The evolution of land take in Estonia since 1991
The need for regulations and consistent data collection methods
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21406484 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Evelin Jürgenson (0000-0003-2103-4333, Evelin Jürgenson is Professor at the Estonian University of Life Sciences – Forest and Land Management and Wood Processing Technologies, F. R. Kreutzwaldi 5, Tartu 51006, Estonia), Kärt Metsoja (0009-0000-0159-8807, Kärt Metsoja is Junior Researcher at the Estonian University of Life Sciences – Forest and Land Management and Wood Processing Technologies, F. R. Kreutzwaldi 5, Tartu 51006, Estonia), Kätlin Põdra (0009-0003-1067-3989, Kätlin Põdra is Junior Researcher at the Estonian University of Life Sciences – Forest and Land Management and Wood Processing Technologies, F. R. Kreutzwaldi 5, Tartu 51006, Estonia) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 96 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 443-467 |
| Publication date | 2025-06-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Town Planning Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0041-0020 • E-ISSN: 1478-341X |
| Publisher | Liverpool University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.3828/tpr.2024.68 |
| OpenAlex | W4407867243 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 21 |
In 2011, the European Union set a ‘no net land take by 2050’ goal, but legally binding documents are missing. The European Environment Agency measures land take within functional urban areas, mainly covering larger cities and their surroundings. Several European countries have started to monitor land take and set goals to constrain it. Estonia is not one of these countries, and the average artificial area per person has grown. This article aims to clarify the evolution of land take in Estonia since 1991 and to demonstrate that land take is happening inside and outside the functional urban areas, although the population has decreased. A desk study, documentary and GIS analyses are applied. The main implications of the study are that land take has occurred because of many different aspects, and a proper methodology for data gathering and regulations is needed to limit land take. This article was published open access under a CC BY licence: https://creativecommons.org/licences/by/4.0
Data collection · Environmental planning · Geography · Regional science · Statistics · 3D Modeling in Geospatial Applications · Land Rights and Reforms · Mathematics · Urbanization and City Planning
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