The LUISA territorial reference scenario 2017 : a technical description

This report describes all the changes done to the LUISA modelling approach in the development of the LUISA Territorial Reference Scenario 2017. Key changes are updates to the base year (now 2012), and updates to the macro and meso-level sectoral projections on demography, economy and agriculture that partially drive the model. Furthermore, the Territorial Reference Scenario 2017 is the first to benefit from a new approach for modelling interactions between land function and land cover, a Net Present Value approach for modelling land-use changes, an overhaul of the way land abandonment is modelled, and the inclusion of a new dynamic sub-model for regional residential density change. Many model inputs have been added or modified. Lastly, new quality checks and many usability changes ensure model consistency and make operating the model easier.