Conference on the Science and Education of Land Use:
A transatlantic, multidisciplinary and comparative approach
The Westin Washington, DC City Center
September 24-26, 2007

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Conference Papers (Subject to change)
PAPER CLUSTER NO. 1: DRIVERS OF LAND USE CHANGE
Track 1 Drivers of Land Use Change: Urbanization and Agriculture
 
1-A
 Monday, 1:30-3:00 P.M.

1

 Insights from Transatlantic Comparative Studies on Land Use and Political Driving Forces: The Example of Massachusetts, USA-Switzerland, Anna M. Hersperger and Matthias Bürgi, Swiss Federal Reserve Institute [Abstract] [Paper] [PowerPoint]
2
 Comparison of Land Use Changes Due to Urban Growth in St. Louis Metropolitan Area (USA) and Greater Copenhagen Area (Denmark), Henry N.N. Bulley, University of Nebraska; Anne G. Busck, Samrita Lohani, Soren P. Kristensen, and Soren Praestholm, University of Copenhagen [Abstract] [Paper] [PowerPoint]
3
 The Footprint of Exurban Development: A US/UK Comparison , A. Bruce Dotson, University of Virginia [Abstract] [Paper] [PowerPoint]
 
1-B
 Monday, 3:30-5:00 P.M.
4
 Future Farmland Requirements in a Densely Populated Area: The Case of Flanders in Europe, Valerie Vandermeulen, Ghent University [Abstract] [Paper] [PowerPoint]
5
 What Drives Land-Use Changes Across the US? A Regional Analysis of Landowner Decisions, Ruben Lubowski, USDA Economic Research Service; Andrew J. Plantinga, Oregon State University, and Robert N. Stavins, Harvard University [Abstract] [Paper] [PowerPoint]
6
 Geography of US Peri-Urban Agricultural Adaptation, Jill Clark, Jeff S. Sharp, and Darla K. Munroe, Ohio State University; Douglas Jackson-Smith, Utah State University [Abstract] [Paper] [PowerPoint]
7
 Urbanization Impacts on the Soil Resources in the Nanjing/Shanghai Corridor, Eric Warner and G.W. Petersen, Pennsylvania State University; Xuezheng Shi, Academy of Science in Nanjing [Abstract] [Paper]
 
1-C
 Tuesday, 10:30-Noon
8
 What are the Determinants of Brownfields Regeneration? An Analysis of Brownfields in England, Alberto Longo and Danny Campbell, Queen's University, Belfast [Abstract] [Paper] [PowerPoint]
9
 Employment Growth in the American Urban Hierarchy: Long Live Distance, Mark Partridge, Ohio State University; Dan S. Rickman, Oklahoma State University; Kamar Ali and M. Rose Olfert, University of Saskatchewan [Abstract] [Paper] [PowerPoint]
10
 About the Validity of the Urban Monocentric Model in the Netherlands, Thomas de Graaff, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam; Raymond J.G.M. Florax, Purdue University; Frank van Oort, Utrecht University [Abstract] [Paper]
 
1-D
 Tuesday, 1:30-3:00 P.M.
11
 Drivers of Postsocialist Cropland abandonment in Romania, Daniel Müller, University of Bonn; Tobias Kuemmerle, Humboldt University Berlin; Patrick Griffiths, Institute of Geography [Abstract] [Paper]
13
 Land Use Planning, Sustainability, and Security in Terrains of Terror, Charles Geisler and David Kay, Cornell University [Abstract] [Paper]
14
 Tropical Land Use and Land Cover Change as Affected by Rural Immigration; a Case Study from Indonesia, Joerg A. Priess and Matthias Mimler, University of Kassel; Robert Weber and Heiko Faust, Univeristy of Goettingen [Abstract] [Paper]
Track 2 Drivers of Land Use Change: Modeling Methods
 
