David A. Eitelberg

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors analyzed urban land take in cropland areas for the years 2000 and 2040, using a land systems approach, and found that urban land is more than proportionally located on land that is suitable and available for crop production.

TL;DR: It is concluded that improving the quality and consistency of observational data utilized in the modeling process and improving the allocation mechanisms of LULC change models remain important challenges.

TL;DR: A higher degree of uncertainty exists in land use projections than currently included in climate or earth system projections, and it is recommended to use a diverse set of models and approaches when assessing the potential impacts of land cover change on future climate.

TL;DR: A high, a medium, and a low estimate of cropland availability are constructed that are representative of the range of estimates in the reviewed studies and applied in a land-change model to illustrate the consequences on croplands expansion and intensification as well as deforestation.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors explore the effects of including multiple demands in land change scenarios and find that the carbon and biodiversity scenarios generally result in greater intensification and less expansion of cropland, with the biodiversity scenario showing a stronger intensification effect.