The article presents a synthetic analysis of the most pressing challenges associated with
food security in the context of changes induced by global development and the generated …

Through a systematic review of scientific literature, we investigate the nature and the
contents of vulnerability research in rural Spain. The studies reviewed (n= 137) are unevenly …

Monitoring landscapes in times of climate change patterns is a crucial issue, moreover, in
the analyzed Mediterranean area, one of the major global candidates to develop land …

Fertilizers stand at the base of current agricultural practices, providing the nutrient
sustainment required for growing plants. Most fertilizers are synthetic chemicals, whose …

Aiming at the current isolated, static protection method of traditional villages, a
comprehensive evaluation system for the living protection of traditional villages has been …

Achieving zero land degradation neutrality in Aeolian Desertified Land (ADL) is a
challenging task that requires continuous scientific understanding and technical efforts to …

Soil erosion is one of the major natural risk factors for developing high-value crops and an
accurate estimation of spatial distribution and rates of soil degradation can be crucial to …

This research aims to assess the impacts of soil use management on runoff, soil losses, and
their main soil controls in vegetable cropland (CROP), tilled olives (OT), and grass-covered …

Agriculture is the main and, in some cases, the only, source of income and employment in
rural areas. The change in the conditions under which agriculture is practiced has various …

Wildfires are key drivers of land use/land cover (LULC) dynamics by burning vegetation and
affecting human infrastructure. On the contrary, LULC changes (LULCCs) may affect the fire …