2-A
 Tuesday, 3:30-5:00 P.M.
15
 Lessons and Challenges for Land Change Modelers as Revealed by a Comparason of Thirteen Cases, Robert Pontius, Jean-Christophe Castella, Keith Clarke, Ton de Nijs, Charles Dietzel, Duan Zengqiang, Eric Fotsing, Noah Goldstein, Kasper Kok, Eric Koomen, Christopher D. Lippitt, William McConnell, Bryan Pijanowski, Alias Mohd Sood, A. Tom Veldkamp, and Peter Verburg, Clark University . [Abstract] [Paper] [PowerPoint]
16
 Spatial Models of Land Use Change: The Role of Local Spillovers as Drivers of Open Space Loss, Richard Ready, Simanti Banerjee, and Nga P. Nguygen, Pennsylvania State University [Abstract]
[Paper] [PowerPoint]
17
 Demographic, Economic, Environmental, and Political Determinants of Irreversible Land Development in the US, Scott Templeton and Ritu Sharma, Clemson University [Abstract] [Paper] [PowerPoint]
 
2-B
 Wednesday, 8:30-10:00 A.M.
18
 Predicting Urban Growth Patterns in the Coastal Southeastern United States [neural networks], Jeffery Allen, Clemson University; Kang Shou L, Towson University [Abstract] [Paper]
19
 The Importance of Land Heterogeneity in Trade Liberalization Analysis, A. Tabeau, B. Eickhout, Netherland Environmental Assessment Agency; H. van Meijl, Agricultural Economics Research Institute [Abstract] [Paper]
20
 Market Clearing in Agent-Based Models of Conversion: A Bid-Rent Function [introduction to Agent-Based Models], Richard Iovanna, USDA; Colin Vance, RWI Essen [Abstract] [Paper]
 
2-C
 Tuesday, 1:30-3:00 P.M.
21
 A Multi-Agent Model for Agricultural Land Use & Land Development Decisions in Rural South China, Lin Zhang and Jill Findeis, Pennsylvania State University [Abstract] [Paper] [PowerPoint]
22
 Agent-based modeling of HIV/AIDS and land-use dynamics in south-eastern Uganda, Maction Komwa, Dawn Parker, and Kathryn H. Jabonsen, George Mason University; Pepijn Schreinemachers and Thomas Berger, University of Hohenheim [Abstract] [Paper] [PowerPoint]
23
 Modelling Land Use Changes Using Cellular Automata. An Example from the North China Plain, Frank Bode and Reiner Doluschitz, International Research Training Group [Abstract] [Paper]
 
2-D
 Tuesday, 3:30-5:00 P.M.
24
 Land Use Simulation in the North China Plain Under Different Scenarios - An Integrated GIS Approach, Yunhui Liui and Zhenrong Yu, China Agricultural University; Frank Bode and Reiner Doluschitz, University of Hohenheim [Abstract] [Paper]
25
 Transaction Costs and Intergovernmental Cooperation in Land Use, Soji Adelaja and Laila Racevskis, Michigan State University [Abstract] [Paper] [PowerPoint]
26
 Simulating the Diffusion of Agricultural Innovations with Multi-agent Systems: An Empirical Application to Northern Thailand, Pepijn Schreinemachers and Prasnee Tipraqsa, Chiang Mai University; Thomas Berger, University of Hohenheim [Abstract] [Paper]
 
2-E
 Wednesday, 8:30-10:00 A.M.
28
 Multi-scale Integrated Analysis of Land Use Change, Peter H. Verburg, Koen P. Overmars, Martha Bakker and Louise Willemen, Wageningen University [Abstract] [Extended Abstract ]
29
 On the Rate of Land Development when Developers and Conservationists are Engaged in a Dynamic Lobbying Game, John Janmaat, University of British Columbia Okanagan[Abstract] [Paper]
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PAPER CLUSTER NO. 2: LAND USE POLICY EVALUATION
Track 1 Land Use Policy Evaluation: General
 
