The Collection of National Land-Use Statistics in Great Britain
A Critique
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4911908 |
|---|---|
| Authors | G C Dickinson (Department of Geography, The University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, England), Gordon Dickinson (University of Leeds), M G Shaw (Centre for Environmental Studies, 62 Chandos Place, London WC2N 4HH, England) |
| Year | 1978 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 295-303 |
| Publication date | 1978-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Environment and Planning A Economy and Space (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0308-518X • E-ISSN: 1472-3409 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1068/a100295 |
| OpenAlex | W2086488702 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 2 |
The collection of land-use change statistics under DoE Circular 71/74 is criticised on three grounds. First, there is no standard land-use classification employed consistently by all local authorities. Second, there is no standard and unambiguous set of areal units to which such a classification could be applied. Third, there is no efficient means of collecting land-use data in a form which meets the information needs of policymakers. Adoption of a standard land-use classification applied to functional units is advocated. It is argued that point sampling is a cheap and efficient means of collecting land-use statistics in a form which meets planning needs. The advantages of point sampling compared with alternative techniques are considered in detail
Civil engineering · Geography · Land use · National standard · Operations research · Statistics · Summary statistics · Computer Science · Engineering · Geographic Information Systems Studies · Land Use and Ecosystem Services · Mathematics
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |