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Land use

Land abandonment (ha/10 years/10 km2)

Low (<10 ha) Moderate (10 -25 ha) High (26 - 50 ha) Very high (>50 ha)
1.0 1.3 1.6 2.0


Land use intensity

Low medium High Other
1.0 1.5 2.0


(Period) of existing land use

<1 year 1-5 years 5-10 years 10-20 years 30-50 years >50 years
2.0 1.8 1.6 1.4 1.2 1.0


Urban area (%) (urban/total area)

<2 2-5 5-10 10-20 >20
1.0 1.2 1.5 1.7 2.0


Rate of change of urban area (ha/10 years/10 km2)

Very low (<5 ha) Low (5-10 ha) Moderate (10-20 ha) High (>20 ha) Other
1.0 1.3 1.6 2.0


Distance from seashore ((km)

<0.25 0.25-0.5 0.5-1 1-2 2-5 5-8 8-15 >15
2.0 1.9 1.7 1.5 1.3 1.2 1.1 1.0