3-A
 Monday, 1:30-3:00 P.M.
30

Ecological Networks to Balance Development and Conservation: Examples from Land Use Planning in the Netherlands, USA and Argentina, Hubert van Lier and Gerrit J. Carsjens, Wageningen University [Abstract] [Paper] [PowerPoint]

31

Castles or Cattle? Community Economics & Policy Alternatives in the Competition for Ranch Open Space Values, A. Seidl, Lindsey Ellingson, and C.G. Mucklow, Colorado State University; Nicholas Magnan, University of California-Davis [Abstract] [Paper] [PowerPoint]

32
 Hedonic Valuation of Alternative Land Protection Methods in the Rural-Urban Fringe, Robert Kling, T. Scott Findley, Emin Gahramanov, and David Theobald, Colorado State University [Abstract] [Paper]
33
 Small Feet, Big Tracks: The Potential Economic Effects of Critical Habitat Designation on the Economy of Southeastern Wyoming, Thomas Foulke, D. Taylor and R. Coupal, University of Wyoming [Abstract] [Paper] [PowerPoint]
 
3-B
 Monday, 3:30-5:00 P.M.
34
 Evaluating Land Use Plan Quality, Philip Berke and David Godschalk, University of North Carolina [Abstract] [Paper] [PowerPoint]
35
 The Impact of Policies on Land Use: Developing Indicators for Environmental, Social and Economic Sustainability, Tom Kuhlman, Agricultural Economics Research Institute [Abstract] [Paper] [PowerPoint]
36

Using Market Values for Targetting Ecologically Valuable Natural Resource Land: An Application to Maryland's GreenPrint Program, Karen Palm & Lori Lynch, University of Maryland [Abstract] [Paper]

37
 Incorporating Land Use Change and Development into Landscape Planning and Ecological Assessments in the Upper Deschutes Area, Oregon (USA), Jeff Kline and Miles Hemstrom, USDA Forest Service; Gary Lettman, Oregon Department of Forestry [Abstract] [Paper] [PowerPoint]
Track 2 Land Use Policy Evaluation: Agriculture, Multi-functionality and Agri-environmental programs
 
4-A
 Tuesday, 10:30-Noon
38
 Policy Impacts on Farmland Values at the Urban Fringe: The Case of Ontario's Greenbelt, Brady Deaton and Richard Vyn, University of Guelph [Abstract] [Paper] [PowerPoint]
39
 Using the Past to Create a Sustainable Future for Agric.: Impact of Federal Farm Policy on Environ. and Social Landscape Change in Iowa, Paul Brown and Lisa Schulte, Iowa State University [Abstract] [Paper] [PowerPoint]
40
 Evaluation of Agricultural Land Preservation Programs, Lori Lynch, University of Maryland; Wayne Gray and Jacqueline Geoghegan, Clark University [Abstract] [Paper] [PowerPoint]
41
 Compliance with Standards in European Agriculture vis-à-vis Main Competitors on the World Market, Floor Brouwer and Roel Jongeneel, LEI [Abstract] [Paper] [PowerPoint]
 
4-B
 Tuesday, 1:30-3:00 P.M.
42
 Designing Efficient Agri-environmental Schemes Under Consideration of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) in Europe, Bettina Matzdorf, Klaus Müller, University for Socioeconomics; Chirstian Kersebaum and Joachim Kiesel, Institute of Landscape Systems Analysis; Thomas Kaiser, Institute of Land Use Systems and Landscape Ecology [Abstract] [Paper] [PowerPoint]
43
 Agri-environmental Programs in the US and the EU, Nelson Bills, Cornell University; Christina von Haaren, University of Hanover [Abstract] [Paper] [PowerPoint]
44
 Multifunctionality and Land Use Policy: An Application of Nonmarket Valuation to Urban Fringe Farm & Forest Preservation, Joshua Duke, University of Delaware; Robert Johnston, University of Connecticut [Abstract] [Paper] [PowerPoint]
45
 Agri-environ. Measures as an Instrument to Enhance Sustainability-Farm Level & Budget Implications from a Case Study Region in Germany, Sandra Uthes, Leibniz Centre [Abstract] [Paper] [PowerPoint]
Track 3 C Policy - Addressing Endogenity Issues: Goals and Preferences
 
