Drivers and consequences of agricultural land abandonment and its reutilisation pathways: A systematic review

YR Subedi, P Kristiansen, O Cacho - Environmental Development, 2022 - Elsevier
Agricultural land abandonment is a complex, multidimensional and non-linear global
phenomenon driven by multiple factors and with contrasting impacts on agrobiodiversity …

Transitions in European land-management regimes between 1800 and 2010

MR Jepsen, T Kuemmerle, D Müller, K Erb, PH Verburg… - Land use policy, 2015 - Elsevier
Land use is a cornerstone of human civilization, but also intrinsically linked to many global
sustainability challenges—from climate change to food security to the ongoing biodiversity …

The abandonment of traditional agricultural landscape in Slovakia–Analysis of extent and driving forces

J Lieskovský, P Bezák, J Špulerová, T Lieskovský… - Journal of rural …, 2015 - Elsevier
Traditional agricultural landscapes (TAL) in Slovakia represents a mosaic of unique small-
scale arable fields and permanent agricultural cultivations such as grasslands, vineyards …

Comparing the determinants of cropland abandonment in Albania and Romania using boosted regression trees

D Müller, PJ Leitão, T Sikor - Agricultural systems, 2013 - Elsevier
The collapse of socialist governance structures in Central and Eastern Europe led to the
widespread abandonment of agricultural land. We estimated and compared the …

Plaggic anthrosol in modern research: Genesis, properties and carbon sequestration potential

AV Vasilchenko, AS Vasilchenko - Catena, 2024 - Elsevier
Plaggic Anthrosol are artificially created fertile soils with a high content of humus, nitrogen,
phosphorus, potassium, and trace elements, which are also have of great importance as a …

Abandonment and expansion of arable land in Europe

E Hatna, MM Bakker - Ecosystems, 2011 - Springer
Abandonment of arable land is often assumed to happen mostly in marginal areas where
the conditions for arable cultivation are relatively unfavorable, whereas arable expansion is …

Drivers of changes in agricultural intensity in Europe

C Levers, V Butsic, PH Verburg, D Müller, T Kuemmerle - Land use policy, 2016 - Elsevier
The global demand for agricultural products will increase in the 21st century, unless major
transformations in consumptive behaviour occur. To a large extent, production increases in …

Spatial determinants of abandonment of large-scale arable lands and managed grasslands in Slovakia during the periods of post-socialist transition and European …

R Pazúr, J Lieskovský, J Feranec, J Oťaheľ - Applied Geography, 2014 - Elsevier
Agricultural land abandonment represents one of the most significant processes affecting
today's European landscapes. This process occurs more intensively in the post-socialist …

Essential fragmentation metrics for agricultural policies: Linking landscape pattern, ecosystem service and land use management in urbanizing China

L Wei, Y Luo, M Wang, S Su, J Pi, G Li - Agricultural Systems, 2020 - Elsevier
Fragmentation, as one of the most distinct characteristics of agricultural landscapes
worldwide, has resulted in a diversity of ecological consequences. It remains as a gap in the …

Abandonment and recultivation of agricultural lands in Slovakia—patterns and determinants from the past to the future

R Pazúr, J Lieskovský, M Bürgi, D Müller, T Lieskovský… - Land, 2020 - mdpi.com
Central and Eastern Europe has experienced fundamental land use changes since the
collapse of socialism around 1990. We analyzed the patterns and determinants of …