International policies and guidelines often highlight the divide between 'nature'and
'heritage'in landscape management, and the weakness of monodisciplinary approaches …

Throughout the Western provinces of the Roman Empire, greater economic and political
connectivity had a major impact on agricultural production, which grew in scale and …

Pre-adaptation to anthropogenic disturbance is broadly considered key for plant invasion
success. Nevertheless, empirical evidence remains scarce and fragmentary, given the …

Fluvial environments represent complex human-water systems, as floodplains have always
been among the most suitable environments for human subsistence. In this paper, we …

Historic agricultural practices have played a dominant role in shaping landscapes, creating
a heritage which must be understood and conserved from the perspective of sustainable …

This paper proposes to improve the information provided by biological indicators from
sedimentary archives by integrating biomolecular techniques and botanical skills. This study …

Alluvial plains represent preferable areas for human settling for their suitability to agriculture
activities, and many studies strengthen the interpretation of floodplains as complex human …

Historical documents represent a significant part of the world cultural heritage and need to
be preserved from physical deformation due to ageing. The restoration of fragile documents …

ABSTRACT The Upper Rhone Valley (Valais, Switzerland) has been heavily modified over
the past 200 years by human activity and natural processes. A qualitative analysis of the …

The interaction between geomorphological processes and anthropogenic activities
produces an impressive association of geomorphological and archaeological heritage in …