IMPLICATION OF FARMING CULTURE CHANGES ON FARMHOUSES IN NGADAS VILLAGE

People in Ngadas Village have enough time to live in their fields. Therefore, the community build farmhouses to help farming activities. However, as an agricultural landscape, cultivation in Ngadas Village has various dynamics. Changes that occur in the agricultural landscape can be traced through agricultural features formed by the type of agricultural land use. In addition, it can be traced through cultural features that are the result of interactions between human activities and the environment such as farms. Therefore, this study aims to find out the implications of agricultural features on cultural features, especially space in house-fields. The in-depth interview and observation methods were conducted to identify, then the data obtained were analyzed by synchronous and diachronic methods. So, the changes that occur can be determined descriptively. The results of the study show that the culture of shifting cultivation that has become permanent causes the fields to develop along with the changes in the plants planted, the addition of activities and intensity of plant care. More fixed location of the farm more developed and permanent houses has been built. More activities carried out in the fields and the higher the intensity of plant care, the wider and more space needed for the fields.

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IMPLICATION OF FARMING CULTURAL CHANGES ON FARMHOUSES IN NGADAS VILLAGE

International Journal on Livable Space ◽

10.25105/livas.v4i1.4874 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 4 (1) ◽

pp. 1

Author(s):

Dian Kartika Santoso ◽

Antariksa Antariksa ◽

Sri Utami

Keyword(s):

Land Use ◽

Shifting Cultivation ◽

Agricultural Landscape ◽

Agricultural Land ◽

Plant Management ◽

Agricultural Land Use ◽

Cultural Changes ◽

Observation Methods ◽

Depth Interview ◽

Cultural Features

ABSTRACTPeople in Ngadas Village have enough time to live in their fields. Therefore, the community build farmhouses to help farming activities. However, as an agricultural landscape, cultivation in Ngadas Village has various dynamics. Changes that occur in the agricultural landscape can be traced through agricultural features formed by the type of agricultural land use. In addition, it can be traced through cultural features that are the result of interactions between human activities and the environment such as farmhouses. Therefore, this study aims to find out the implications of agricultural features on cultural features, especially space in farmhouses. The in-depth interview and observation methods were conducted to identify, then the data obtained were analysed by synchronous and diachronic methods. So, the changes that occur can be determined descriptively. The results of the study show that the culture of shifting cultivation that has become permanent causes the fields to develop along with the changes in the plants that have been planted, the addition of activities and intensity of plant management. More fixed location of the farm more developed and permanent farmhouses has been built. More activities carried out in the fields and the higher intensity of plant management, the wider and more space needed for the fields.Keywords: Agrarian culture, Agricultural landscape, Farmhouses

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Crop transitions can drive economic and ecological shifts in an established farming landscape: a case study from California

10.5194/egusphere-egu21-6307 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Ariani Wartenberg ◽

Diana Moanga ◽

Matthew Potts ◽

Van Butsic

Keyword(s):

Land Use ◽

Land Use Change ◽

Agricultural Landscape ◽

Agricultural Land ◽

Temporal Dynamics ◽

The United States ◽

Agricultural Land Use ◽

Study Region ◽

Trade Offs ◽

Farming Landscapes

Meeting growing challenges to maintain food production and rural livelihoods while minimizing land degradation will require significant changes in the way existing farming landscapes are managed. A systemic understanding of the agroecological impacts of land-use change in established farming landscapes, and the identification of significant trade-offs or synergies, are crucial to inform farm management and land-use governance solutions. Here, we focus on land-use change impacts in an already established farming landscape. We investigate spatial and temporal dynamics of agricultural land-use change from 2002 to 2018, in Kern County, California. Our study region is one of the major agricultural production hotspots in the United States, and has undergone a recent agricultural land-use transition from annual to perennial cropping systems. In this study we analyzed parcel-level data documenting changes in the land-use footprint for individual crops, ranging from annual crops like wheat and cotton to perennial tree crops like almonds and pistachios. We assess how land-use change impacted ecosystem pressures and service indicators selected for their relevance in an agricultural context, including water-use, soil erosion, profit and carbon sequestration. Our results indicate no salient trade-offs or synergies among individual crops, and illustrate the possibility of limited economic-ecological trade-offs associated with a shift from annual to perennial crops in a well-established agricultural landscape. We further discuss the relevance of our findings in the context of land-ownership consolidation and changing export dynamics in the study area.

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APPLICATION OF SYSTEM DYNAMICS MODEL ON AGRICULTURAL LANDSCAPE

Proceedings of the 19th Conference for Junior Researchers „Science – Future of Lithuania“ ◽

10.3846/aainz.2016.33 ◽

2016 ◽

Author(s):

Anete Zvaigzne ◽

Andra Blumberga ◽

Saulius Vasarevičius

Keyword(s):

Land Use ◽

System Dynamics ◽

Agricultural Landscape ◽

Agricultural Land ◽

Landscape Fragmentation ◽

Agricultural Landscapes ◽

Environmental Indicators ◽

Agricultural Land Use ◽

System Dynamics Model ◽

Dynamics Model

Agricultural land comprises an important share of the total terrestrial land. Therefore it plays a crucial role in the health of the so-called foundation of all types of ecosystem services – biodiversity. This research aims at providing a tool for evaluating the state of biodiversity in an agricultural landscape by using different agri-environmental indicators. A system dynamics model is built that encloses agricultural land use parameters, agricultural land use intensity, landscape fragmentation patterns, crop diversity and other aspects that have an important effect on biodiversity in agricultural landscapes. This research is an attempt to use information available for public to assess the degree to which agricultural landscape may benefit from landscape greening activities, changes in crop management activities etc. At the end of this research landscape biodiversity of an intensive farming region in Latvia (Bauska district) will be evaluated.

