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Widjajanto, Danang, and Uswah Hasanah. "LAND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT STRATEGY FOR THE SUSTAINABILITY OF THE UPPER WATERSHED OF PALU (Case Study of Miu Sub Watershed in Sigi Regency)." AGROLAND: The Agricultural Sciences Journal 6, no. 1 (2019): 34. http://dx.doi.org/10.22487/j24077593.2019.v6.i1.13096.

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Population growth and regional expansion has increased land needs for settlement, agriculture, and trade in the Palu watershed causing much pressure on the upper part of the watershed where Miu watershed is situated The general aim of the research was to generate strategy for sustainable land resources management in the Miu watershed as a buffer zone of the Lore-Lindu National Park. The objective of the research were 1) to predict soil erosion and sedimentation, 2) to analyze the feasibility of dominant farming systems, 3) to analyze rural development, and 4) to analyze community preference on

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Wubie, Abebe Mengaw, Walter Timo de Vries, and Berhanu Kefale Alemie. "Evaluating the Quality of Land Information for Peri-Urban Land-Related Decision-Making: An Empirical Analysis from Bahir Dar, Ethiopia." Land 10, no. 1 (2020): 11. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/land10010011.

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Proper functioning land information (LI) plays an indispensable role in supporting land-related decision-making processes. In recognition to this, substantial efforts have been made in Ethiopia to develop and modernize land information both in urban and rural land administration sectors. However, in Ethiopia, the quality of the current land information (completeness, appropriateness, time, cost, development, governance, sharing, and so on) needed for making decision is scantly evidenced, whilst the particular aspects of how the current urban and rural land information systems are functioning i

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Nguyen, Thanh Thi, Melvin Lippe, Carsten Marohn, Tran Duc Vien, and Georg Cadisch. "Using Farmer Decision Rules for Mapping Historical Land Use Change Patterns from 1954 to 2007 in Rural Northwestern Vietnam." Land 8, no. 9 (2019): 130. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/land8090130.

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The present study revealed how local socioecological knowledge elucidated during participatory rural appraisals and historical remote sensing data can be combined for analyzing land use change patterns from 1954 to 2007 in northwestern Vietnam. The developed approach integrated farmer decision rules on cropping preferences and location, visual and supervised classification methods, and qualitative information obtained during various forms of participatory appraisals. The integration of historical remote sensing data (aerial photo, Landsat, LISS III) with farmer decision rules showed the feasib

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Quilbé, R., and A. N. Rousseau. "GIBSI: an integrated modelling system for watershed management – sample applications and current developments." Hydrology and Earth System Sciences Discussions 4, no. 3 (2007): 1301–35. http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/hessd-4-1301-2007.

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Abstract. Hydrological and pollutant fate models have long been developed for research purposes. Today, they find an application in integrated watershed management, as decision support systems (DSS). GIBSI is such a DSS designed to assist stakeholders in watershed management. It includes a watershed database coupled to a GIS and accessible through a user-friendly interface, as well as modelling tools that simulate, on a daily time step, hydrological processes, soil erosion, agricultural pollutant transport and surface water quality. Therefore, GIBSI can be used to assess a priori the effect of

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Wu, Wang, and Miao. "Fertilizer Use in China: The Role of Agricultural Support Policies." Sustainability 11, no. 16 (2019): 4391. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su11164391.

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Using a decomposition method, this paper proposes an analytical framework to investigate the mechanisms by which agricultural support policies affect farmers’ use of fertilizers in agriculture in China. The mechanisms are decomposed into “three effects” (structural, scale, and technological effects). It is found that China’s agricultural support polices have significantly contributed to the increased use of agricultural fertilizers through encouraging farmers to bring more land under cultivation (the scale effect). Meanwhile, some policies have also helped reduce fertilizer consumption when fa

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Hewett, C. J. M., A. Doyle, and P. F. Quinn. "Towards a hydroinformatics framework to aid decision-making for catchment management." Journal of Hydroinformatics 12, no. 2 (2009): 119–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/hydro.2009.022.

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What is the role of hydroinformatics in improving the balance between profitable rural landscapes and environmental quality? Growing recognition of the need for integrated approaches to land and water management, taking account of socio-economic development and environmental considerations, has given rise to concepts such as sustainable development and Integrated River Basin Management. Models and information systems have a place in integrated land–water management, but only if researchers and practitioners engage with wider concerns and work across disciplines. Thus a balanced approach to dec

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Munthali, Maggie G., Nerhene Davis, Abiodun M. Adeola, et al. "Local Perception of Drivers of Land-Use and Land-Cover Change Dynamics across Dedza District, Central Malawi Region." Sustainability 11, no. 3 (2019): 832. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su11030832.

