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The impacts of warfare and armed conflict on land systems
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Land-use decisions can change abruptly in response to shocks, and warfare and armed conflicts are among the most drastic and globally frequent shocks. Yet, our understanding of where armed conflict affects land systems, how land-use patterns are impacted, and how far-reaching and persistent these changes are, is partial. We used a spatially detailed dataset on armed conflict and a literature review to explore these questions. A number of key insights emerged from our study: (1) warfare and armed conflict affect land systems mainly in more densely populated areas, regardless of the dominating land use; (2) warfare and armed conflict can impact land systems in major ways, but these effects are diverse and not unidirectional; (3) warfare and armed conflict primarily affects land systems locally, but can forge telecouplings; and (4) although the impact of warfare and armed conflict is often immediate, it can instigate long-lasting land-use legacies.
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- Authors
- Baumann, M., & Kuemmerle, T.
- Affiliations
- Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (DE)
- Corresponding author
- Baumann, Matthias
- Venue
- Journal of Land Use Science
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2016-10-08
- Volume
- 11
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 672-688
- ISSN
- 1747-423X (ISSN-L)
- 1747-4248
- OpenAlex
- W2527912755
- Cited by
- 167
- References
- 105
- Citations by year
- 2026: 25 · 2025: 24 · 2024: 23 · 2023: 19 · 2022: 16 · 2021: 21 · 2020: 14 · 2019: 11 · 2018: 4 · 2017: 9 · 2016: 1
- FWCI
- 19.54
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Journal of Land Use Science (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law › Environmental and Biological Research in Conflict Zones
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Global and Planetary Change › Land Use and Ecosystem Services
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Soil Science › Land Rights and Reforms
- Keywords
- armed conflict, war, land system, land use change, land use legacy, telecoupling, population density, land use patterns
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