Social and economic drivers of land use change in the British space economy

This paper considers factors influencing change that will affect future working patterns and practices, leisure time, employment levels and influential sectors within a 50-year time horizon (2010–2060). The main section of this paper sketches out the drivers (demographics, technology, industry and e...

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Published in:Land use policy 2009-12, Vol.26, p.S109-S114
Main Author: Pratt, Andy C.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Demographics
Employment
Future of work
Great Britain
Land use
Land utilization
Leisure
Regions
Technology
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Summary:This paper considers factors influencing change that will affect future working patterns and practices, leisure time, employment levels and influential sectors within a 50-year time horizon (2010–2060). The main section of this paper sketches out the drivers (demographics, technology, industry and employment) and their implications for the future of work, employment, and leisure, whilst the next section draws together the implications and underlines the likely impact on land use. Finally, some more radical and non-normative, non-trend, events are introduced as a test of the robustness of the discussion.
ISSN:0264-8377
1873-5754
DOI:10.1016/j.landusepol.2009.09.006