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Research on Land Use and Land Cover (LULC) dynamics, and an understanding of the drivers responsible for these changes, are very crucial for modelling future LULC changes and the formulation of sustainable and robust land-management strategies and policy decisions. This study adopted a mixed method consisting of remote sensing and Geographic Information System (GIS)-based analysis, focus-group discussions, key informant interviews, and semi-structured interviews covering 586 households to assess LULC dynamics and associated LULC change drivers across the Dedza district, a central region of Mal

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Abd El Karim, Ashraf, Haya M. Alogayell, Ibtesam I. Alkadi, and Ismail Youssef. "Mapping of GIS-Land Use Suitability in the Rural–Urban Continuum between Ar Riyadh and Al Kharj Cities, KSA Based on the Integrating GIS Multi Criteria Decision Analysis and Analytic Hierarchy Process." Environments 7, no. 10 (2020): 75. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/environments7100075.

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The management of land use in big cities and capitals and the surrounding adjacent urban aggregates is still of major importance in the field of urban development, especially in cities with populations of millions and various types of land uses and economic activities. The rural–urban continuum between the cities of Ar Riyadh and Al Kharj suffers from an unclear general land use trend, due to urban expansion at the expense of the agriculture lands, the imbalance of the population compound, the deterioration of the urban fabric, lack and poor distribution of services, and the dominance of indus

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ASTOVER, A., H. ROOSTALU, and M. MÕTTE. "Decision support system for agricultural land use and fertilisation optimisation: a case study on barley production in Estonia." Agricultural and Food Science 15, no. 2 (2008): 77. http://dx.doi.org/10.2137/145960606778644539.

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The success of the decision support systems, developed within GIS with application of different models, depends on the quality of initial data and the models themselves as well as on the possibilities of their linking. The aim of the present study was to analyse the application of different agro-economic models in a computer-based decision support system, developed for optimisation of agricultural land use and fertilisation, on the example of barley production of Kullamaa rural municipality in Estonia. The algorithms used in the agronomical models were obtained from the regression analysis of

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Quilbé, R., and A. N. Rousseau. "GIBSI: an integrated modelling system for watershed management – sample applications and current developments." Hydrology and Earth System Sciences 11, no. 6 (2007): 1785–95. http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/hess-11-1785-2007.

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Abstract. Hydrological and pollutant fate models have long been developed for research purposes. Today, they find an application in integrated watershed management, as decision support systems (DSS). GIBSI is such a DSS designed to assist stakeholders in watershed management. It includes a watershed database coupled to a GIS and accessible through a user-friendly interface, as well as modelling tools that simulate, on a daily time step, hydrological processes such as evapotranspiration, runoff, soil erosion, agricultural pollutant transport and surface water quality. Therefore, GIBSI can be us

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Musakwa, W., E. N. Makoni, M. Kangethe, and L. Segooa. "Developing a decision support system to identify strategically located land for land reform in South Africa." ISPRS - International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences XL-2 (November 11, 2014): 197–203. http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/isprsarchives-xl-2-197-2014.

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Land reform is identified as a key tool in fostering development in South Africa. With two decades after the advent of democracy in South Africa, the land question remains a critical issue for policy makers. A number of frameworks have been put in place by the government to identify land which is strategically located for land reform. However, many of these frameworks are not well aligned and have hampered the government’s land reform initiative in promoting inclusive development. Strategically located land is herein defined as land parcels that are well positioned for the promotion of agricul

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Rotherham, Tony. "The taxation of privately owned forest land in Canada: A review of the taxation systems in all ten provinces." Forestry Chronicle 93, no. 02 (2017): 104–12. http://dx.doi.org/10.5558/tfc2017-016.

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Canada has 400 million ha of forest land. Only 25 million ha (5%) is in private ownership. This private forest land is generally divided in two categories: 450 000 private woodlots covering about 15 million ha in the settled regions of Canada and about 5 million ha in larger blocks owned by pension funds, investors, and forest products companies. The private woodlots are subject to municipal or provincial property taxes. The provinces use several approaches to determine the level of tax to be paid. In some cases, the tax system is used to provide an incentive to manage the land. The property t

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Dede, Moh, Chay Asdak, and Iwan Setiawan. "Spatial dynamics model of land use and land cover changes: A comparison of CA, ANN, and ANN-CA." Register: Jurnal Ilmiah Teknologi Sistem Informasi 8, no. 1 (2021): 38. http://dx.doi.org/10.26594/register.v8i1.2339.

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Land use and land cover (LULC) changes through built-up area expansion always increases linearly with land demand as a consequence of population growth and urbanization. Cirebon City is a center for Ciayumajakuning Region that continues to grow and exceeds its administrative boundaries. This phenomenon has led to peri-urban regions which show urban and rural interactions. This study aims to analyze (1) the dynamics of LULC changes using cellular automata (CA), artificial neural network (ANN), and ANN-CA; (2) the influential factors (drivers); and (3) change probability in the period 2030 and 2

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Bozsik, Éva, Péter Riczu, Bernadett Gálya, János Tamás, Charles Burriel, and Herman Helilmeier. "Modelling forestation alternatives." Acta Agraria Debreceniensis, no. 63 (February 17, 2015): 35–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.34101/actaagrar/63/1832.

