For thousands of years, terracing has been one of the most important systems for preventing
soil erosion, conserving water, and increasing agricultural production. Despite having a long …

Traditional cultivation terraces are one of the most ancient and conspicuous agricultural
landscapes in mountain and hilly regions of the Mediterranean basin. Spreading out from …

Agricultural landscapes cultivated in hilly and mountainous areas, often with terracing
practice, could represent for some regions historical heritages and cultural ecosystem …

Understanding the evolution of sediment connectivity associated with different land use and
topographic changes is a prerequisite for a better understanding of sediment budgets and …

During 25 October 2011, an extremely intense rainfall event occurred in Eastern Liguria and
Northern Tuscany. Severe damages were registered in the Monterosso and Vernazza …

The Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS) program, promoted by the
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), recognizes the multifunctional role of agricultural …

Terraces and lynchets are ubiquitous worldwide and can provide increasingly important
Ecosystem Services (ESs), which may be able to mitigate aspects of climate change. They …

Italian dry-stone wall terracing represents one of the most iconic features of agricultural
landscapes across Europe, with sites listed among UNESCO World Heritage Sites and FAO …

In recent decades, the dynamics of global change in developed countries has led to
significant alterations in the hydrological and sediment dynamics of terraced land …

A better understanding of preferential water flow is important because water-related crises,
ie, water scarcity and security, are strongly associated with water retention rates in different …