Environmental heterogeneity has recently received increased attention due to its effect on
biological diversity, ecosystem services and ecological resilience to disturbance and …

This paper focuses on the historic and cultural dimension of landscape, in relation to the
holistic and dynamic approach today required in landscape research. In this direction, the …

Generating energy from waste is an evolving phenomenon nowadays in most parts of the
world. The establishment of Waste to Energy (WtE) generation plants using appropriate …

In Switzerland, different types of land use, including electricity production, compete directly
for little available space. The Swiss energy strategy relies heavily on incorporating …

Introduction Public health professionals and urban designers consider neighborhood
sidewalks as a vehicle for promoting outdoor physical activity. The design of streetscape and …

Cities face growing challenges and urban greenspaces (UGS) play a key role in improving
cities liveability. UGS are complex socio-ecological systems and evidence-based and …

Using a case study approach from past projects in Singapore, Australia, Cambodia,
Thailand and Vietnam, we examine the benefits, but also some of the challenges, to …

Soundscape perception is increasingly recognized as an important part of landscape
preference and environmental experience. However, few studies have juxtaposed visual …

Landscape attractiveness describes a landscape's capacity for nature-based recreation. In
this contribution an indicator is proposed, which was derived from eight equivalent …

Indicator-based frameworks for assessing farms' environmental performance have become
a resource for environmental knowledge regarding the impacts of agricultural practices. The …