royal Enclave, Srirampura, Jakkur Post, Bangalore 560 024, Karnataka, India; Suarma, U., Gadjah Mada University (GMU), Faculty of Geography, Sekip Utara Jalan Kaliurang Bulaksumur, Yogyakarta 55281, Indonesia; Sghaier, M., Institut des Régions Arides (IRA), Route de Jorf, 4119 Médenine, Tunisia; Makokha, S., Kenya Agricultural Research Institute (KARI), Kaptagat Rd, Loresho Nairobi Kenya, P.O. Box 57811, City Square, Nairobi 00200, Kenya; Helming, K., Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research (ZALF), Eberswalder Straße 84, 15374 Müncheberg, Germany; Sieber, S., Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research (ZALF), Eberswalder Straße 84, 15374 Müncheberg, Germany; Chen, L., LEI, Part of Wageningen UR, P.O. Box 29703, 2502 LS The Hague, Netherlands; Brouwer, F., LEI, Part of Wageningen UR, P.O. Box 29703, 2502 LS The Hague, Netherlands; Morris, J., Forest Research, Alice Holt Lodge, Farnham, Surrey GU10 4LH, United Kingdom; Wiggering, H., Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research (ZALF), Eberswalder Straße 84, 15374 Müncheberg, Germany, Potsdam University, Institute of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Karl-Liebknecht-Straße 24-25, 14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany
The impact of land use changes on sustainable development is of increasing interest in many regions of the world. This study aimed to test the transferability of the Framework for Participatory Impact Assessment (FoPIA), which was originally developed in the European context, to developing countries, in which lack of data often prevents the use of data-driven impact assessment methods. The core aspect of FoPIA is the stakeholder-based assessment of alternative land use scenarios. Scenario impacts on regional sustainability are assessed by using a set of nine regional land use functions (LUFs), which equally cover the economic, social and environmental dimensions of sustainability. The cases analysed in this study include (1) the alternative spatial planning policies around the Merapi volcano and surrounding areas of Yogyakarta City, Indonesia; (2) the large-scale afforestation of agricultural areas to reduce soil erosion in Guyuan, China; (3) the expansion of soil and water conservation measures in the Oum Zessar watershed, Tunisia; (4) the agricultural intensification and the potential for organic agriculture in Bijapur, India; and (5) the land degradation and land conflicts resulting from land division and privatisation in Narok, Kenya. All five regions are characterised by population growth, partially combined with considerable economic development, environmental degradation problems and social conflicts. Implications of the regional scenario impacts as well as methodological aspects are discussed. Overall, FoPIA proved to be a useful tool for diagnosing regional human-environment interactions and for supporting the communication and social learning process among different stakeholder groups. © 2012 Elsevier Ltd.