Indicators for analysing territorial trends and policy impacts in the field of EU environmental policy
Environmental indicators simplify, quantify and communicate complex environmental data and tell about the state or quality of the environment. CORINE Land Cover data were combined with socio-economic data to furnish spatial overviews about key aspects of environmental developments and trends within the EU territory.
- Urban growth
- Growth of residential areas
- Growth of industrial areas
- Urban growth and population development
- Productivity of land consumption
- Agricultural intensity
- Degree of urban dispersion
- Land cover replaced by built-up area
- Usage of land
- Loss of natural areas
