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Local tourism experiences at World Heritage rice terrace sites in China: A comparative study of Hani Terraces and Longji Terraces. [PDF]
PLoS ONERice terraces, as quintessential cultural landscapes shaped by long-term human-land interactions, embody productive, ecological, and cultural value while evolving into significant rural tourism destinations.
Zhen Yang, Ming Liu, Longyi Cai
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Earth, 2021 Terraced farming play several roles, from improving ecosystem services to enhancing associated population livelihoods. In this study, we were interested in evaluating the roles of mountain terraces in controlling floods and erosion risks, in particular ...
Modeste Meliho +3 more
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Dating Agricultural Terraces in the Mediterranean Using Luminescence: Recent Progress and Challenges
Land, 2023 Agricultural terraces provide farmers in hilly landscapes with effective ways to increase the area available for crops. They mitigate the risks of soil erosion and promote crop productivity by slowing surface water runoff and retaining moisture.
Aayush Srivastava +4 more
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International Soil and Water Conservation ResearchMarginalization and abandonment of paddy terraces are widespread, but their effects on the sustainability of subsequent agricultural production are still unknown.
Ming Wang +5 more
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European agricultural terraces and lynchets: from archaeological theory to heritage management [PDF]
World Archaeology, 2020 Antony G. Brown +2 more
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The Sound of Drystones: A Novel Hot-Spot of Ecoacoustics Research
Earth, 2022 Drystone terraces offer a series of ecosystem services including both biological and cultural benefits. The aesthetic contribution towards the landscape and the increase in biodiversity levels, constitute drystone terraces and other similar constructions,
Maria Minioti +3 more
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Moravian Geographical Reports, 2017 The cadastral district of Horný Tisovník represents a traditionally managed Carpathian mountain agricultural landscape with extensive terraces. It was historically governed by two counties with different feudal economic systems - agricultural and ...
Slámová Martina +3 more
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Ilmu Pertanian (Agricultural Science), 2022 Improper soil management inland with steep slopes is one of the causes of decreased agricultural productivity in hilly areas. The use of terraces on steep slopes is considered effective in preventing erosion.
Rofita Rofita +3 more
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El Hornero, 2008 Birds play several roles in agricultural lands and respond to habitat heterogeneity within the agricultural landscape. Agricultural intensification in Argentina has increased the sown area, mainly with soybean, fragmenting landscapes in the pampas and ...
Andrea P. Goijman +1 more
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Land, 2023 Broad-base agricultural terraces can be difficult to delineate in flat landscapes, particularly when covered by crops, due to subtle changes in elevation over relatively wide distances.
Hans Edwin Winzeler +4 more
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