Modelling Teleconnections in Land Use Change

Land teleconnections refer to the supply–demand relationship of land between distant countries/regions and its socio-environmental impacts. Modeling land teleconnections is critical for understanding the environmental and social consequences arising from land use and consumption. In this chapter, we first explain a widely used analytical tool for the quantification of land teleconnections, and briefly describe several data sources of global/national trade. We then discuss three potential research themes of land teleconnections for future work, such as identifying the functional characteristics of land use, evaluating the land-related impacts of changing consumption patterns, and associating land teleconnections with sustainability.