Population loss in rural areas is rapidly increasing in high‐income countries, raising
concerns and debate, given its socio‐economic consequences. Despite the evident …

The production of ecosystem services (ES) is highly dependent on the current state of spatial
distribution, pattern of occurrence, and interaction among them, which is barely studied in …

Depopulation is a major challenge for many rural inland areas, as is the case in a
considerable number of rural municipalities in Galicia (north-western Spain). The pandemic …

Abstract The Regional Development Strategy of the Czech Republic 2021+ set aside
economically and socially endangered rural regions. This paper aims to analyse the …

The global freshwater crisis has prompted the development of innovative methods to assess
the sustainability of water resources around the world. In the last decade, the concept of …

Under the dual impact of urbanization and ecological crisis, rural ecological resilience
research can improve the system's level of resisting external pressure and restoring …

The occupation of a territory combines a set of variables which affect the development of the
mode by which populations have been organized throughout history. How this occupation …

Aiming at the current isolated, static protection method of traditional villages, a
comprehensive evaluation system for the living protection of traditional villages has been …

Rural areas are multifunctional and often have production, living, and ecological functions.
The high-quality and balanced development of these three functions is key to sustainable …

At present, tourism is counted among those industries which have gained global attention
due to rapid growth. Hence, a constant diversification in terms of destination is needed in …