Agricultural intensification and changes in cultivated areas, 1970–2005

Autores
Rudel, Tomas K.; Schneider, Laura; Uriarte, María; Turner, B. L.; De Fries, Ruth; Laurence, Deborah; Geoghehan, Jaqueline; Hecht, Susanna; IIckowitz, Amy; Lambin, Eric F.; Birkenholtz, Trevor; Baptista, Sandra; Grau, Hector Ricardo
Año de publicación
2009
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Does the intensification of agriculture reduce cultivated areas and, in so doing, spare some lands by concentrating production on other lands? Such sparing is important for many reasons, among them the enhanced abilities of released lands to sequester carbon and provide other environmental services. Difficulties measuring the extent of spared land make it impossible to investigate fully the hypothesized causal chain from agricultural intensification to declines in cultivated areas and then to increases in spared land. We analyze the historical circumstances in which rising yields have been accompanied by declines in cultivated areas, thereby leading to land-sparing. We use national-level United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization data on trends in cropland from 1970 –2005, with particular emphasis on the 1990 –2005 period, for 10 major crop types. Cropland has increased more slowly than population during this period, but paired increases in yields and declines in cropland occurred infrequently, both globally and nationally. Agricultural intensification was not generally accompanied by decline or stasis in cropland area at a national scale during this time period, except in countries with grain imports and conservation set-aside programs. Future projections of cropland abandonment and ensuing environmental services cannot be assumed without explicit policy intervention.
Fil: Rudel, Tomas K.. Rutgers University; Estados Unidos
Fil: Schneider, Laura. Rutgers University; Estados Unidos
Fil: Uriarte, María. Columbia University; Estados Unidos
Fil: Turner, B. L.. Arizona State University; Estados Unidos
Fil: De Fries, Ruth. University of Virginia; Estados Unidos
Fil: Laurence, Deborah. Columbia University; Estados Unidos
Fil: Geoghehan, Jaqueline. Clark University; Estados Unidos
Fil: Hecht, Susanna. University of California; Estados Unidos
Fil: IIckowitz, Amy. Clarks University; Estados Unidos
Fil: Lambin, Eric F.. Universite of Lovain; Bélgica
Fil: Birkenholtz, Trevor. Rutgers University; Estados Unidos
Fil: Baptista, Sandra. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán; Argentina
Fil: Grau, Hector Ricardo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Tucumán; Argentina
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Forest Transition
Intensification
Land Sparing
Land Use Change
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spelling Agricultural intensification and changes in cultivated areas, 1970–2005Rudel, Tomas K.Schneider, LauraUriarte, MaríaTurner, B. L.De Fries, RuthLaurence, DeborahGeoghehan, JaquelineHecht, SusannaIIckowitz, AmyLambin, Eric F.Birkenholtz, TrevorBaptista, SandraGrau, Hector RicardoForest TransitionIntensificationLand SparingLand Use Changehttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1Does the intensification of agriculture reduce cultivated areas and, in so doing, spare some lands by concentrating production on other lands? Such sparing is important for many reasons, among them the enhanced abilities of released lands to sequester carbon and provide other environmental services. Difficulties measuring the extent of spared land make it impossible to investigate fully the hypothesized causal chain from agricultural intensification to declines in cultivated areas and then to increases in spared land. We analyze the historical circumstances in which rising yields have been accompanied by declines in cultivated areas, thereby leading to land-sparing. We use national-level United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization data on trends in cropland from 1970 –2005, with particular emphasis on the 1990 –2005 period, for 10 major crop types. Cropland has increased more slowly than population during this period, but paired increases in yields and declines in cropland occurred infrequently, both globally and nationally. Agricultural intensification was not generally accompanied by decline or stasis in cropland area at a national scale during this time period, except in countries with grain imports and conservation set-aside programs. Future projections of cropland abandonment and ensuing environmental services cannot be assumed without explicit policy intervention.Fil: Rudel, Tomas K.. Rutgers University; Estados UnidosFil: Schneider, Laura. Rutgers University; Estados UnidosFil: Uriarte, María. Columbia University; Estados UnidosFil: Turner, B. L.. Arizona State University; Estados UnidosFil: De Fries, Ruth. University of Virginia; Estados UnidosFil: Laurence, Deborah. Columbia University; Estados UnidosFil: Geoghehan, Jaqueline. Clark University; Estados UnidosFil: Hecht, Susanna. University of California; Estados UnidosFil: IIckowitz, Amy. Clarks University; Estados UnidosFil: Lambin, Eric F.. Universite of Lovain; BélgicaFil: Birkenholtz, Trevor. Rutgers University; Estados UnidosFil: Baptista, Sandra. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán; ArgentinaFil: Grau, Hector Ricardo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Tucumán; ArgentinaNational Academy of Sciences2009-11info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/77930Rudel, Tomas K.; Schneider, Laura; Uriarte, María; Turner, B. L.; De Fries, Ruth; et al.; Agricultural intensification and changes in cultivated areas, 1970–2005; National Academy of Sciences; Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of The United States of America; 106; 11-2009; 20675-206800027-8424CONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://www.pnas.org/content/106/49/20675info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1073/pnas.0812540106info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-09-29T10:01:40Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/77930instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-09-29 10:01:40.739CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Agricultural intensification and changes in cultivated areas, 1970–2005
title Agricultural intensification and changes in cultivated areas, 1970–2005
spellingShingle Agricultural intensification and changes in cultivated areas, 1970–2005
Rudel, Tomas K.