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 Agroforestry systems are part of the history of the European Union rural landscapes, but the regional increase of size of agricultural parcels had a significant effect on European land use in the 20th century, thereby it has radically reduced the coverage of natural forest. However, this cause conflicts between interest of agricultural and forestry sectors. The agroforestry land uses could be a solution of this conflict management. One real – ecological – problem with the remnant forests and new forest plantation is the partly missing of network function without connecting ecological gr

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Marchi, Maurizio, Carlotta Ferrara, Rita Biasi, Rosanna Salvia, and Luca Salvati. "Agro-Forest Management and Soil Degradation in Mediterranean Environments: Towards a Strategy for Sustainable Land Use in Vineyard and Olive Cropland." Sustainability 10, no. 7 (2018): 2565. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su10072565.

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Landscape fragmentation typical of the Mediterranean region is the result of long-term settlement history and continuous socioeconomic interactions among countries. In complex agro-ecosystems of the Mediterranean basin, formulation of practical guidelines aimed at counteract soil and land degradation, water depletion, rural area depopulation, and the loss of agricultural knowledge is imperative. Based on a multidisciplinary, integrated approach, the present contribution discusses the role of traditional agricultural systems in ecosystem services provision, considering together economic sustain

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Gonçalves, Aline Kuramoto, Zacarias Xavier De Barros, Gabriel Rondina Pupo da Silveira, and Yara Manfrin Garcia. "AVALIAÇÃO MORFORMETRICA E DO USO E OCUPAÇÃO DA TERRA DA BACIA HIDROGRÁFICA DO CÓRREGO SANTO ANTÔNIO- SÃO FRANCISCO XAVIER (SP)." ENERGIA NA AGRICULTURA 34, no. 01 (2019): 105–12. http://dx.doi.org/10.17224/energagric.2019v34n01p105-112.

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AVALIAÇÃO MORFORMETRICA E DO USO E OCUPAÇÃO DA TERRA DA BACIA HIDROGRÁFICA DO CÓRREGO SANTO ANTÔNIO- SÃO FRANCISCO XAVIER (SP)  ALINE KURAMOTO GONÇALVES1; ZACARIAS XAVIER DE BARROS2; GABRIEL RONDINA PUPO DA SILVEIRA3; YARA MANFRIN GARCIA⁴  Departamento de Engenharia Rural, FCA/UNESP, Av. Universitária, nº 3780, Altos do Paraíso, 18610-034, Botucatu – SP, Brasil, 1 aline587@gmail.com; 2zacariassxb@fca.unesp.br; 3gabrielrondina@hotmail.com; 4 yaramanfrin@hotmail.com  RESUMO: Este trabalho teve como objetivo mapear as classes de uso e ocupação da terra e anális

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Vázquez-Quintero, Griselda, Jesús A. Prieto-Amparán, Alfredo Pinedo-Alvarez, María C. Valles-Aragón, Carlos R. Morales-Nieto, and Federico Villarreal-Guerrero. "GIS-Based Multicriteria Evaluation of Land Suitability for Grasslands Conservation in Chihuahua, Mexico." Sustainability 12, no. 1 (2019): 185. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su12010185.

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This study developed a GIS-based framework for the zoning of land suitability for grassland conservation (LSGC) in the Central Valleys of Chihuahua, México. For that, a Geographic Information Systems (GIS)-based multicriteria evaluation techniques with weighted overlay (MCE-WO), and a fragmentation analysis were performed. The framework for LSGC consisted in the development of four scenarios: Nonintensive Agriculture, Intensive Agriculture, Urban, and Rural. The LSGC classes defined with the MCE-WO technique were: Very high, High, Moderate, Low, and Very low land suitability. Results showed th

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Yakowitz, D. S., J. J. Stone, L. J. Lane, et al. "A Decision Support System for Evaluating the Effects of Alternative Farm Management Systems on Water Quality and Economics." Water Science and Technology 28, no. 3-5 (1993): 47–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/wst.1993.0402.

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A prototype Multi-Objective Decision Support System (MODSS) for water quality has been developed by the Agricultural Research Service at the Southwest Watershed Research Center in Tucson, Arizona. The Decision Support System uses a simulation model to predict the impact of alternative management systems on surface and groundwater quality as well as farm income. The results of the simulation, which includes modeling of hydrology, erosion, nutrient and pesticide transport, crop growth and economics, are analyzed with respect to the multiple objectives of reducing surface and groundwater pollutio

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Monteiro dos Santos, Flávio, Marcondes Coelho-Junior, Jéssica Chaves Cardoso, Vanessa Basso, André de Paula Marques, and Eliane Ribeiro da Silva. "Program Outcomes of Payments for Watershed Services in Brazilian Atlantic Forest: How to Evaluate to Improve Decision-Making and the Socio-Environmental Benefits." Water 12, no. 9 (2020): 2441. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/w12092441.