5-A
 Tuesday, 3:30-5:00 P.M.
46
 Measuring the Effects of Growth Controls on New Residential Development, Antonia Bento, Charles Towe, University of Maryland; Jacqueline Geoghegan, Clark University [Abstract] [Paper] [PowerPoint]
47
 Local Roads Spending and Urban Sprawl: An Analysis of the Causal Relations in the Detroit Metropolitan Area , Annalie Campos and Soji Adelaja, Michigan State University [Abstract] [Paper] [PowerPoint]
49
 Economic development, paddy field loss and rice output in China, Liu Pinghui, East China Institute of Technology; Wu Ziping, Queen's University of Belfast [Abstract] [Paper] [PowerPoint]
 
5-B
 Wednesday, 8:30-10:00 A.M.
50
 Public Preferences for Protecting Working Landscapes, Kathleen Bell, University of Maine [Abstract] [Paper] [PowerPoint]
51
 The Future of Farmland Preservation Programs: From Retention & Viability to Resiliency, Soji Adelaja, Mary Beth Lake, and Manuel Colunga-Garcia, and Melissa A. Gibson, Michigan State University [Abstract] [Paper] [PowerPoint]
52
 Enforcing a Holistic Approach to Rural Landscape Economic Valuation as Support to Landscape Planning and Policy Making, G. Hutchinson, A. Longo, and C. Tagliafierro, Queen's University of Belfast [Abstract] [Paper] [PowerPoint]
   

PAPER CLUSTER NO. 3: CONSEQUENCES OF LAND USE CHANGE
Track 1 Consequence of Land Use Change: Agriculture, Forests and Other Ecosystems
 
6-A
 Monday, 1:30-3:00 P.M.
53
 Urban Influence on Farmland Values and Costs of Production: The Corn Belt, the South, and the Plains States: A Farm-Level Analysis, Richard N. Nehring, Kenneth W. Erickson, and Vince Breneman, US Department of Agriculture [Abstract] [Paper] [PowerPoint]
54
 Economics of Soil Carbon Sequestration Through Biomass Crops, Madhu Khanna, Hayri Onal, Basanta Dhungana, and Michelle Wander, University of Illinois [Abstract] [Paper] [PowerPoint]
55
 Human and Ecosystems Interaction and its Ecological Impacts in Mountains: Lesson from Scenario Development in Himalayas of India, S. Nautiyal and H. Kaechele, Leibniz-Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research (ZALF) [Abstract] [Paper] [PowerPoint]
 
6-B
 Monday, 3:30-5:00 P.M.
56
 Change of Forest Ecosystems in the Long Sweep of History: An Economic Perspective, Yaoqi Zhang, School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences, Auburn University [Abstract] [Paper] [PowerPoint]
57

Spatially locating threats to the environmental contributions of forest land in the USA, Ronald E. McRoberts, Northern Research Station, US Forest Service; Susan Stein, Cooperative Forestry Staff, State and Private Forestry, US Forest Service [Abstract] [Paper] [PowerPoint]

58
 Lake Water Quality in Maine's Changing Landscape, Megan Tylka and Kathleen Bell, and Katherine Webster, University of Maine [Abstract] [Paper] [PowerPoint]
 
6-C
 Tuesday, 10:30-Noon
59
 LCLU Change Interactions with Climate in Northern Eurasia: International Cooperation and Education Activities in the NEESPI program, Garik Gutman, NASA Headquarters [Abstract] [Paper] [PowerPoint]
61
 Land Transformation Along the Wildland Urban Interface: Analyzing Urbanization Patterns & Ecosystem Impacts on Northeast Ohio, Dudley Bonsal, University of Minnesota [Abstract] [Paper] [PowerPoint]
Track 2 Consequences of Land Use Change: Land/Water Interactions
 