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Sources, Spatial Distribution and Extent of Heavy Metals in Relation to Land Use, Lithology and Landform in Fuzhou City, China

Minerals ◽

10.3390/min11121325 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (12) ◽

pp. 1325

Author(s):

Terefe Hanchiso Sodango ◽

Xiaomei Li ◽

Jinming Sha ◽

Jiali Shang ◽

Zhongcong Bao

Keyword(s):

Heavy Metals ◽

Heavy Metal ◽

Land Use ◽

Spatial Distribution ◽

Human Activities ◽

Agricultural Land ◽

Total Carbon ◽

Agricultural Land Use ◽

Positive Correlations ◽

Cu And Zn

Assessing the spatial distribution of soil heavy metals in urban areas in relation to land use, lithology and landform may provide insights for soil quality monitoring. This study evaluated the spatial distribution, the sources and the extent of heavy metal(loid)s in the topsoil of Fuzhou city, China. A combination of GIS and multivariate approaches was used to determine the spatial distribution and the sources of heavy metals. Additionally, analysis of variance was used to determine the variability of selected heavy metals across land use, landform, and lithology. The result show that the mean concentrations of Cd, Zn, As and Pb were higher than background values. Most of the heavy metals had significant correlations with each other. In particular, V and Fe (0.84 at p < 0.01) and Ni and Cr (0.74 at p < 0.01) had strong correlations, while Cu and Fe (0.68 at p < 0.01), Cu and V (0.63 at p < 0.01), Cu and Co (0.52 at p < 0.01), Zn and Ni (0.51 at p < 0.01), Co and Fe (0.54 at p < 0.01), and Cu and Zn (0.55 at p < 0.01) had moderate correlations. Arsenic, Cu, and Zn had significant positive correlations with total nitrogen (TN). Similarly, arsenic, Zn and Cr had positive correlations with total carbon (TC), while Co had negative correlations with TN and TC at p < 0.01. The peak values for Cr, Ni, Pb, Mn, and Zn were observed in the intensively urbanized central and eastern parts of the study area, suggesting that the main sources might be anthropogenic activities. Agricultural land use had the highest content of Cd, which may be attributed to the historical long-term application of agrochemicals in the area. Additionally, its content was significantly higher in agricultural land use with shale lithology, implying that shale lithology was a key geogenic source for Cd of soils in the study area. Pb content was affected by urban land use, which may be attributed to intensive human activities such as emissions from vehicles, industrial effluents, mining activities, and other discharges. The results show the high spatial variability of heavy metal(loid)s, implying that the soils in the study area were highly influenced by both geogenic variability and human activities. Moreover, land use and lithology had significant impacts on the variability of Cd, As and Pb. Sustainable agricultural practices and urban management are recommended to sustain the eco-environment of coastal city.

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Socio-Economic Consequences of Agricultural Land Use Change in Tarai of Nawalparasi District

The Third Pole Journal of Geography Education ◽

10.3126/ttp.v18i0.27991 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 21-34

Author(s):

Bhola Nath Dhakal

Keyword(s):

Land Use ◽

Land Use Change ◽

Agricultural Land ◽

Group Discussion ◽

Economic Consequences ◽

Primary Data ◽

Agricultural Land Use ◽

Social Lives ◽

Secondary Sources ◽

Observation Methods

Changes in agricultural land use have a profound impact on the personal, family and social lives of people living in rural as well as semi-urban communities. The main objective of this paper is to explore socio-economic consequences of agricultural land use change during 2005/06 to 2015/16 in Nawalparasi District. This paper is based on collected primary data through household questionnaire survey, Focus Group Discussion (FGD), Key Informant Interview (KII) and field observation methods. Secondary sources of data through published and unpublished government documents, topographic and cadastral maps, and satellite images have been used in this study. Loss of cropping land and decreasing productivity, land fragmentation and increasing cost of inputs, changes in food security, increasing the land value, housing and rental cost, change in occupation, sources of income and expenditure and implementation of intensification and diversification strategies are the major consequences found in the study sites.

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Avian Population Trends Within the Evolving Agricultural Landscape of Eastern and Central United States

The Auk ◽

10.1093/auk/120.1.20 ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 120 (1) ◽

pp. 20-34

Author(s):

Michael T. Murphy

Keyword(s):

Land Use ◽

Cover Crops ◽

Agricultural Landscape ◽

Agricultural Land ◽

Grassland Birds ◽

Population Trends ◽

Agricultural Land Use ◽

Long Distance ◽

Shrub Species ◽

The Past

Abstract State-level Breeding Bird Survey (1980–1998) and U.S. Department of Agriculture statistics were used to test the hypothesis that changes in agricultural land use within the eastern and central U.S. have driven population trends of grassland and shrub habitat birds over the past two decades. The degree to which population trends differed between grassland and shrub habitats was evaluated with respect to migratory and nesting behavior. Grassland birds declined significantly between 1980 and 1999, but, on average, shrub habitat species did not. Grassland-breeding, long-distance migrants exhibited the strongest negative trends. Most species (78%; n = 63) exhibited at least one significant association between population trends and changes in agricultural land use, and in most, land use “explained” 25–30% of the variation in population trends among states. Changes in the farmland landscape accounted for more of the interstate variability of population trends of short-distance migrants than of both long-distance migrants and residents, and that variability was greater in grassland than shrub species. Declines in the area of rangeland and cover crops were followed by population declines and increases, respectively, by many species. Increases of land in the Conservation Reserve Program had negative associations with population trends of some shrub species. The results indicate that grassland birds have declined strongly over the past two decades, and that regardless of migratory behavior or nesting habits, avian population trends are linked strongly to changes in agricultural land use within North America.

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