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In 2014, the Paraíba do Sul River Basin Integration Committee (CEIVAP) established its Pilot Program of Payments for Ecosystem Services (PES), focusing on water resources. The projects from this program share the same goal: to disseminate the use of PES as a tool for land management in watersheds. Contemplating 11 municipalities, including 84 landowners, conserving 718.63 ha and restoring 188.58 ha, this program was concluded in April 2020. Reviewing its historical and contextualizing features, we have observed that the outcomes from this program extend beyond these numbers. Here, we propose a

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Douglas-Mankin, Kyle R. "Current Research in Land, Water, and Agroecosystems: ASABE Journals 2017 Year in Review." Transactions of the ASABE 61, no. 5 (2018): 1639–51. http://dx.doi.org/10.13031/trans.12821.

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Abstract. This article highlights current research into land and water resources, agroecosystems, and agricultural production systems published by the Natural Resources and Environmental Systems (NRES) community of ASABE journals ( and ) in 2017. Context, scope, and key results of the published articles are reviewed and perhaps more importantly areas for increased research attention are recommended. This article describes experimental and modeling advances in hydrology, agroecosystems, climate change effects, soil erosion, agricultural irrigation, agricultural drainage, forest resource managem

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Morais, Pollyana C. V., Marcielly F. B. Lima, Davi A. Martins, et al. "Use of an environmental diagnostic study on a coastal lagoon as a decision support tool for environmental management policies in a coastal zone." Management of Environmental Quality: An International Journal 31, no. 1 (2020): 167–84. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/meq-11-2018-0195.

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Purpose An efficient and adequate environmental monitoring plan is essential to any integrated coastal zone management (ICZM) program. The purpose of this paper is to apply an environmental diagnostic study to a coastal lagoon using anthropogenic markers as a decision support tool to aid the development of coastal environmental management policies. Design/methodology/approach Specifically, environmental status and anthropogenic sources were determined as part of a coastal environmental management plan; a study of human occupation and use was conducted to determine the predominant human activit

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Singh, Achyut Man. "An Environmentally Friendly Integrated Development Approach for Nepal (Experiences from Irrigation Sector Projects)." Hydro Nepal: Journal of Water, Energy and Environment 20 (January 27, 2017): 31–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/hn.v20i0.16486.

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Nepal has distinctly three ecological regions: (i) high mountain, (ii) mid-hills, and (iii) terai with their varying climatic and physiographic features. The experiences gathered from Irrigation Sector Projects implemented under various donor agencies such as the World Bank (WB), Asian Development Bank (ADB), and UN/ILO have shown that successful irrigation projects must be defined and planned according to specific ecological regions and pertinent to the local environment. An integrated development approach considers the land use, roads, market, and other economic activities as they relate to

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Pröbstl-Haider, Ulrike, Verena Melzer, and Alexandra Jiricka. "Rural tourism opportunities: strategies and requirements for destination leadership in peripheral areas." Tourism Review 69, no. 3 (2014): 216–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/tr-06-2013-0038.

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Purpose This paper aims to address lack in destination leadership and to propose a new typology of approaches. Frequently, rural tourism is suggested as a remedy that should enhance the local economy, create new jobs, strengthen the regional identity and finance the infrastructure. Design/methodology/approach Case study analysis shows that regions, communities, tourism organizations and managers use different strategies to strengthen their tourism offers or to develop new ones. The paper analyzes different development approaches among destinations and discusses their respective leadership stru

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Koda, Kazuhisa, Gebreyohannes Girmay, and Tesfay Berihu. "Constructability Criteria for Farmland Reclamation and Vegetable Cultivation Using Micro-Dam Sediments in Tigray, Ethiopia." Sustainability 12, no. 16 (2020): 6388. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su12166388.

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The Ethiopian agriculture sector is characterized by rain-fed smallholder systems. The Ethiopian Government has promoted micro-dam construction in micro-watershed in Tigray for the past two decades. The lack of proper conservation measures to control severe soil erosion at the micro-watershed level, however, has often filled downstream micro-dams in with sediments. Sedimentation has affected the irrigation performance of micro-dams due to their bottom pipes becoming clogged with nutrient-rich soils eroded from upstream farmlands. While there is a growing need for adequate resource management t

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Ouessar, M., A. Bruggeman, F. Abdelli, R. H. Mohtar, D. Gabriels, and W. M. Cornelis. "Modelling water-harvesting systems in the arid south of Tunisia using SWAT." Hydrology and Earth System Sciences 13, no. 10 (2009): 2003–21. http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/hess-13-2003-2009.