7-A
 Tuesday, 1:30-3:00 P.M.
62
 Estimating the Effects of the EU Common Agricultural Policy on Ground and Surface Water Quality: Case Study in the Neckar Basin, Thomas Gaiser and Martin Henseler, University of Hohenheim [Abstract] [Paper] [PowerPoint]
63
 Land Use Impacts on Estuarine Areas in South Carolina and the Southeast Region, USA: An Overview, M. Richard DeVoe and Denise M. Sanger, South Carolina Sea Grant Consortium; A. Fred Holland, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; Dwayne S. Porter, University of South Carolina [Abstract] [Paper] [PowerPoint]
64
 Managing Coastal Urbanization and Development in the 21st Century: Balancing Human Dimensions and Environmental Quality Issues, Geoffrey I. Scott, A. Fred Holland National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; M. Richard DeVoe, South Carolina Sea Grant Consortium; Dwayne S. Porter, University of South Carolina [Abstract] [Paper] [PowerPoint]
 
7-B
 Tuesday, 3:30-5:00 P.M.
65
 Linkages Between Land Cover and the Environmental Conditions in Tidal Creeks, Denise M. Sanger, South Carolina Sea Grant Consortium; A. Fred Holland, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [Abstract] [Paper] [PowerPoint]
66
 A Multi-disciplinary Approach to Modeling the Impacts of Land Use Change on Vernal Pool-breeding Amphibians, Robb Freeman, University of Maine [Abstract] [Paper] [PowerPoint]
67
 Forest Clearing and Soil Degradation Rethinking the 'Cycle of Abandonment' on the Amazonian Forest Frontier, Luke Jones, University of Tennessee; Jill L. Caviglia-Harris, Salisbury University [Abstract] [Paper] [PowerPoint]
 
7-C
 Wednesday, 8:30-10:00 A.M.
68
 The Importance of Physical Processes in Land Use Planning, Jack Blanton and Julie Anft, Skidaway Institute of Oceanography; Willard S. Moore, University of South Carolina; Samantha Joye, University of Georgia; Francisco Andrade, University of Lisbon; M. Adelaide Ferreira, Instituto do Mar; Pedro Leitão, University of Georgia [Abstract] [Paper] [PowerPoint]
69
 Chemical Contaminants Entering Estuaries of the South Atlantic Bight and Determining Their Effects by Bioassays, Richard F. Lee, Skidaway Institute of Oceanography; G. Thomas Chandler, University of South Carolina; Michael Fulton, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and Keith Maruya, Southern California Coastal Water et al. [Abstract] [Paper] [PowerPoint]
71
 Exploring Possible Spatial Planning Scenarios in the Context of Potential Sea-level Rise in the Netherlands; Dealing with the Uncertainties of Climate Change, W. Loonen and E. Koomen, Netherland Environmental Assessment Agency and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam; [Abstract] [Paper] [PowerPoint]
   
PAPER CLUSTER NO. 4: LAND USE EDUCATION, OUTREACH AND PARTICIPATION/PARTICIPATORY METHODS
 
8-A
 Monday, 1:30-3:00 P.M.
72
 One Step at a Time: Incremental Implementation of a Water Quality Permit Program, Dennis Collentine, Gävle University [Abstract] [Paper] [PowerPoint]
73
 Overarching Values as Sustainability Indicators for Stakeholder-based Land Use Curriculum, Tim Collins, Western Illinois University [Abstract] [Paper] [PowerPoint]
74
 Exploring impacts of land-use change & resident. land-mngmnt behavior on water quality in the Potomac Gorge, USA via participatory modeling, Dawn Parker, Robin Brake, Ryan Albert, Susan A. Crate and R. Christian Jones, George Mason University; Giselle Mora-Bourgeois, Urban Ecology Research Learning Alliance [Abstract] [Paper] [PowerPoint]
 
