Welcome to the IAMO Land Systems Group
The overall goal of the Land Systems Group is to advance the understanding of terrestrial social-ecological systems where humans interact with the environment through land use. We analyze the multiple repercussions of the changes in land use on human welfare, food production, carbon dynamics, and biodiversity, as well as the effects of socioecological changes on land use. We approach these issues through quantitative and qualitative assessments alike and combine approaches from social and natural sciences at different spatial scales.
Specifically, we work with spatially explicit methods that include econometric modeling, quantitative geography, crop growth modeling, remote sensing, data mining, and simulation modeling. The current geographic focus of the research group are the countries of the former Soviet Union, China, and Southeast Asia.
News
16 October 2024
Call for participation for scientists and practitioners from Western Balkans: "Managing your GIS project", Tirana, November 11-15, 2024
In the frame of the BMEL-funded project “Establishing a Geoinformation Center for the Western Balkans” (GEO-WB6), IAMO and the Agricultural University of Tirana are offering a training course on “Managing your GIS project” from November 11 to 15,…
10 October 2024
Completed Summer School on “Geospatial Foundations of Integrated Administration and Control Systems (IACS)”
From September 15 to 21, 2024, IAMO and the Agricultural University of Tirana organized a summer school in Vora, Albania, in the frame of the project “Establishing a Geoinformation Centre for the Western Balkans” (GEO-WB6).
Integrated…
09 October 2024
IAMO Conducts Training on Spatial Data Analysis for the Western Balkans
From September 23 to 27, 2024, IAMO and the Agricultural University of Tirana organized the second training course in Tirana, Albania, in the frame of the project “Establishing a Geoinformation Centre for the Western Balkans” (GEO-WB6). A total of 18…