Forest Transition
Intensification
Land Sparing
Land Use Change
title_short Agricultural intensification and changes in cultivated areas, 1970–2005
title_full Agricultural intensification and changes in cultivated areas, 1970–2005
title_fullStr Agricultural intensification and changes in cultivated areas, 1970–2005
title_full_unstemmed Agricultural intensification and changes in cultivated areas, 1970–2005
title_sort Agricultural intensification and changes in cultivated areas, 1970–2005
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Rudel, Tomas K.
Schneider, Laura
Uriarte, María
Turner, B. L.
De Fries, Ruth
Laurence, Deborah
Geoghehan, Jaqueline
Hecht, Susanna
IIckowitz, Amy
Lambin, Eric F.
Birkenholtz, Trevor
Baptista, Sandra
Grau, Hector Ricardo
author Rudel, Tomas K.
author_facet Rudel, Tomas K.
Schneider, Laura
Uriarte, María
Turner, B. L.
De Fries, Ruth
Laurence, Deborah
Geoghehan, Jaqueline
Hecht, Susanna
IIckowitz, Amy
Lambin, Eric F.
Birkenholtz, Trevor
Baptista, Sandra
Grau, Hector Ricardo
author_role author
author2 Schneider, Laura
Uriarte, María
Turner, B. L.
De Fries, Ruth
Laurence, Deborah
Geoghehan, Jaqueline
Hecht, Susanna
IIckowitz, Amy
Lambin, Eric F.
Birkenholtz, Trevor
Baptista, Sandra
Grau, Hector Ricardo
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Forest Transition
Intensification
Land Sparing
Land Use Change
topic Forest Transition
Intensification
Land Sparing
Land Use Change
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Does the intensification of agriculture reduce cultivated areas and, in so doing, spare some lands by concentrating production on other lands? Such sparing is important for many reasons, among them the enhanced abilities of released lands to sequester carbon and provide other environmental services. Difficulties measuring the extent of spared land make it impossible to investigate fully the hypothesized causal chain from agricultural intensification to declines in cultivated areas and then to increases in spared land. We analyze the historical circumstances in which rising yields have been accompanied by declines in cultivated areas, thereby leading to land-sparing. We use national-level United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization data on trends in cropland from 1970 –2005, with particular emphasis on the 1990 –2005 period, for 10 major crop types. Cropland has increased more slowly than population during this period, but paired increases in yields and declines in cropland occurred infrequently, both globally and nationally. Agricultural intensification was not generally accompanied by decline or stasis in cropland area at a national scale during this time period, except in countries with grain imports and conservation set-aside programs. Future projections of cropland abandonment and ensuing environmental services cannot be assumed without explicit policy intervention.
Fil: Rudel, Tomas K.. Rutgers University; Estados Unidos
Fil: Schneider, Laura. Rutgers University; Estados Unidos
Fil: Uriarte, María. Columbia University; Estados Unidos
Fil: Turner, B. L.. Arizona State University; Estados Unidos
Fil: De Fries, Ruth. University of Virginia; Estados Unidos
Fil: Laurence, Deborah. Columbia University; Estados Unidos
Fil: Geoghehan, Jaqueline. Clark University; Estados Unidos
Fil: Hecht, Susanna. University of California; Estados Unidos
Fil: IIckowitz, Amy. Clarks University; Estados Unidos
Fil: Lambin, Eric F.. Universite of Lovain; Bélgica
Fil: Birkenholtz, Trevor. Rutgers University; Estados Unidos
Fil: Baptista, Sandra. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán; Argentina
Fil: Grau, Hector Ricardo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Tucumán; Argentina
description Does the intensification of agriculture reduce cultivated areas and, in so doing, spare some lands by concentrating production on other lands? Such sparing is important for many reasons, among them the enhanced abilities of released lands to sequester carbon and provide other environmental services. Difficulties measuring the extent of spared land make it impossible to investigate fully the hypothesized causal chain from agricultural intensification to declines in cultivated areas and then to increases in spared land. We analyze the historical circumstances in which rising yields have been accompanied by declines in cultivated areas, thereby leading to land-sparing. We use national-level United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization data on trends in cropland from 1970 –2005, with particular emphasis on the 1990 –2005 period, for 10 major crop types. Cropland has increased more slowly than population during this period, but paired increases in yields and declines in cropland occurred infrequently, both globally and nationally. Agricultural intensification was not generally accompanied by decline or stasis in cropland area at a national scale during this time period, except in countries with grain imports and conservation set-aside programs. Future projections of cropland abandonment and ensuing environmental services cannot be assumed without explicit policy intervention.
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Rudel, Tomas K.; Schneider, Laura; Uriarte, María; Turner, B. L.; De Fries, Ruth; et al.; Agricultural intensification and changes in cultivated areas, 1970–2005; National Academy of Sciences; Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of The United States of America; 106; 11-2009; 20675-20680
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