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Abstract. In many arid countries, runoff water-harvesting systems support the livelihood of the rural population. Little is known, however, about the effect of these systems on the water balance components of arid watersheds. The objective of this study was to adapt and evaluate the GIS-based watershed model SWAT (Soil Water Assessment Tool) for simulating the main hydrologic processes in arid environments. The model was applied to the 270-km2 watershed of wadi Koutine in southeast Tunisia, which receives about 200 mm annual rain. The main adjustment for adapting the model to this dry Mediterr

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Ouessar, M., A. Bruggeman, F. Abdelli, R. H. Mohtar, D. Gabriels, and W. M. Cornelis. "Modelling water-harvesting systems in the arid south of Tunisia using SWAT." Hydrology and Earth System Sciences Discussions 5, no. 4 (2008): 1863–902. http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/hessd-5-1863-2008.

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Abstract. In many arid countries, runoff water-harvesting systems support the livelihood of the rural population. Little is known, however, about the effect of these systems on the water balance components of arid watersheds. The objective of this study was to adapt and evaluate the GIS-based watershed model SWAT (Soil Water Assessment Tool) for simulating the main hydrologic processes in arid environments. The model was applied to the 270-km2 watershed of wadi Koutine in southeast Tunisia, which receives about 200 mm annual rain. The main adjustment for adapting the model to this dry Mediterr

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Alamanos, Angelos, and George Papaioannou. "A GIS Multi-Criteria Analysis Tool for a Low-Cost, Preliminary Evaluation of Wetland Effectiveness for Nutrient Buffering at Watershed Scale: The Case Study of Grand River, Ontario, Canada." Water 12, no. 11 (2020): 3134. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/w12113134.

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One significant concern of Ontario’s water quality management is the reduction in nutrient export. Decision makers have considered nature-based solutions, such as wetlands, depending on their cost-effectiveness for nutrient filtering. All wetland ecosystems interact with the surrounding environment; however, their performances are not always known, which prevents a fair comparison with other treatment alternatives. This study presents a methodological approach for mapping areas that can potentially support effective (or ineffective) wetlands for nutrient buffering. The Grand River watershed, O

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Barroso, Filipe, and Teresa Pinto-Correia. "Land Managers’ Heterogeneity in Mediterranean Landscapes - Consistencies and Contradictions Between Attitudes and Behaviors." Journal of Landscape Ecology 7, no. 1 (2014): 45–74. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/jlecol-2014-0009.

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Abstract European rural landscapes face today several changes, which might indicate that an ongoing transition process is taking place. While these transition processes have been mainly addressed for Western Europe and landscapes dominated by intensive agriculture, they remain to be understood in Southern Europe, where large areas are occupied by extensive farming systems, maintaining a distinctive landscape character. However in Mediterranean areas, new ways of managing the land arise, no longer by the conventional farmers alone but also by a multiplicity of other land managers. Nevertheless,

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Höpfl, Lisa, Defne Sunguroğlu Hensel, Michael Hensel, and Ferdinand Ludwig. "Initiating Research into Adapting Rural Hedging Techniques, Hedge Types, and Hedgerow Networks as Novel Urban Green Systems." Land 10, no. 5 (2021): 529. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/land10050529.

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This article seeks to initiate research into traditional rural hedging techniques, hedge types, and hedgerow networks for the purpose of their potential adaptation as urban green systems (UGS). The research involves three scales: (1) the plant scale and related manipulation techniques; (2) hedgerows and their context-specific types, ecosystem function, and ecosystem services; and (3) hedgerow networks as continuous green systems that characterize and support specific landscapes. This research required an interdisciplinary approach. The analysis was conducted by applying different modes of rese

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Sisto, Ilaria, and Maurizio Furst. "WHY SHALL WE CONSIDER THE GENDER IMPLICATIONS OF BIODIVERSITY MANAGEMENT? THE ROLE OF WOMEN IN THE MEDITERRANEAN REGION." New Medit 18, no. 3 (2019): 109–11. http://dx.doi.org/10.30682/nm1903n.

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Women as farmers, livestock keepers, fishers and forest dwellers play vital – often overlooked – roles in natural resources use and management in the Mediterranean region. Women’s exclusion from decision making bodies and unequal access to productive resources represent a missed opportunity in terms of sustainable management of available resources and economic development. Recent studies indicate that if men and women equally participate in the labour market, in the southern Mediterranean region the GDP could rise by 47% over the next decade, meaning an annual benefit from an economic impact o

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Kaminski, Abigail, Dana Marie Bauer, Kathleen P. Bell, Cynthia S. Loftin, and Erik J. Nelson. "Using landscape metrics to characterize towns along an urban-rural gradient." Landscape Ecology 36, no. 10 (2021): 2937–56. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10980-021-01287-7.

