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Rural landscape character: continental, national and regional appraisal

open access: yes, 2016
The increasing interest towards natural and cultural heritage as a result of the interaction between man and nature, as underlined by UNESCO, has encouraged a holistic approach to landscape conservation. Moreover, the indication of the European Landscape
DETTORI, Sandro   +2 more
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Multiple Lenses: Rural Landscape through the Eyes of Nurse Preceptors and Students

open access: yes, 2013
In a recent photovoice study, fourth year nursing students and their rural nurse preceptors provided us with photographs and commentary documenting their everyday, lived realities, from which we constructed a narrative of preceptorship in the rural ...
Grundy, Quinn   +3 more
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Design of a double-layer perforated air distribution system for greenhouses using computational fluid dynamics

open access: yesJournal of Agricultural Engineering
Single-layer perforated air ducts made of plastic films are widely used in greenhouses to control the root-zone environment of crops. However, conventional ducts often exhibit non-uniform airflow and thermal distributions along the duct length, making ...
Yerim Jo   +8 more
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Rural Landscape as Heritage: Cultural Approaches towards a World Rural Landscape Recommendation

open access: yes, 2015
Rural landscape is a high expression of people identity. This awareness is now more evident than before. On the other hand rural landscapes are threatened by huge changes due to pressures of development and increased urban population. In this context the
LAVISCIO, RAFFAELLA, SCAZZOSI, LIONELLA
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Potential of 3D Visualization for Collaborative Rural Landscape Planning with Remote Participants

open access: yes, 2018
Rural populations are aging and declining, which has reduced the capacity for rural landscape conservation. Thus, collaborative governance with non-local stakeholders is essential to foster innovative ideas by combining knowledge bases.
Kenichiro Onitsuka   +2 more
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Rural Local Landscape Perception Evaluation: Integrating Street View Images and Machine Learning

open access: yesISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information
Rural landscape perception is of great significance in understanding the emotional connection between people and rural local environments. Seeking to rectify the problem of incomplete or biased results owing to the separation of objective and subjective ...
Suning Gong   +3 more
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Resilience in rural common-pool resource management systems: towards enhancing landscape amenities using a multi-agent approach

open access: yes, 2010
Rural areas are continuously subject to changing circumstances, varying from changes in ecosystem conditions to socio-economic changes like food- and financial crises.
Westerhof, E.J.G.M.   +3 more
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Research on restorative perception mechanisms in rural landscapes based on structural equation modelling

open access: yesEcological Indicators
To alleviate the emotional stress in modern urban life, people are increasingly relying on restorative environments to retain their physical and mental well-being. The rural landscape is an underestimated potential restorative environment.
Songlin Jiang   +4 more
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Using Analytic Hierarchy Process to Examine the Success Factors of Autonomous Landscape Development in Rural Communities

open access: yes, 2017
The absence of comprehensive plans has resulted in disordered rural development and construction and a mix of new and old buildings in rural communities. Disorganized and blighted spaces have become rural landscape obstacles. After the Rural Rejuvenation
Szu-Hsien Peng, Ta-Ching Liang
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