An overview of smart irrigation management for improving water productivity under climate change in drylands
Global drylands, covering about 41% of Earth's surface and inhabited by 38% of the world's
population, are facing the stark challenges of water scarcity, low water productivity, and food …
population, are facing the stark challenges of water scarcity, low water productivity, and food …
[HTML][HTML] Review of peri-urban agriculture as a regional ecosystem service
The peri‑urban area possesses mixed characteristics of rural and urban areas, ie,
agricultural, and built-up land. This review explains various themes and concepts of peri …
agricultural, and built-up land. This review explains various themes and concepts of peri …
Density matters? Settlement expansion and land degradation in Peri-urban and rural districts of Italy
R Coluzzi, L Bianchini, G Egidi, P Cudlin… - Environmental impact …, 2022 - Elsevier
Being a relatively less known driver of land vulnerability to degradation in Southern Europe,
the net impact of urban expansion on land quality depletion requires a comparative …
the net impact of urban expansion on land quality depletion requires a comparative …
Desertification risk fuels spatial polarization in 'affected'and 'unaffected'landscapes in Italy
Southern Europe is a hotspot for desertification risk because of the intimate impact of soil
deterioration, landscape transformations, rising human pressure, and climate change. In this …
deterioration, landscape transformations, rising human pressure, and climate change. In this …
Prediction of land use changes at a metropolitan city using integrated cellular automata: past and future
In the cities of developing countries like India, rapid and uncontrolled urbanization has been
taking place due to continuous population growth in last few decades. As a result, land …
taking place due to continuous population growth in last few decades. As a result, land …
Multi-decadal assessment of soil loss in a Mediterranean region characterized by contrasting local climates
Soil erosion is one of the most widespread soil degradation phenomena worldwide.
Mediterranean landscapes, due to some peculiar characteristics, such as fragility of soils …
Mediterranean landscapes, due to some peculiar characteristics, such as fragility of soils …
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 …
current models of urban growth. Empirical evidence is increasingly required to inform …
Modeling spatio-temporal divergence in land vulnerability to desertification with local regressions
Taken as a classical issue in applied economics, the notion of 'convergence'is based on the
concept of path dependence, ie, from the previous trajectory undertaken by the system …
concept of path dependence, ie, from the previous trajectory undertaken by the system …
Analysis of the effect of soil erosion in abandoned agricultural areas: the case of NE area of Basilicata region (southern Italy)
Land abandonment is among the most complex la nd use change processes driven by a
multiplicity of anthropogenic and natural factors, such as agricultural over-exploitation …
multiplicity of anthropogenic and natural factors, such as agricultural over-exploitation …
Delineating the intrinsic, long-term path of land degradation: A spatially explicit transition matrix for Italy, 1960–2010
L Pace, V Imbrenda, M Lanfredi, P Cudlín… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Vulnerability to land degradation in southern Europe has increased substantially in the last
decades because of climate and land-use change, soil deterioration, and rising human …
decades because of climate and land-use change, soil deterioration, and rising human …