A diagnostic framework for assessing land-use change impacts on landscape pattern and character–A case-study from the Douro region, Portugal

A Medeiros, C Fernandes, JF Gonçalves… - Landscape and Urban …, 2022 - Elsevier
Mediterranean rural landscapes are experiencing multiple changes which imperil the
preservation of landscape pattern and character. Despite the abundance of land-use …

[HTML][HTML] Drivers of irrigated olive grove expansion in Mediterranean landscapes and associated biodiversity impacts

R Morgado, PF Ribeiro, JL Santos, F Rego… - Landscape and Urban …, 2022 - Elsevier
Over the last 30 years, olive farming has experienced a fast and large-scale intensification
process across its Mediterranean range, that is reshaping Mediterranean farmland …

Spatio-temporal dynamic of the land use/cover change and scenario simulation in the southeast coastal shelterbelt system construction project region of China

S Bao, F Yang - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
The National Coastal Shelterbelt System Construction Project (NCSSCP) was proposed to
increase the afforestation area and neutralize the impact of urbanization, especially in the …

[HTML][HTML] Agricultural land abandonment linked to pipe collapse and gully development: Reconstruction from archival SfM and LiDAR datasets

M Llena, S Carreras, A Bernatek-Jakiel, A Ollero… - Geoderma, 2024 - Elsevier
Land use and land cover changes such as agricultural land abandonment along with soil
erosion are perceived to be important factors that add to land degradation worldwide. In this …

Mapping and assessment of ecosystem health in the Vilnius functional zone (Lithuania)

M Das, M Inácio, A Das, D Barcelo, P Pereira - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Urban expansion is a global phenomenon that impacts biodiversity loss and climate change.
Soil sealing increases land degradation and the ecosystem services supply. This …

Biocultural conservation systems in the Mediterranean region: the role of values, rules, and knowledge

T Plieninger, Y Abunnasr, U D'Ambrosio, T Guo… - Sustainability …, 2023 - Springer
Abstract The Mediterranean Basin is a global biodiversity hotspot, but formal conservation
approaches have not been wholly effective to halt species and ecosystem losses in this …

Reduced grazing and changes in the area of agroforestry in Europe

J Rubio-Delgado, S Schnabel, PJ Burgess… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Agroforestry integrates woody vegetation with crop and/or livestock production to benefit
from the ecological and economic interactions. The objective of this paper is to …

Stakeholder-Driven Policies and Scenarios of Land System Change and Environmental Impacts: A Case Study of Owyhee County, Idaho, United States

L Huang, D Cronan, A Kliskey - Sustainability, 2024 - mdpi.com
While stakeholder-driven approaches have been increasingly used in scenario modeling,
previous studies have mostly focused on the qualitative elements, eg, narratives and policy …

[HTML][HTML] Farmland expansion and intensification do not foster local food self-sufficiency. Insights from the Mediterranean area

ES Sanz, C Napoléone, M Debolini, D Martinetti… - Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Bridging the gap between the micro and the macro scale in modelling food security to inform
context-specific regionalised policies remains a major scientific challenge. A better …

Do traditional livestock systems fit into contemporary landscapes? Integrating social perceptions and values on landscape change

P Acebes, Z Iglesias-González, FJ Muñoz-Galvez - Agriculture, 2021 - mdpi.com
European traditional cultural landscapes are increasingly modified by rural abandonment
and urban growth processes. Acknowledged as of High Nature Value for providing multiple …