Land snails benefit from human alterations in rural landscapes and habitats
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2017 at "Ecosphere"
DOI: 10.1002/ecs2.1874
Abstract: Metapopulation functioning in the context of landscape and habitat structure is generally well understood. However, in human-transformed landscapes, human disturbance may affect not only a species of interest but also biotic interactions in which that… read more here.
Keywords: habitat; human disturbance; landscape; abundance ... See more keywords
Horsification: Embodied gentrification in rural landscapes
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2021 at "Geoforum"
DOI: 10.1016/j.geoforum.2021.07.020
Abstract: Abstract In this paper, I consider the role of animals in gentrification processes, developing a conceptualisation of ‘horsification’: the proliferation of horses within a locale, resulting directly from (human) residential migration. Horses are a highly… read more here.
Keywords: horsification embodied; embodied gentrification; horsification; gentrification ... See more keywords
Ecosystem services of tree windbreaks in rural landscapes—a systematic review
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2021 at "Environmental Research Letters"
DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/ac1d0d
Abstract: Windbreaks are key structural elements in the rural environment and affect the functionality of landscapes in multiple ways. A broad interdisciplinary view on these functions lacks in scientific literature and common knowledge. This led to… read more here.
Keywords: services tree; tree windbreaks; review; ecosystem services ... See more keywords
Research on the Resilience Assessment of Rural Landscapes in the Context of Karst Rocky Desertification Control: A Case Study of Fanhua Village in Guizhou Province
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2023 at "Forests"
DOI: 10.3390/f14040733
Abstract: The ecological rehabilitation project has greatly curbed the serious problem of karst rocky desertification (KRD) in southern China and significantly changed the ecological environment and landscape pattern of the karst rocky desertification control areas (KRDCA).… read more here.
Keywords: resilience; rural landscapes; karst rocky; landscape ... See more keywords
Rural Landscapes—Challenges and Solutions to Landscape Governance
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2020 at "Land"
DOI: 10.3390/land9120521
Abstract: Rural landscape dynamics are challenging existing policy regimes for a number of reasons and new approaches to landscape governance are needed [...] read more here.
Keywords: challenges solutions; landscapes challenges; landscape governance; solutions landscape ... See more keywords
Historic Rural Landscapes: Sustainable Planning Strategies and Action Criteria. The Italian Experience in the Global and European Context
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2018 at "Sustainability"
DOI: 10.3390/su10113834
Abstract: This paper focuses on the historic and cultural dimension of landscape, in relation to the holistic and dynamic approach today required in landscape research. In this direction, the Authors investigate the present role played by… read more here.
Keywords: historic rural; global european; action criteria; landscape ... See more keywords
Does Adding Local Tree Elements into Dwellings Enhance Individuals’ Homesickness? Scenario-Visualisation for Developing Sustainable Rural Landscapes
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2018 at "Sustainability"
DOI: 10.3390/su10113943
Abstract: Rural residential settings are important elements of livable and sustainable rural areas across the world. Enhancing people’s attachment to these landscapes through fostering feelings of homesickness could help in the pursuit of better rural residential… read more here.
Keywords: response; adding local; landscape; sustainable rural ... See more keywords