This project will assist in the preservation of agricultural productivity during land use change.
The study will result in developing methods for most equitably and/ or cost-effectively preserving agricultural productivity.
Reports and papers
A novel model to estimate the impact of Coal Seam Gas extraction on agro-economic returns
The interference of CSG with agriculture on a large scale has raised concerns about the impact of CSG on farmland, food security, water resources and the socio-economic environment within the affected regions and beyond. This paper presents a newly developed spatial model which provides order of magnitude figures of the impact of CSG activity on gross economic returns of current agricultural land uses in a given region over the time of CSG production.
Land Use Policy, December 2016.
A new evaluation system to estimate the impact of Coal Seam Gas activity on economic returns of agriculture
This paper presents a newly developed GIS based model which provides order of magnitude figures of the impact of CSG activity on the economic returns of current agricultural land uses in a given region over the time of CSG production and beyond.
21st International Congress on Modelling and Simulation, Conference paper, 29 Nov to 4 Dec 2015.
Extras
Agricultural land management knowledge transfer session PDF 4 MB
The outcomes of this project were presented, along with other projects at an agricultural land management knowledge transfer session was held in Toowoomba on 2 December 2016, with representatives from government and industry.
Presentation, December 2016.
Project Progress
This project is now complete.
Project proposal PDF 412 KB
A detailed description of the project, budget and research milestones.
Project order, September 2012.
Progress report PDF 513 KB
The project outline, any variations and research progress.
Progress report, March 2017.