Drivers and consequences of agricultural land abandonment and its reutilisation pathways: A systematic review

YR Subedi, P Kristiansen, O Cacho - Environmental Development, 2022 - Elsevier
Agricultural land abandonment is a complex, multidimensional and non-linear global
phenomenon driven by multiple factors and with contrasting impacts on agrobiodiversity …

Hydro-geomorphological consequences of the abandonment of agricultural terraces in the Mediterranean region: Key controlling factors and landscape stability …

M Moreno-de-las-Heras, F Lindenberger, J Latron… - Geomorphology, 2019 - Elsevier
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 …

Machine learning ensemble modelling as a tool to improve landslide susceptibility mapping reliability

M Di Napoli, F Carotenuto, A Cevasco, P Confuorto… - Landslides, 2020 - Springer
Statistical landslide susceptibility mapping is a topic in complete and constant evolution,
especially since the introduction of machine learning (ML) methods. A new methodological …

GIS-based landslide susceptibility mapping for land use planning and risk assessment

A Roccati, G Paliaga, F Luino, F Faccini, L Turconi - Land, 2021 - mdpi.com
Landslide susceptibility mapping is essential for a suitable land use managing and risk
assessment. In this work a GIS-based approach has been proposed to map landslide …

GIS-based soil erosion modelling under various steep-slope vineyard practices

A Pijl, LEH Reuter, E Quarella, TA Vogel, P Tarolli - Catena, 2020 - Elsevier
Soil erosion can cause a progressive degradation of hillslopes, especially in steep-slope
agricultural landscapes. In this study, the formation of spatial erosion patterns was evaluated …

Soil erosion as an environmental concern in vineyards: The case study of Celler del Roure, Eastern Spain, by means of rainfall simulation experiments

J Rodrigo-Comino, S Keesstra, A Cerdà - Beverages, 2018 - mdpi.com
Soil erosion in vineyards is considered as an environmental concern as it depletes soil
fertility and causes damage in the fields and downstream. High soil and water losses …

Shrub clearing and extensive livestock as a strategy for enhancing ecosystem services in degraded Mediterranean mid-mountain areas

T Lasanta, M Cortijos-López, MP Errea, M Llena… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Land abandonment in the Mediterranean mountains since the 20th century has led to a
reduction of ecosystem services, due to revegetation and homogenization of the landscape …

Terraced landscapes and hydrogeological risk. Effects of land abandonment in Cinque Terre (Italy) during severe rainfall events

M Agnoletti, A Errico, A Santoro, A Dani, F Preti - Sustainability, 2019 - mdpi.com
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 …

Historic rural landscapes: Sustainable planning strategies and action criteria. The Italian experience in the global and European context

S Di Fazio, G Modica - Sustainability, 2018 - mdpi.com
This paper focuses on the historic and cultural dimension of landscape, in relation to the
holistic and dynamic approach today required in landscape research. In this direction, the …

Multiplatform-SfM and TLS data fusion for monitoring agricultural terraces in complex topographic and landcover conditions

S Cucchiaro, DJ Fallu, H Zhang, K Walsh, K Van Oost… - Remote Sensing, 2020 - mdpi.com
Agricultural terraced landscapes, which are important historical heritage sites (eg, UNESCO
or Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS) sites) are under threat from …