Forests of the Carpathians are of increasing research interest, as they cover a large area (>
9 Mha) within European forests and are influenced by diverse environmental conditions and …

Progressive industrialisation and urbanisation in recent decades have dramatically affected
the soil cover and led to significant changes in its properties, which inevitably affect the …

The dynamic and magnitude of landscape changes have increased since the 18 and 19th
centuries and accelerated after the Second World War. As a result, traditional landscapes …

The rapid expansion of human settlement, agricultural land and roads because of
population growth in several regions of the world has contributed to the depletion of forest …

Changes in forest landscapes have been connected with human activity for centuries and
can be considered one of the main driving forces of change from a global perspective. The …

Deforestation process represents a wide concern mainly in the mountain environments due
to its role in global warming, biodiversity loss, land degradation and natural hazards …

Many landscapes bear the marks of historical land use. These marks can be the basis for a
reconstruction of a historical land use structure as some of them are typical of different types …

Agricultural land abandonment is a globally significant threat to the sustenance of economic,
ecological, and social balance. Although the driving forces behind it can be multifold and …

The Wildland–Urban Interface (WUI) is the area where houses and wildland vegetation meet
or intermingle, which causes many environmental problems. The current WUI is widespread …

In many mountainous regions, ongoing reforestation leads to the permanent shrinkage of
traditional landscapes connected with past human activity. Tourism is often perceived as a …