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Landscape-ecological mapping of the Netherlands

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The Landscape-ecological Mapping of the Netherlands project (LMN project) started in 1983 with the aim of establishing a landscape-ecological database for use in developing and evaluating national land-use plans. The project, working with grid cells of 1 km2, has four working objectives: a) development of mapping potential for basic landscape-ecological data, b) assessment of susceptibility to interventions, c) evaluation of significance for nature conservation and d) production of vulnerability maps, as a combination of susceptibility and significance. In addition to information on soil, groundwater, ecotopes, flora and fauna, the database also incorporates information on physiographical features and entire landscapes. The resulting database is a geographic information system (GIS). This article describes the second phase of the project (1985–1989), covering the ‘Randstad’ area, and focusses on the methods and the applications potential of the database.

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  1. Paul W. M. Veelenturf

    Present address: , P.O. Box 5700, NL-6202, MA Maastricht, Province of Limburg, The Netherlands

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  1. Centre for Environmental Studies, Leiden University, P.O. Box 9518, NL-2300, RA Leiden, The Netherlands

    Kees J. Canters

  2. National Physical Planning Agency, P.O. Box 90618, NL-2509, LP The Hague, The Netherlands

    Cees P. den Herder & Paul W. M. Veelenturf

  3. Winand Staring Centre for Integrated Land, Soil and Water Research, P.O. Box 125, NL-6700, AC Wageningen, The Netherlands

    Aart A. de Veer & Rein W. de Waal

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Canters, K.J., den Herder, C.P., de Veer, A.A. et al. Landscape-ecological mapping of the Netherlands. Landscape Ecol 5, 145–162 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00158062

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