Articles | Volume 12, issue 1
https://doi.org/10.5194/esd-12-211-2021
https://doi.org/10.5194/esd-12-211-2021
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23 Feb 2021
Research article |  | 23 Feb 2021

How modelling paradigms affect simulated future land use change

Calum Brown, Ian Holman, and Mark Rounsevell

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CRAFTY-EU input data Brown, C Seo, B Rounsevell, M https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/3THSM

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The variety of human and natural processes in the land system can be modelled in many different ways. However, little is known about how and why basic model assumptions affect model results. We compared two models that represent land use in completely distinct ways and found several results that differed greatly. We identify the main assumptions that caused these differences and therefore key issues that need to be addressed for more robust model development.
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