Based on a comprehensive analysis of key definitions of Green Infrastructure (GI) and their
conceptual evolution, we present a review of current GI map** approaches at multiple …

Peri-urban areas around urban agglomerations in Europe and elsewhere have been subject
to agricultural and land use research for the past three decades. The manner in which …

The concept of ecosystem services is an approach widely discussed to clarify and to assess
the dependence of human society on ecosystems and landscapes. In order to better …

Optimizing and controlling territorial space have become national strategic issues for China.
However, urban-agricultural-ecological functions have serious conflicts in karst areas …

The capacity of a landscape or ecosystem to provide multiple socio-economic and
ecological benefits to society is referred to as multifunctionality. While this topic is receiving …

Global economic change and policy interventions are driving transitions from long-fallow
swidden (LFS) systems to alternative land uses in Southeast Asia's uplands. This study …

Understanding the relationships among multiple land use functions (LUFs) and their
influencing factors is conducive to optimizing land spatial patterns and promoting land use …

The dramatic changes in land use observed in Europe in the last fifty years have generally
resulted in improvement of human welfare and economic development. On the other hand …

We have proposed a framework for transforming landscapes to improve performance by
integrating ecological principles into landscape design. This effort would focus on the …

The opportunity exists to improve intensively managed landscapes (urban and agricultural
areas dominated by human activities) through greater engagement of ecologists in the …