Multi-scale assessment and spatial modelling of agricultural land abandonment in a European peripheral region: Galicia (Spain), 1956–2004

2012 ◽  
Vol 29 (3) ◽  
pp. 493-501 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Corbelle-Rico ◽  
R. Crecente-Maseda ◽  
I. Santé-Riveira
Keyword(s):  
Agricultural Land ◽  
Spatial Modelling ◽  
Peripheral Region ◽  
Land Abandonment ◽  
Multi Scale ◽  
Scale Assessment

scholarly journals An Assessment and Spatial Modelling of Agricultural Land Abandonment in Spain (2015–2030)

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 560 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carolina Perpiña Castillo ◽  
Eloína Coll Aliaga ◽  
Carlo Lavalle ◽  
José Carlos Martínez Llario
Keyword(s):  
Agricultural Land ◽  
Natura 2000 ◽  
Spatial Modelling ◽  
Land Abandonment ◽  
Research Centre ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Northern Spain ◽  
Joint Research ◽  
Protection Measures ◽  
High Nature Value Farmland

This article presents a study based on the outputs from the LUISA Territorial modelling platform (Joint Research Centre of the European Commission) focused on regional and local future projections of land abandonment between 2015 and 2030. Spain is taken as representative of one of the countries highly affected by agricultural land abandonment in the European Union. The most relevant factors driving land abandonment (biophysical, agroeconomics, farm structure and demographic) are described and mapped. Results from the analysis reveal that the Galicia region, northern Spain (Asturias, Cantabria, Gipuzkoa, Bizkaia), north-eastern Spain (Aragón region), central Pyrenees/Ebro basin (Huesca, Navarra, Lleida) and south-eastern Spain (Murcia, Almería, Alicante, Málaga) are expected to undergo important abandonment processes. The study also concludes that land abandonment within mountainous, high nature value farmland and Natura 2000 areas is lower compared to the outside area without conservation and protection measures.

Multi-scale assessment of pollination of Lotus corniculatus (L.) in a peri-urban fringe

2013 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 195-203 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vincent Pellissier ◽  
Noëlie Maurel ◽  
Nathalie Machon
Keyword(s):  
Lotus Corniculatus ◽  
Urban Fringe ◽  
Multi Scale ◽  
Scale Assessment

scholarly journals Multi-scale assessment of human-induced changes to Amazonian instream habitats

2016 ◽  
Vol 31 (8) ◽  
pp. 1725-1745 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cecília G. Leal ◽  
Paulo S. Pompeu ◽  
Toby A. Gardner ◽  
Rafael P. Leitão ◽  
Robert M. Hughes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Multi Scale ◽  
Scale Assessment ◽  
Induced Changes

scholarly journals Agricultural Land Abandonment and Farmers’ Perceptions of Land Use Change in the Indus Plains of Pakistan: A Case Study of Sindh Province

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (17) ◽  
pp. 4663
Author(s):  
Habibullah Rajpar ◽  
Anlu Zhang ◽  
Amar Razzaq ◽  
Khalid Mehmood ◽  
Maula Bux Pirzado ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Land Use Change ◽  
Survey Data ◽  
Agricultural Land ◽  
Environmental Changes ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Land Abandonment ◽  
Agricultural Lands ◽  
Sindh Province ◽  
The Government

Agriculture is the mainstay of Pakistan’s economy. However, it has been noticed that farmers are increasingly giving up agriculture in favor of non-agricultural activities. This study was conducted in the Khairpur district of Sindh province, which is part of the Indus Plains in Pakistan. The main purpose of the study was to investigate the current and future land use change (LUC) trends and to study farmers’ perceptions of the causes and consequences of LUC and agricultural land abandonment (ALA) in the study area. The study used field survey data and secondary data obtained from the government sources. The results show that agricultural land in the region has decreased by about 9% in the past two decades. Survey data analysis confirms this because more than 80% of farmers believe that agricultural land in the area has declined over time. In addition, farmers believe that socioeconomic and environmental changes are the main reasons for LUC and ALA. We used a logistic regression model to determine the factors that influence farmers’ decisions to sell agricultural land for other uses. The results show that the age, income, land ownership, farm inheritance by successors, social networks and lack of basic facilities in the study area are the main determinants of farmers’ decisions to sell agricultural lands. In particular, farmers’ integration into the social network and their belief that the farm will be inherited by heirs reduces the possibility of selling land. As for the consequences of LUC and ALA, the results indicate that farmland prices, weeds infestation, urban diffusion, and pressure on existing infrastructure have increased in the study area. In addition, the results show that the prospects of farming in the area remain grim as most farmers indicated that they were willing to abandon agricultural lands in favor of other revenue generation activities. The study suggests that policymakers should pay close attention to controlling rapid LUC and ALA to keep lands green.

scholarly journals No evidence of increased fire risk due to agricultural land abandonment in Sardinia (Italy)

2012 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. 1333-1336 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Ricotta ◽  
D. Guglietta ◽  
A. Migliozzi
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Agricultural Land ◽  
Plant Biomass ◽  
Fire Hazard ◽  
Fire Behavior ◽  
Land Abandonment ◽  
Fuel Load ◽  
Short Paper ◽  
Ignition Probability ◽  
Fire Ignition

Abstract. Different land cover types are related to different levels of fire hazard through their vegetation structure and fuel load composition. Therefore, understanding the relationships between landscape changes and fire behavior is of crucial importance for developing adequate fire fighting and fire prevention strategies for a changing world. In the last decades the abandonment of agricultural lands and pastoral activities has been the major driver of landscape transformations in Mediterranean Europe. As agricultural land abandonment typically promotes an increase in plant biomass (fuel load), a number of authors argue that vegetation succession in abandoned fields and pastures is expected to increase fire hazard. In this short paper, based on 28 493 fires in Sardinia (Italy) in the period 2001–2010, we show that there is no evidence of increased probability of fire ignition in abandoned rural areas. To the contrary, in Sardinia the decreased human impact associated with agricultural land abandonment leads to a statistically significant decrease of fire ignition probability.

Multi-Scale Assessment of Cr Contamination Levels in SOFC Cathode Environment

2019 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 2001-2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Andreas Schuler ◽  
Albert J. Schuler ◽  
Zacharie Wuillemin ◽  
Aïcha Hessler-Wyser ◽  
Christian Ludwig ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sofc Cathode ◽  
Multi Scale ◽  
Scale Assessment ◽  
Contamination Levels ◽  
Cr Contamination
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