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Reviving the Practices of Transhumance in a Forgotten Settlement in Mainland Greece

open access: yesHeritage
The aim of this research project is the investigation of the forgotten landscape of transhumance in mainland Greece, focusing on areas that have been abandoned by modern society and their historical significance.
Julia Nerantzia Tzortzi   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Pastoralist Economic Behavior: Empirical Results from Reindeer Herders in Northern Sweden [PDF]

open access: yes
This paper presents a model of pastoralists, as illustrated by reindeer herders, together with an analysis based on a cross-sectional data set on Swedish reindeer-herding Saami.
Bostedt, Goran
core   +1 more source

Transhumance as Biocultural Heritage in Island Territories: Conservation Challenges and Tourism Opportunities in Gran Canaria (Spain)

open access: yesHeritage
This article analyses contemporary transhumance in Gran Canaria as a singular case of insular pastoralism and biocultural heritage within the Mediterranean and Atlantic contexts.
Claudio Moreno-Medina   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Strathconon, Scatwell and the Mackenzies in the Written Record c. 1463-c.1700 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Although some writers have considered the earlier history of Ross, these studies tend to focus on dynastic and political events and not much is know about the internal workings of Ross-shire far less Strathconon in the historical record prior to the end ...
Maccoinnich, Aonghas
core  

The peri-urban fringe of Kinshasa as an in-between space [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
All over the world, but especially in the Global South, cities expand at a high pace with as a result an ever moving urban frontier and ever growing peri-urban zones.
Beeckmans, Luce
core   +1 more source

TRADITIONAL PLATEAU RESIDENCES AND TOURISTIC VALUE IN NORTHEASTERN TURKEY (ARTVIN PROVINCE) [PDF]

open access: yesGeo Journal of Tourism and Geosites, 2017
Eastern Black Sea region, in which Artvin province is located, is one of the areas where transhumance activities are most prevalent. Besides, the activities mentioned in this region have been performed for very long years and have become traditional. One
Fatih ORHAN
doaj  

Climatic variability and cooperation in rangeland management: a case study from Niger [PDF]

open access: yes
In this paper, we develop an empirical model of an agro-pastoral system subject to high climatic risk to test the impact of rainfall variability on livestock densities, land allocation patterns and herd mobility observed at the community level.
McCarthy, Nancy, Vanderlinden, Jean-Paul
core  

La gestion de la transhumance dans la zone d'influence du parc régional du W par le programme ECOPAS : une approche projet pour l'aménagement de la périphérie du parc [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
Au démarrage du Programme Parc W-ECOPAS en 2001, la transhumance avait été identifiée comme la contrainte majeure à l'atteinte des objectifs de conservation de la biodiversité dans le Parc transfrontalier du W.
Binot, Aurélie   +3 more
core  

PASTORALISM AND THE ROMANIANS HISTORY 2. PEOPLE, LANGUAGES, GENES AND THE LOCAL SHEEP BREEDS, IN NORTH-EASTERN BLACK SEA STEPPE [PDF]

open access: yesScientific Papers Series : Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and Rural Development, 2013
In 17 gubernyias of the former Russian Empire of 1740-1812-1918 years, was identified (1912-1924) some 7 breeds of the Romanian Walachian phyletic group, of sheep breeds and in some gubernyias the Romanian Tsigai breed.
Condrea DRĂGĂNESCU
doaj  

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