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MODELLING LAND USE DYNAMICS IN THE SPANISH NETWORK OF NATIONAL PARKS AND THEIR HINTERLAND (DUSPANAC)

Castellano

About the project

National Parks, and above all, their proximate hinterland also experience serious land use changes, although to a lesser degree than other areas without such protection. Human activity, climate change and the dynamics of the ecosystems present inside the parks provoke changes in landscape morphology and the mosaic of land use categories, compromising the system resilience of each of the parks and their surroundings.

Accurate appraisal of the present situation and change prediction based on potential future scenarios, coupled with a process of negotiation and consensus between relevant stakeholders is indispensable for good management of national parks. It ensures adequate conservation of the values that make them worthy of the protection they enjoy.

Project funded by:

Ministry of Environment and Rural and Marine Affiars Autonomous body with responsibility for National Parks (OAPN)

Call: Awards under the national parks network scientific research program for 2010

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