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Briefing 1 Land take te growth of settlement area: evolution during the period 2013-2022 in Flanders
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The land take in Flanders is 32.4%. This makes Flanders one of the most intensively used regions in Europe. Land take is the part of space in which the biophysical function does not prevail. It includes all space used for settlement (such as housing, industry, facilities, agricultural infrastructure, transportation and recreation). It also includes parks and gardens.
Land take in Flanders is very widespread and continues to increase annually. This puts pressure on the remaining open space, which is increasingly being carved up. Open space is essential for numerous functions such as food production, water storage and biodiversity. The road to a sustainable future goes hand in hand with preserving open space and reducing land take. That is why the Flemish Government drew up policy objectives to reduce the additional land take to 0 ha/day by 2040.
The key question here is: How has land take evolved over the past decade? And what are possible explanations for certain trends within the land take?
Land take in Flanders is very widespread and continues to increase annually. This puts pressure on the remaining open space, which is increasingly being carved up. Open space is essential for numerous functions such as food production, water storage and biodiversity. The road to a sustainable future goes hand in hand with preserving open space and reducing land take. That is why the Flemish Government drew up policy objectives to reduce the additional land take to 0 ha/day by 2040.
The key question here is: How has land take evolved over the past decade? And what are possible explanations for certain trends within the land take?
Number of pages: 20
Publication year:0202
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