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Future outlook

The FP7 Volante project⁽[2]⁾ “Visions of Land Use Transitions in Europe” concluded to a series of projections for land use change in Europe (Table 4.1). The key outcomes are that different drivers are expected to cause more urbanization, land uptake, land degradation, soil pollution, and loss of ecosystems. Furthermore, some parts of agricultural land will be abandoned, while other parts of agricultural land will be recultivated, including new areas of previous marginalised land, where energy crops could be grown. Projections suggest that the total land occupied by crops will remain similar until 2040. Cultivation of crops is expected to become more intensive and sophisticated (e.g. precision farming) in the areas where farming prevails (EEA, 2017d).