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Abstract Context Urban-rural gradients are useful tools when examining the influence of human disturbances on ecological, social and coupled systems, yet the most commonly used gradient definitions are based on single broad measures such as housing density or percent forest cover that fail to capture landscape patterns important for conservation. Objectives We present an approach to defining urban–rural gradients that integrates multiple landscape pattern metrics related to ecosystem processes important for natural resources and wildlife sustainability. Methods We develop a set of land cover c

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MAZUR, Аnatoliy. "INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF FAMILY-TYPE HOUSEHOLDS IN RURAL AREAS." "EСONOMY. FINANСES. MANAGEMENT: Topical issues of science and practical activity", no. 3 (43) (March 2019): 86–99. http://dx.doi.org/10.37128/2411-4413-2019-3-8.

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The article considers urgent issues of regulation of the agricultural production development based on the use of provisions of the theory of institutionalism in the administrative process. The author defines on a systematic basis the essence, content and position of the theory of institutionalism in the formation of agrarian relations in the rural area, emphasizes the dominant human role in the formation of extended economic reproduction as a factor of the growth of production and formation of human potential in rural areas. The practical content of institutionalism is based on the development

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Machado Garcia, Joice, Alessandra Leite Silva, Catarina Araújo Siqueira, and Regina Márcia Longo. "Diagnóstico ambiental dos fragmentos florestais pertencentes ao corredor ecológico Santa Genebrinha, Campinas, São Paulo." Acta Brasiliensis 3, no. 3 (2019): 97. http://dx.doi.org/10.22571/2526-4338262.

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Green areas, whether located in urban or rural environments, play an important role in maintaining ecological systems that provide vital environmental services for the quality of life of populations. In this sense, the present study assessed the environmental damage in the forest remnants that make up the Santa Genebrinha ecological corridor in Campinas city, São Paulo State, to identify limitations in the implementation and maintenance of this corridor. Initially, we surveyed geoindicators and the distribution of forest remnants in the Ribeirão Anhumas watershed, where the corridor is inserte

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Córdova, Raúl, Nicholas J. Hogarth, and Markku Kanninen. "Mountain Farming Systems’ Exposure and Sensitivity to Climate Change and Variability: Agroforestry and Conventional Agriculture Systems Compared in Ecuador’s Indigenous Territory of Kayambi People." Sustainability 11, no. 9 (2019): 2623. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su11092623.

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Smallholder farming is considered one of the most vulnerable sectors to the impacts of climate change, variability, and extremes, especially in the developing world. This high vulnerability is due to the socioeconomic limitations and high environmental sensitivity which affect the biophysical and socioeconomic components of their farming systems. Therefore, systems’ functionality and farmers’ livelihoods will also be affected, with significant implications for global food security, land-use/land-cover change processes and agrobiodiversity conservation. Thus, less vulnerable and more resilient

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Miller, Jonathan W., Kimia Karimi, Arumugam Sankarasubramanian, and Daniel R. Obenour. "Assessing interannual variability in nitrogen sourcing and retention through hybrid Bayesian watershed modeling." Hydrology and Earth System Sciences 25, no. 5 (2021): 2789–804. http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/hess-25-2789-2021.

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Abstract. Excessive nutrient loading is a major cause of water quality problems worldwide, often leading to harmful algal blooms and hypoxia in lakes and coastal systems. Efficient nutrient management requires that loading sources are accurately quantified. However, loading rates from various urban and rural non-point sources remain highly uncertain especially with respect to climatological variation. Furthermore, loading models calibrated using statistical techniques (i.e., hybrid models) often have limited capacity to differentiate export rates among various source types, given the noisiness

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Jonsson, Bengt Gunnar, Johan Svensson, Grzegorz Mikusiński, Michael Manton, and Per Angelstam. "European Union’s Last Intact Forest Landscapes are at A Value Chain Crossroad between Multiple Use and Intensified Wood Production." Forests 10, no. 7 (2019): 564. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/f10070564.

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Research Highlights: The European Union’s last large intact forest landscapes along the Scandinavian Mountain range in Sweden offer unique opportunities for conservation of biodiversity, ecological integrity and resilience. However, these forests are at a crossroad between intensified wood production aimed at bio-economy, and rural development based on multi-functional forest landscapes for future-oriented forest value chains. Background and Objectives: We (1) estimate the area of near-natural forests potentially remaining for forest harvesting and wood production, or as green infrastructure f

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Langarudi, Saeed P., Connie M. Maxwell, and Alexander G. Fernald. "Integrated Policy Solutions for Water Scarcity in Agricultural Communities of the American Southwest." Systems 9, no. 2 (2021): 26. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/systems9020026.

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The conventional approach of policy interventions in water management that focus on the portions of the system that directly relate to water often lead to unintended consequences that potentially exacerbate water scarcity issues and present challenges to the future viability of many rural agricultural communities. This paper deploys a system dynamics model to illustrate how expanding the policy space of hydrology models to include socioeconomic feedbacks could address these challenges. In this regard, policies that can potentially mitigate general water scarcity in a region of the American Sou

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Smets, Jasmien, Geert De Blust, Wim Verheyden, Saskia Wanner, Maarten Van Acker, and Francis Turkelboom. "Starting a Participative Approach to Develop Local Green Infrastructure; from Boundary Concept to Collective Action." Sustainability 12, no. 23 (2020): 10107. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su122310107.

