Land abandonment is a process widespread in many regions of the world as a
consequence of socio-economic conditions and changes on the use of land. Research has …

A dietary shift towards reduced meat consumption is an efficient strategy for countering
biodiversity loss and climate change in regions (developed and transition countries) where …

Abstract Changes in land systems generate many sustainability challenges. Identifying more
sustainable land-use alternatives requires solid theoretical foundations on the causes of …

To date land-change science has devoted little attention to spatial policy and planning in
urban landscapes despite the widely accepted premise that planning affects urban land …

Land is a natural resource that humans have utilized for life and various activities. Land
use/land cover change (LULCC) has been of great concern to many countries over the …

Over the past decades, landscapes worldwide have experienced changes (eg, urbanization,
agricultural intensification, expansion of renewable energy uses) at magnitudes that put their …

Land systems are the result of human interactions with the natural environment.
Understanding the drivers, state, trends and impacts of different land systems on social and …

Agricultural land use in Europe has changed considerably in the last decades. However, our
understanding of agricultural land use changes, especially changes in land use intensity, is …

Rural populations around the world rely on small-scale farming and other uses of land and
natural resources, which are often governed by customary, traditional, and indigenous …

The 'Anthropocene'concept provides a conceptual framework that encapsulates the current
global situation in which society has an ever-greater dominating influence on Earth System …