Effects of counter-urbanization on Mediterranean rural landscapes

C Herrero-Jáuregui, ED Concepción - Landscape Ecology, 2023 - Springer
Context Counter-urbanization, or the reverse migration from the city to the countryside, is a
well-known demographic trend associated with rural restructuring since the 1980s. Counter …

Monitoring land use and land cover changes due to extensive gold mining, urban expansion, and agriculture in the Pra River Basin of Ghana, 1986–2025

A Awotwi, GK Anornu… - Land degradation & …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
This study used the double cumulative curve and visual image interpretation methods for the
selection of spatiotemporal Landsat data to evaluate the land degradation by anthropogenic …

Land use change towards forests and wooded land correlates with large and frequent wildfires in Italy

D Ascoli, JV Moris, M Marchetti, L Sallustio - Annals of Silvicultural …, 2021 - iris.unito.it
It is commonly believed that wildfires in southern Europe have been favored by the
encroachment of flammable vegetation on cultivated and grazed areas no longer managed …

Toward a dualistic growth? Population increase and land-use change in Rome, Italy

L Bianchini, G Egidi, A Alhuseen, A Sateriano… - Land, 2021 - mdpi.com
The spatial mismatch between population growth and settlement expansion is at the base of
current models of urban growth. Empirical evidence is increasingly required to inform …

Features of architectural landscape fragmentation in traditional villages in Western Hunan, China

C Zeng, P Liu, L Huang, S Feng, Y Li - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
With rapid industrialization and urbanization in China, inadequate preservation of traditional
architecture coupled with natural deterioration have led to the fragmentation of architectural …

Understanding driving forces and implications associated with the land use and land cover changes in Portugal

BM Meneses, E Reis, S Pereira, MJ Vale, R Reis - Sustainability, 2017 - mdpi.com
Understanding the processes of land use and land cover changes (LUCC) and the
associated driving forces is important for achieving sustainable development. This paper …

Fine-scale spatial genetic structure and dispersal among Italian smooth newt populations in a rural landscape

V Buono, AM Bissattini, F Davoli, C Mengoni… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Amphibians are particularly sensitive to habitat loss and fragmentation caused by the
intensification and modernization of farming occurring in the second half of the twentieth …

Safeguarding natural and cultural heritage on Etruscan tombs (La Banditaccia, Cerveteri, Italy)

G Caneva, F Benelli, F Bartoli, E Cicinelli - Rendiconti Lincei. Scienze …, 2018 - Springer
Archaeological sites can represent a refuge for plant and animal species, protecting them
from the pressures of urbanisation. However, sometimes these environmental resources can …

Land use and cover change (LUCC) and migration in Sukoharjo, Indonesia

AP Yogi, BR Samudro, AM Soesilo… - International Journal of …, 2022 - emerald.com
Purpose This study aims to provide descriptive analysis on urbanization pattern in
Sukoharjo Regency and also its correlation to land use and cover change (LUCC) issue …

Socio-economic drivers, land cover changes and the dynamics of rural settlements: Mt. Matese area (Italy)

MB Forleo, V Giaccio, A Giannelli, L Mastronardi… - European …, 2017 - sciendo.com
The paper elaborates on the relationship between land cover changes and transformation
drivers, by analysing the dynamics that took place between 1990 and 2010 in Mt. Matese …