Government;altern. weed management methods plantings,hardening,1992-2018

This table provides figures on non-chemical control methods, or alternative weed management, by public institutions. The public authorities concerned are: municipalities, water boards, provincial institutions, Rijkswaterstaat and the Ministry of Defence. The table shows per group of public institutions (municipalities and other public institutions) the areas to which different management methods are applied. In addition to the areas, you can also see the number of municipalities that use the method. The study also collected data on the use of chemical pesticides by public authorities. These are presented in another table (see paragraph 3. Links to relevant tables and articles). Data available from: 1992. Status of the figures: All figures are final. Changes as of 21 March 2023: None, this table has been discontinued. Changes as of 7 February 2020: The underlying encodings of the classifications used in this table (Government Settings) have been adjusted. These are now in line with the standard coding established by CBS. The structure and data of the table have not been modified. Changes as of 29 August 2019: — the figures for 2018 have been added. — the application sectors have been expanded to include sports fields and railway tracks. — thermal methods have been expanded with hot water sensor controlled. — in municipalities it has been estimated with data from comparable municipalities from the land use statistics. Changes as of 29 September 2017: — the figures for 2013 have been added. — municipalities have been estimated with response data from 2009 and data from (by province and size class) comparable municipalities from the land use statistics. When are new figures coming? No longer applicable.