8-B
 Monday, 3:30-5:00 P.M.
75
 Integrating Biodiversity and Economic Values in the Planning and Design of Ecosystem Networks, C. Martijn van der Heide and Arianne T. de Blaeij, LEI Public Issues Division; Willemien Geertsema, Alterra and Land Use Planning Group [Abstract] [Paper]
76
 Water Services, Stakeholder Preferences and Conflicting Interests: Importance of Public Participation in Water Management, Dennis Collentine, Gävle University; Paola Sabina Lupo Stanghellini, University of Trento [Abstract] [Paper] [PowerPoint]
 
8-C
 Tuesday, 10:30-Noon
78
 Agent-Based Land Use Models for Teaching, Extension and Collaborative Learning, Thomas Berger and Pepijn Schreinemachers, University of Hohenheim [Abstract] [Paper]
79
 Sustainable Landcare: A Case Study of Forest Landowner Cooperation and the Forest Landcare Industry in Virginia, USA, Bruce Hull, David Robertson, and Sarah Ashton, Virginia Tech [Abstract] [Paper] [PowerPoint]
80
 Two Models of Land Use Education Pedagogy, John Warbach, Soji Adelaja, and Wayne Beyea, Michigan State University [Abstract] [Paper] [PowerPoint]
   
PLENARY PAPERS
Plenary Session I, day1
EU 81
Analysis and modelling of change in land use systems as exemplars of coupled natural and human systems (Richard Aspinall, Macaulay Institute) [Abstract] [Paper] [PowerPoint]
US 82
 Understanding Urbanization: A Comparative Review of Land Use Change Models & Data Sources (C. Dawkins, Virginia Tech; S. Lewis and G. Knaap, University of Maryland-College Park) [Abstract] [Paper] [PowerPoint]
Plenary Session II, day1
EU 83
Tools for ex-ante assessment of agricultural and environmental policies: SEAMLESS
( Martin van Ittersum , Wageningen University; Floor Brouwer, Frank Ewert, Thomas Heckelei, Johanna Alkan Olsson, Erling Andersen, Irina Bezlepkina, Marcello Donatelli, Lennart Olsson, Jacques Wery, Jan Erik Wien, Joost Wolf) [Abstract] [Paper]
EU 84
 Sustainability Impact Assessment Tools (SIAT) for European Analysis: SENSOR (Stefan Sieber,Leibniz-Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research; Peter Verweij, Dirk M. Wascher, and Marta Perez-Soba, Alterra; Klaus Müller, Katharina Helming, Karen Tscherning, Bettina König and Hubert Wiggering, Leibniz-Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research; Tom Kuhlman, Agricultural Economics Research Institute; Paul Tabbush, Forestry Commission Research Agency; Oliver Dilly, Chair of Soil Protection and Recultivation; and Hanne Bach, National Environmental Research Institute) [Abstract] [Paper]
US 85
Changing Landscapes Developing a Comprehensive Land Use/Land Cover Program for the Commonwealth of PA (Doug Miller, Eric Warner, Joseph Bishop, and Wayne Myers, Center for Environmental Informatics and Office for Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Resources) [Abstract] [Paper]
Plenary Session III, day2
US 86
Connecting land use decision makers to their changing landscape: integration of research with tools, training and outreach at U. of CT (Chester Arnold, Dan Civco, John Rozum, and Sandy Prisloe, University of Connecticut) [Abstract] [Paper] [PowerPoint]
US 87
 Accommodating Land Use Change in the Coastal Zone: The Challenges of Linking Science-to-Management to Achieve Sustainable Ecosystems (M. Richard DeVoe, South Carolina Sea Grant Consortium; Geoffrey I. Scott, A. Fred Holland, and Paul A. Sandifer, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; Gary S. Kleppel, State University of New York) [Abstract] [Paper] [PowerPoint]
US 88
Linking Land-Use Science to Decision Making: Strategies and Opportunities, Virginia Dale, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee [Abstract] [Paper] [PowerPoint]
Lunch Speakers: tentative title
Payments for environmental services from farming: what is the role for governments? An OECD perspective (Wilfrid Legg) [PowerPoint]
   
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