Farmland abandonment is a major problem in parts of Europe, particularly in mountain
areas and semiarid environments. In such places, farmland abandonment represents a …

Background and aims In the last decades, large areas undergo a revegetation process as a
result of land abandonment, producing significant environmental and landscape impacts. In …

Humans have altered land cover for centuries, and land-cover change is a main component
of global change. Land use transition trajectories, such as the forest transition theory (ie …

The Carpathians are the longest mountain range in Europe and a geographic barrier
between Central Europe, Eastern Europe, and the Balkans. To investigate the climate of the …

Given the global intensification of forest management and climate change, protecting and
studying forests that develop free of direct human intervention—also known as primary …

The crucial importance of land cover and use changes, components of the 'global changes',
for the worldwide sustainable and resilient development results from their negative influence …

Abstract The Carpathian Mountains Region (CMR) lies over parts of the territories of seven
Central and Southeastern European countries, and the mountain chain induces major …

Studying green urban infrastructure is important because of its ecosystem services,
contributing to the welfare and comfort of citizens, mitigation of climate changes, and …

The development of sustainable transport is a key challenge in societies where there is an
accelerated need for socio-economic development. This is the case for seven countries from …

Abstract The Carpathian Mountains region cover areas from seven countries of central and
southeastern Europe, the mountain chain having major regional influences on the temperate …