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Flanders (Belgium) is one of the most densely populated regions in Europe. Intensive land use, widespread suburbanization, inadequate environmental qualities, and fragmentation everywhere deteriorate living conditions and put pressure on species and natural habitats. In the past, several governmental initiatives were launched to establish a coherent ecological network to improve the situation. Despite the set objectives, only a little progress was made. Therefore, to establish green infrastructure, a new approach that moves away from previous top-down and one-sided strategies is developed. Mak

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Rahman, Md Naimur. "Urban Expansion Analysis and Land Use Changes in Rangpur City Corporation Area, Bangladesh, using Remote Sensing (RS) and Geographic Information System (GIS) Techniques." Geosfera Indonesia 4, no. 3 (2019): 217. http://dx.doi.org/10.19184/geosi.v4i3.13921.

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This study aim to attempt mapping out the Land Use or Land Cover (LULC) status of Regional Project Coordination Committee (RPCC) between 2009-2019 with a view of detecting the land consumption rate and the changes that has taken place using RS and GIS techniques; serving as a precursor to the further study on urban induced variations or change in weather pattern of the cityn Rangpur City Corporation(RCC) is the main administrative functional area for both of Rangpur City and Rangpur division and experiencing a rapid changes in the field of urban sprawl, cultural and physical landscape,city gro

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Belčáková, Ingrid, Branislav Olah, Martina Slámová, and Zuzana Pšenáková. "A Cultural and Environmental Assessment of a Landscape Archetype with Dispersed Settlements in Čadca Cadastral District, Slovakia." Sustainability 13, no. 3 (2021): 1200. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su13031200.

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Special types of rural settlements in Slovakia, so-called dispersed settlements, are typical of several regions in the country. They are recognized as specific elements in a landscape and have a strong effect on local identity. They are a part of a historical landscape structure, constituting a unique natural and cultural heritage. For this reason, they deserve special attention in planning and management processes. Decision-making processes about the landscape that do not take into consideration that the inherent value of those structures could lead to their irreversible loss. This paper aims

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Lourdes, Karen T., Chris N. Gibbins, Perrine Hamel, Ruzana Sanusi, Badrul Azhar, and Alex M. Lechner. "A Review of Urban Ecosystem Services Research in Southeast Asia." Land 10, no. 1 (2021): 40. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/land10010040.

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Urban blue-green spaces hold immense potential for supporting the sustainability and liveability of cities through the provision of urban ecosystem services (UES). However, research on UES in the Global South has not been reviewed as systematically as in the Global North. In Southeast Asia, the nature and extent of the biases, imbalances and gaps in UES research are unclear. We address this issue by conducting a systematic review of UES research in Southeast Asia over the last twenty years. Our findings draw attention to the unequal distribution of UES research within the region, and highlight

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Thapa, Anuja, Lori Bradford, Graham Strickert, Xiaolei Yu, Anthony Johnston, and Kelsey Watson-Daniels. "“Garbage in, Garbage Out” Does Not Hold True for Indigenous Community Flood Extent Modeling in the Prairie Pothole Region." Water 11, no. 12 (2019): 2486. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/w11122486.

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Extensive land use changes and uncertainties arising from climate change in recent years have contributed to increased flood magnitudes in the Canadian Prairies and threatened the vulnerabilities of many small and indigenous communities. There is, thus, a need to create modernized flood risk management tools to support small and rural communities’ preparations for future extreme events. In this study, we developed spatial flood information for an indigenous community in Central Saskatchewan using LiDAR based DEM and a spatial modeling tool, the wetland DEM ponding model (WDPM). A crucial eleme

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Pang, Ran, He Huang, and Tri Dev Acharya. "Spatiotemporal Changes of Riverbed and Surrounding Environment in Yongding River (Beijing section) in the Past 40 Years." Journal of Imaging Science and Technology 64, no. 4 (2020): 40407–1. http://dx.doi.org/10.2352/j.imagingsci.technol.2020.64.4.040407.

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Abstract Yongding River is one of the five major river systems in Beijing. It is located to the west of Beijing. It has influenced culture along its basin. The river supports both rural and urban areas. Furthermore, it influences economic development, water conservation, and the natural environment. However, during the past few decades, due to the combined effect of increasing population and economic activities, a series of changes have led to problems such as the reduction in water volume and the exposure of the riverbed. In this study, remote sensing images were used to derive land cover map

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Maksimović, Č., and C. K. Makropoulos. "Integrating river basin management and the coastal zone: the (blue) Danube and the (black) Sea." Water Science and Technology 46, no. 8 (2002): 187–94. http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/wst.2002.0177.

