Mediterranean areas of both southern Europe and North Africa are subject to dramatic
changes that will affect the sustainability, quantity, quality, and management of water …

In the last decades, there have been large areas of agricultural land that were abandoned in
Europe, producing significant social and environmental impacts. Land abandonment is a …

Farmland abandonment in Europe is a major problem because of environmental,
socioeconomic and landscape implications. In this paper, a general view of the extent of …

For millennia, mankind has shaped landscapes, particularly through agriculture. In Europe,
the age-old interaction between humans and ecosystems strongly influenced the cultural …

In the last decades, the process of land-use intensification linked to human activity has
changed considerably causing important modifications in the traditional dichotomized urban …

Farmland abandonment is a major problem in parts of Europe, particularly in mountain
areas and semiarid environments. In such places, farmland abandonment represents a …

This article develops a spatial analysis applied to examine the main driving forces of land-
cover and land-use (LCLU) change in a Mediterranean region. Three different tools have …

Agriculture is expanding and intensifying in many areas of the world, but abandoned
agriculture is also becoming more widespread. Unfortunately, data and methods to monitor …

Background and aims In the last decades, large areas undergo a revegetation process as a
result of land abandonment, producing significant environmental and landscape impacts. In …

The Mediterranean area is one of the most significantly altered hotspots on Earth, since it
has been intensively affected by human activity for millennia. As a result, only 4.7% of its …