Hydrological zoning (or simply zoning) is an approach to divide land into different zones based on their hydrological properties. Typically, each type of zone has different land use and development regulations linked to it. This land and water management method aims to protect local water sources from risks of over-abstraction, land salinization, groundwater pollution and waterlogging by managing land use activities based on the assigned hydrological zones.  For example, zones with a high groundwater table, large amounts of surface water (e.g.

Based on published data for Austria, Hungary, the Philippines, South Africa, Spain and the United Kingdom, this article investigates long-term trends in aboveground human appropriation of net primary production (HANPP) and discusses the relationships between population, economic growth, changes in biomass use and land-use intensity and their influences on national HANPP trajectories.