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In order to effectively manage the wide variety of physical, chemical biological and ecological processes in a sensitive coastal environment such as the Black Sea, current environmental management objectives are no longer sufficient: a new management approach has to address the intimate functional linkage between the river basin and the costal environment. Current water quality legislation requires compliance to emission levels based on the chemical analysis of water samples taken at discharge points, such as treatment plants discharging into rivers. While such measures provide a relative indi

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Faruqee, Rashid. "Strategic Reforms for Accelerated Agricultural Growth in Pakistan (Distinguished Lecture)." Pakistan Development Review 38, no. 4I (1999): 537–72. http://dx.doi.org/10.30541/v38i4ipp.537-572.

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Agricultural growth rates in the 1960s, 1970s, 1980s and 1990s show that strong growth during the 1960s was driven by several factors, including greater certainty in the use of irrigation water (as a result of an agreement with India), the introduction of productivityenhancing fertiliser-seed packages, the introduction of tubewells and the electrification of rural areas, and policy changes that improved the profitability of farming. Growth during the 1970s dropped to 2.3 percent as a result of the uncertainty created by land reforms in 1972 and 1977, severe climatic shocks, a cotton virus that

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Tshikeba Kabantu, Martin, Raphael Muamba Tshimanga, Jean Marie Onema Kileshye, Webster Gumindoga, and Jules Tshimpampa Beya. "A GIS-based estimation of soil erosion parameters for soil loss potential and erosion hazard in the city of Kinshasa, the Democratic Republic of Congo." Proceedings of the International Association of Hydrological Sciences 378 (May 29, 2018): 51–57. http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/piahs-378-51-2018.

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Abstract. Soil erosion has detrimental impacts on socio economic life, thus increasing poverty. This situation is aggravated by poor planning and lack of infrastructure especially in developing countries. In these countries, efforts to planning are challenged by lack of data. Alternative approaches that use remote sensing and geographical information systems are therefore needed to provide decision makers with the so much needed information for planning purposes. This helps to curb the detrimental impacts of soil erosion, mostly emanating from varied land use conditions. This study was carried

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Mugari, Ephias, Hillary Masundire, Maitseo Bolaane, and Mark New. "Perceptions of ecosystem services provision performance in the face of climate change among communities in Bobirwa sub-district, Botswana." International Journal of Climate Change Strategies and Management 11, no. 2 (2019): 265–88. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijccsm-09-2017-0178.

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PurposeBetween 2006 and 2016, local communities in semi-arid Bobirwa sub-district in the Limpopo Basin part of Botswana had endured notable fluctuations in the delivery of critical ecosystem services. These changes have been coupled with adverse effects on local people’s livelihood options and well-being. However, a few such studies have focussed on the semi-arid to arid landscapes. This study therefore aims to provide recent knowledge and evidence of consequences of environmental change on semi-arid arid landscapes and communities.MethodologyTo examine these recent changes in key ecosystem se

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Kireyenka, N. V. "Models of agrarian business development in international practice." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus. Agrarian Series 59, no. 1 (2021): 22–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.29235/1817-7204-2021-59-1-22-40.

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In conditions of the world economy globalization, regional trade and economic integration of countries, and increased sectoral competition, agricultural business remains a strategically important branch of the national economy of any state. Its activities are based on the regulatory legal framework for creation and functioning of agro-industrial complex entities, state regulation and support of agriculture, development of rural areas, food export incentive, formation of external and internal trade infrastructure. The world agrarian economy demonstrates the use of various models of efficient ag

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Gay, D. A., D. Schmeltz, E. Prestbo, M. Olson, T. Sharac, and R. Tordon. "The Atmospheric Mercury Network: measurement and initial examination of an ongoing atmospheric mercury record across North America." Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics Discussions 13, no. 4 (2013): 10521–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/acpd-13-10521-2013.

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Abstract. The National Atmospheric Deposition Program (NADP) developed and operates a collaborative network of atmospheric mercury monitoring sites based in North America – the Atmospheric Mercury Network (AMNet). The justification for the network was growing interest and demand from many scientists and policy makers for a robust database of measurements to improve model development, assess policies and programs, and improve estimates of mercury dry deposition. Many different agencies and groups support the network, including federal, state, tribal, and international governments, academic inst

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Gay, D. A., D. Schmeltz, E. Prestbo, M. Olson, T. Sharac, and R. Tordon. "The Atmospheric Mercury Network: measurement and initial examination of an ongoing atmospheric mercury record across North America." Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics 13, no. 22 (2013): 11339–49. http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/acp-13-11339-2013.

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Abstract. The National Atmospheric Deposition Program (NADP) developed and operates a collaborative network of atmospheric-mercury-monitoring sites based in North America – the Atmospheric Mercury Network (AMNet). The justification for the network was growing interest and demand from many scientists and policy makers for a robust database of measurements to improve model development, assess policies and programs, and improve estimates of mercury dry deposition. Many different agencies and groups support the network, including federal, state, tribal, and international governments, academic inst

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