About the project

What types of questions did it explore?

• What are the major global and national drivers of change?
• Is the ‘land system’ sufficiently resilient and flexible?
• Are there key decisions about land use which should be taken in the short term with the benefit of new insights?
• Could existing land use practices lead to unintended consequences?
• How could behaviours and attitudes towards land change?
• What developments in science and technology could affect land use?

Global Food and Farming Futures project

Foresight is also currently undertaking a Global Food and Farming Futures project which is due to report in November 2010. There are likely to be some useful synergies with the Land Use Futures project but the key differences between the two projects are:

• The Land Use Futures project specifically considers the UK whereas the Global Food and Farming Futures project is taking a global perspective on the long-term challenges of a growing world population and increasing pressures on food production.
• The Land Use Futures project considers all possible uses of land whereas the Global Food and Farming Futures project focuses on land use that directly affects the food system and also considers oceans, seas and lakes in this context.
• The Global Food and Farming Futures project will consider how policy both within the UK and more broadly, particularly internationally, can contribute to alleviating hunger and sustaining a well-fed world in the future.

The project process

The table below explains the various activities that make up the project process.

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