The kind of land use and intensity of its change is considered as important desertification indices in different models. Land use change is one of the main anthropogenic factors in the desertification. The current research was carried out around Imam Khomeini airport, with an area of 32000 km2, in order to evaluate mentioned area's land use changes effects during 1955-2003 on desertification. T...

Agricultural land abandonment and its impacts on landscape features have been a striking characteristic of many European rural areas over the last decades. Although previous research identified drivers environmental abandonment, few described post-agricultural trajectories. However, examining driving forces leading to different trajectories is key understand how alternative uses these lands can...

The European Green Deal sets targets for biodiversity, climate change, sustainable farming, and rural development. For abandoned agricultural lands to contribute these goals, specific policy measures support appropriate land management are required. However, information is lacking on what policies will mean landowners managers. This paper reviews the role of in Union (EU) linked Deal. We interv...

Areas of agricultural land in Lithuania have decreased from 2005 to 2021 by up 2.4%. Agricultural lands that are no longer used for their main purpose very likely become abandoned and the emergence such can cause a variety social, economic, environmental problems. Therefore, it is important constantly monitor changes lands. The research analyse influence seasonality on image segmentation identi...

First posted June 23, 2023 For additional information, contact: Director, Florence Bascom Geoscience CenterU.S. Geological Survey926A National Center12201 Sunrise Valley DriveReston, VA 20192Contact Pubs Warehouse Abandoned railroads and infrastructure from the anthracite coal-mining industry are significant features in abandoned mine lands an important part of history; however, these often los...

the kind of land use and intensity of its change is considered as important desertification indices in different models. land use change is one of the main anthropogenic factors in the desertification. the current research was carried out around imam khomeini airport, with an area of 32000 km2, in order to evaluate mentioned area's land use changes effects during 1955-2003 on desertification. t...