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Environmental Sciences
Ashok Parajuli, Syed Amir Manzoor, Martin Lukac
Summary: Forest fire frequency in Nepal's Terai Arc Landscape has increased in recent decades, impacting forest ecosystems. Using fuzzy AHP methods, we identified fire-prone areas and created a fire risk map based on various environmental and anthropogenic variables. Our study demonstrates the potential of multicriteria prediction models in informing forest fire management strategies.
ENVIRONMENTAL DEVELOPMENT
(2023)
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Forestry
Marlene Marques, Keith M. Reynolds, Marco Marto, Milena Lakicevic, Carlos Caldas, Philip J. Murphy, Jose G. Borges
Summary: The research explores the challenges and methods of forest management planning in joint collaborative management areas (ZIF) by combining multicriteria decision analysis and group decision-making process. The results show that the actors consider income and risks as the most important criteria, with consistent preferences for the sub-criteria of income, risks, and cultural services.
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Xin Li, Liang Li, Xiangrong Wang, Qing Lin, Danzi Wu, Yang Dong, Shuang Han
Summary: This paper established a quantitative landscape index system using deep learning and analyzed the visual quality of an urban river on-water landscape. A prediction model was developed to analyze the impact of factors such as urban construction level, destructive index, hard revetment visibility, and green visibility index on visual quality. The green visibility index was positively correlated, while other factors were negatively correlated with visual quality.
ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS
(2021)
Article
Environmental Studies
Stefania Benetti, Simone Gamba, Marco Grasso
Summary: The article examines the complex and disputed landscape of Taranto, a newly industrialized city in southern Italy, which has undergone significant changes in the past 70 years. By analyzing various sources, the study traces the evolution of Taranto and identifies the factors that have contributed to its material transformation. It also explores how the landscape has been shaped by dominant narratives and counter-narratives, and highlights the symbolic meaning of specific elements in Taranto's landscape. Overall, the study presents a compelling case of a fluctuating landscape influenced by political forces and cultural constructs.
LANDSCAPE RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Forestry
Jiangzhou Wu, Yongde Zhong, Ying Wang, Chen Gong
Summary: This study used a mobile EEG methodology to investigate participants' attentional changes as they walked through tourist tracks in a national park. The results showed a strong correlation between attentional changes and different tourist tracks, as well as a correspondence between brain attention values and the perceived visual quality of forest landscapes. This suggests that mobile EEG devices could be used as a supplementary or alternative measure of visual quality assessment in forest landscape planning and experience design.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Celine Boisvenue, Gregory Paradis, Ian M. S. Eddy, Eliot J. B. McIntire, Alex M. Chubaty
Summary: This article discusses the relationship between greenhouse gas reduction and forest management, and proposes a simulation system for estimating forest carbon sequestration capacity and the impact of management on sequestration. The results of the study indicate a bias in current carbon levels, suggesting a need for improved estimation methods.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Bowen Hou, Caiyong Wei, Xiangnan Liu, Yuanyuan Meng, Xiaoyue Li
Summary: The evolution of forest landscape patterns can reveal landscape stability of forest dynamics. A method for assessing forest landscape stability was proposed in this study. The short-term change processes of the forest have various forms, with the restoration subsequence being the largest. The results also showed that more landscape units have begun to transition into a stable state.
Review
Biodiversity Conservation
Ning Kang, Chunqing Liu
Summary: This paper provides a comprehensive review of the methods and techniques of landscape quality evaluation, emphasizing the importance of objective results and suggesting the consideration of user perspectives and environmental characteristics.
ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Xin Li, Xiangrong Wang, Xin Jiang, Jingyi Han, Ziyao Wang, Danzi Wu, Qing Lin, Liang Li, Shiyang Zhang, Yang Dong
Summary: Canalized rivers, a product of urbanization, greatly contribute to the aesthetics of a city. However, there is limited research on the visual quality of urban canalized rivers. This study uses deep learning to establish a predictive model for the aesthetic quality of urban riverside greenways. The model identifies trees and bridges as important factors affecting the aesthetic quality, with trees positively correlated and bridges negatively correlated. This model can be useful for evaluating and predicting the aesthetic quality of urban canalized riverside landscapes.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Kun Sang, Giovanni Luigi Fontana, Silvia Elena Piovan
Summary: This paper proposes a comprehensive evaluation method for the heritage landscape of the Yunnan-Vietnam railway (YVR) by combining the Analytic Hierarchy Process, Delphi method, and Geographic Information System. The research quantifies the landscape value of the YVR area and provides useful insights for future urban planning, development, and policymaking.
Article
Forestry
Ewa Referowska-Chodak, Bozena Kornatowska
Summary: This study aimed to trace the impact of Poland's forestry evolution over the last 75 years on forest biodiversity at the landscape level, showing differences in the effects of socialism and democracy eras on the forest ecosystems and landscape. Despite challenges, the changes in biodiversity protection at the forest landscape level were considered positive.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Yong-Jeong Kim, Joo-Hee Lee, Sang-Gun Lee, Hong-Hee Lee
Summary: This study aims to provide concrete growth strategies and practical development methods for the beauty service industry through SWOT analysis and the AHP method. It offers targeted recommendations, including addressing issues of low profitability and high employee turnover, as well as suggesting improvements to the legal system by the government to facilitate industry growth.
Article
Ecology
K. C. Cushman, Matteo Detto, Milton Garcia, Helene C. Muller-Landau
Summary: This study used drone photogrammetry to measure spatial variation in canopy disturbance rates in a 1500 ha forest in Central Panama. The results showed that soil type, forest age, and topography were the main predictors of disturbance rate variation.
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
H. J. (Ilja) van Meerveld, Julia P. G. Jones, Chandra P. Ghimire, Bob W. Zwartendijk, Jaona Lahitiana, Maafaka Ravelona, Mark Mulligan
Summary: Governments are increasingly investing in forest restoration for carbon sequestration and community benefits. However, the impacts of forest restoration on local hydrological services are poorly understood. Research shows that regenerating tropical forest vegetation can positively contribute to locally important hydrological ecosystem services.
JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Keliang Long, Nanxi Wang, Zhongxiao Lin
Summary: With the increasing demand for cultural ecosystem services worldwide, the importance of scenic beauty in villages has been recognized by many countries and regions, resulting in the implementation of relevant policies. However, limited studies have been conducted to evaluate the scenic beauty of villages. This study aimed to explore the assessment procedures and the relationship between scenic beauty and landscape indicators in mountain and hilly villages.
ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS
(2023)