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Land, 2022 The GIAHS-FAO program enhances the agricultural systems coevolved with humans through their dynamic conservation to guarantee the livelihood of future generations. The aim of this research was to assess, with a dynamic perspective, the terraced landscape’
Enrico Pomatto +2 more
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Biodiversity-Friendly Management in Olive Groves Supports Pollinator Conservation in a Mediterranean Terraced Landscape [PDF]
InsectsWhile olive trees are primarily wind-pollinated, biodiversity-friendly management of the groves can contribute to the conservation of pollinating insects in olive agroecosystems.
Matteo Dellapiana +7 more
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Terraced landscapes in Slovenia
Acta Geographica Slovenica, 2009 Slovenia is a country of exceptionally diverse landscapes at the intersection of four major European macroregions: the Alpine, Pannonian, Dinaric, and Mediterranean regions.
Lucija Ažman Momirski, Drago Kladnik
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Terraced landscapes: risk and liability
Journal of Agricultural EngineeringTerraced landscapes are preserved elements of the human-influenced environment, maintained by ongoing agricultural activities. Farmers are subject to the periodic collapse of terraces, which are repaired by means of traditional techniques. Unless it can
Gabriele Delogu +2 more
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Geodetski Vestnik, 2023 Terraced landscapes are important to the cultural and environmental characteristics of many regions worldwide. Accurate and comprehensive documentation of these landscapes is challenging, especially when inventorying dry-stone walled terraced landscapes ...
Tomaž Berčič, Lucija Ažman Momirski
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Land, 2021 Agriculture terraces constitute a significant element of the Mediterranean landscape, enabling crop production on steep slopes while protecting land from desertification. Despite their ecological and historical value, terrace cultivation is threatened by
Michalia Sakellariou +3 more
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Redai dili, 2023 The Bayu terraced human settlement is an on-site living cultural heritage site that responds to natural features such as mountainous landforms and seasonal hydrology.
Liao Wenjing, Mao Huasong, Luo Ping
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Evaluation and mapping of cultural services in terraced landscapes. The case study of the Amalfi Coast [PDF]
Territorio Italia, 2016 Cultural landscapes are a key resource for sustainable development. Among them, terraced landscapes are classified as “evolutive living” landscapes (UNESCO, 2012), an expression of the historical interrelationship between man and his territory. Currently
Antonia Gravagnuolo
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Ecological Indicators, 2023 Landscapes illustrating agricultural cultural heritage can serve as an important attraction to encourage tourism in support of rural revitalization in mountainous areas.
Luanyu Zhou +4 more
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Maintaining steep slope viticulture for spider diversity
Global Ecology and Conservation, 2021 Many species-rich ecosystems are threatened by the abandonment or change of commonly-used agricultural practices. Steep slope viticulture, a traditional land use type of important cultural landscapes in Germany, declined strongly in recent decades due to
Vera Wersebeckmann +3 more
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