Comprehensive maps that characterize the variation in agricultural landscapes across
Europe are lacking. In this paper we present a new Europe-wide, spatially-explicit typology …

In the absence of a holistic view of landscape sustainability, credible data and consistent
information are needed to help decision-making and support adaptive landscape …

Multi-functionality of agriculture and rural areas has an impact on the economy, the
environment, nature and also on societal and cultural development. The dimensions of multi …

Coastal areas of rivers and seas are valuable and vital environmental resources, providing
distinctive landscape characters of the urban/rural environment and focal zones for people's …

Ecological restoration has become an important tool for mitigating and adapting to
environmental degradation caused by global urbanization. However, current research has …

Methods and tools for assessing the visual impact of objects such as high-rises are rarely
used in planning, despite the increase in opportunities to develop automated visual …

Pursuing sustainability in a challenging world and under the influence of numerous natural
and anthropogenic drivers of change presents one of the major global concerns. The …

Despite the prerequisite tools of sustainability, there is an arising need to particularly assess
landscape sustainability (LS). In this regard, no quantitative approach was identified, neither …

The attention recently paid to ecosystem services, which include cultural services, such as
spiritual and aesthetic experiences, seems to encourage the consideration of landscape …

According to Cassatella et al.(2011), the “sense” of the landscape, environmental or urban
that is, can be found in the intersection of different dimensions. From here arises the difficulty …