GIS Models of Energy Crop Land Use Impacts in UK, 2006-2009

Environmental Information Data Centre provides GIS-based landscape models and images assessing the impact of converting land to Miscanthus grass and short-rotation coppice willow. The study integrates social, economic, hydrological, and biodiversity data from two UK farming regions, the arable-dominated East Midlands and grassland-dominated South West England, from 2006 to 2009.

Use Cases

• Analyze GIS-based landscape models to assess visual and social acceptance impacts of Miscanthus and willow crop conversion.
• Integrate hydrological and biodiversity study data with land use models to evaluate environmental trade-offs for energy crops.
• Compare land conversion impacts between the arable-dominated East Midlands and grassland-dominated South West England farming systems.
• Use interdisciplinary project data to model how climate, soil, and water suitability for crops balances against rural economy effects.

Strengths

• Data originates from the NERC Rural Economy and Land Use (RELU) programme, an interdisciplinary research initiative.
• Study focuses on two contrasting UK farming systems, providing regional comparative analysis.
• Temporal coverage is explicitly defined for the years 2006 to 2009.

Limitations

• Some GIS models and images are not included in the data submission due to copyright restrictions, limiting the available visual data.
• Specific data volume, row count, column details, and file formats are unknown, complicating assessment of analytical scope.
• The dataset description indicates companion questionnaire data is archived separately, requiring a join from another study.

Provenance

Source

Environmental Information Data Centre

Collection Method

GIS-based computer-generated landscape models and images, integrated with social, economic, hydrological, and biodiversity studies.

Time Range

2006-2009

Freshness

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Geography

United Kingdom, specifically the East Midlands and South West England regions.