We examine the potential role of perennial woody food-producing species (“food trees”) in
cities in the context of urban sustainable development and propose a multifunctional …

''Sustainability''has become the word of the day and the theme of our time. The word—which
in essence means meeting the needs of the present generation without compromising the …

Landscape ecology focuses on the spatial patterns and processes of ecological and human
interactions. These patterns and processes are being altered by both changing resource …

The terms “landscape” and “landscape approach” have been increasingly applied within the
international environmental realm, with many international organizations and …

Ecosystem services are strongly influenced by the landscape configuration of natural and
human systems. So they are heterogeneous across landscapes. However lack of the …

Ecosystem-service production is strongly influenced by the landscape configuration of
natural and human systems. Ecosystem services are not only produced and consumed …

Community food production in the form of home gardening, community gardening, school
gardening, and urban farming continues to increase in popularity in many parts of the world …

Poverty is a challenge worldwide. Policy and regulations guiding anti-poverty measures for
governments, NGOs, and multilateral institutions have not considered the spatial scale effect …

The important role of spatial scale in exploring the geography of poverty as well as its policy
implications has been noticed but with limited knowledge. To improve such limited …

Dry subtropical regions (DST), originally hosting woodlands and savannas, are subject to
contrasting human pressures and land uses and different degrees of water limitation. We …