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Precise levelling data processing near terraced landforms

open access: yesGeodesy and Cartography, 2014
Precise levelling results are affected by the Earth’s gravity field, especially in areas of abrupt changes of landscape, such as terraced landforms. To eliminate the effect of the gravity field gradient, corrections need to be used in precise levelling ...
Silja Talvik
doaj   +1 more source

From Trapped to Resilient Mountains: Diversified Coupling Pathways Linking Land Use Transition and Rural Revitalization for Mountain Sustainable Development

open access: yesLand Degradation &Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The synergistic interplay among land use transition, rural revitalization, and sustainable development is critical for harmonizing human‐land‐economic systems. Understanding their diverse coupling pathways is key to resolving human‐land conflicts and advancing sustainable rural development in mountainous regions. However, existing research has
Luanyu Zhou   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Where were all the trees? Computer vision meets landscape history to unlock the potential of historical Ordnance Survey maps

open access: yesPeople and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract The first edition of the Ordnance Survey's 1:2500 County Series is marked with treed areas, such as woodlands and orchards, and, remarkably, freestanding trees. Consequently, it is an unparalleled source of information on the distribution of trees across Britain in the mid‐late nineteenth century, when the maps were first surveyed. In order to
Toby Pillatt, William A. P. Smith
wiley   +1 more source

The role of community‐level institutions in smallholder land restoration

open access: yesPeople and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract This review focuses on the role of community‐level institutions in the adoption of land restoration practices by smallholder farmers. Based on a systematic review of 72 peer‐reviewed articles from 33 low‐ and middle‐income countries, the review synthesizes recent empirical evidence on the various roles these institutions play in supporting ...
Daniel Wiegant, Soumya Balasubramanya
wiley   +1 more source

La glocalisation de la protection du patrimoine folklorique : l’exemple des coutumes liées à la riziculture dans le nord de la péninsule de Noto

open access: yesEbisu: Études Japonaises, 2015
This paper will explore the issue of heritage and its preservation through an analysis of certain customs relating to rice growing, the “substrate of Japanese culture”.
Akira Kikuchi
doaj   +1 more source

China, view of a of a oasis and terraced landscape

open access: yes, 1927
Oase [oasis] Bora und Terrassenlandschaft von o-w gesehen [terraced landscape seen east to west]Grayscalede Terra nitrate negative, Box 4 of ...
De Terra, Helmut, 1900-1981
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Social cohesion in restoration landscapes: The case of Rwanda

open access: yesPeople and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Ecosystem restoration is recognized as a strategy for addressing landscape degradation. In contexts where ecological degradation overlaps with the deterioration of social cohesion, restoration must also contribute to rebuilding social ties alongside restoring ecosystems.
Valery Ndagijimana   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Too Hot, Too Cold, Just Right: Thermal Modulating Capacity of Different Sources of Groundwater Discharge to Salmon‐Bearing Streams

open access: yesRiver Research and Applications, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Groundwater discharge plays a key role in maintaining habitat suitability for cold‐water fish by generating streamflow and modulating temperatures. However, the thermal influence depends on groundwater source depth and how far groundwater travels from the point of discharge to a receiving stream.
Tyelyn Brigino   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Modelli di gestione del territorio per il controllo della Specie Aliena Invasiva Ailanthus Altissima. La proposta di progetto LIFE "EESTER" nel paesaggio terrazzato della Costiera Amalfitana

open access: yes, 2018
The LIFE EESTER1 project proposal is aimed at the control of exotic invasive plant species Ailanthus altissima (Mill.) Swingle (Ailanthus or "Tree of Heaven") in order to counteract the loss of biodiversity and the alteration of ecosystems and ...
Di Marco Amedeo   +5 more
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A framework for landscape assessment [PDF]

open access: yes, 1999
The primary aim of the New Zealand Institute of Landscape Architects (NZILA) conference on landscape assessment, held at Lincoln University on 12-14 March 1999, was to identify the key elements of an assessment framework suitable for use in implementing ...
Swaffield, S
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