Environmental and socio-economic developments induce land-use changes with potentially
negative impacts on human well-being. To counteract undesired developments, a profound …

Landscape is recognised to be an important asset for people's quality of life and people and
the landscape interact in multiple and complex ways. Both in science and policy, this …

Context The reasons for recent landscape change in the European countryside are complex
and poorly substantiated. Identification of drivers of landscape transition and assessment of …

A key aspect of town planning, landscape planning and landscape architecture is to identify
and then use the distinctive features and characteristics of space, place and landscape to …

Context In recent years, rural landscapes have played an increasingly important role in the
fields of tourism, cultural heritage and ecology. Rural landscape research (RLR), which is …

Urbanization and agricultural intensification are the main drivers of biodiversity losses
through multiple stressors, especially habitat fragmentation, isolation and loss. Designing …

European rural landscapes as we experience them today are the result of ongoing
processes and interactions between nature and society. These are changing fast: the future …

In the context of the peripheral European rural landscapes, the role of the urban population,
generally referred to as the 'outsiders', has shown to be influential in the dynamics of rural …

Agribusiness enterprises link rural landscapes to global and regional markets. The nature of
these business–landscape relationships is vital to the sustainability transition. Decisions by …

Context Agricultural landscapes across the southeastern US are typically managed with little
consideration for landscape scale ecosystem function despite potential hazards and benefits …