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Environmental Studies
Ahmadreza Shirvani Dastgerdi, Massimo Sargolini, Shorna Broussard Allred, Allison Morrill Chatrchyan, Michael Drescher, Christopher DeGeer
Summary: This study emphasizes the importance of strengthening local community participation in regional planning to support the sustainable management of cultural landscapes in a changing climate. The findings suggest that although local community engagement is essential for building climate adaptation in cultural landscapes, decision-makers need improved strategies to integrate climate change policies into regional plans.
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Geography
E. Raso, A. Mandarino, G. Pepe, D. Calcaterra, Andrea Cevasco, P. Confuorto, M. Di Napoli, M. Firpo
Summary: This study presents the geomorphological investigation and mapping within Cinque Terre National Park, showcasing the impact of human modification on the landscape. A new geomorphological map at 1:18,000 scale outlines the various landforms and deposits, highlighting the vulnerability of terraced slopes due to farmland abandonment. The map serves as a crucial tool for future hazard assessment, zoning, and land management strategies.
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Environmental Studies
Antonio Santoro, Martina Venturi, Francesco Piras, Beatrice Fiore, Federica Corrieri, Mauro Agnoletti
Summary: Cinque Terre National Park, established in 1999, aims to protect the historical terraced landscape and cultural values. Research shows that forest expansion due to terraces abandonment has both positive effects on forest cover increase and negative impacts on stability, hydrogeological and forest fire risks.
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Environmental Studies
Eleni Oikonomopoulou, Ekaterini T. Delegou, John Sayas, Anastasia Vythoulka, Antonia Moropoulou
Summary: This study investigates the correlation of tangible and intangible elements of a cultural landscape for sustainable development. The results demonstrate that integrated strategic planning can achieve the protection of natural and cultural wealth, as well as balanced economic development and social cohesion, leading to sustainable development.
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Geography
Bernadett Csurgo, Melanie K. Smith
Summary: The academic interest in ecosystem services has been increasing over the past decade, with more research studies focusing on this complex field. However, Cultural Ecosystem Services have been under-researched, particularly in terms of their value to landscapes. This paper examines the value of Cultural Ecosystem Services in rural landscapes in Hungary, highlighting the importance of cultural heritage in comparison to other categories of CES, especially in terms of social and symbolic values.
JOURNAL OF RURAL STUDIES
(2021)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Romina D'Ascanio, Lorenzo Barbieri, Giorgia De Pasquale, Andrea Filpa, Anna Laura Palazzo
Summary: The research aims to apply the landscape approach to Pantelleria National Park to reflect on how to integrate rural landscape planning into a broader context of natural values. The park, established in 2016, covers most of the island and includes two important sites and one special protection area. Pantelleria contains diverse natural and human-made landscapes embodying the conflict between nature and environment, and traditional rural practices.
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Giorgia de Pasquale, Eugenia Spinelli
Summary: This research examines a portion of the Italian alpine landscape in Valtellina to find a mode of understanding and a strategic proposal to protect the rural heritage. Despite depopulation and abandonment of agricultural fields, there is still a sufficient persistence of cultural practices and social uses in the area, which can serve as a solid foundation for sustainable development focusing on agricultural and cultural biodiversity.
BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION
(2022)
Article
Environmental Studies
Zhe Wang, Lawal Marafa
Summary: This article examines the cultural relationships between tourism and landscape, using the Honghe Hani Terraces in China as a case study. It reveals a gap between tourist imaginaries and the actual landscape, with the dominance of tourism company's strategies leading to marginalization of local communities and threats to the landscape. The study suggests that maintaining the integrity of landscape in tourism imaginaries and empowering local communities can help reduce cultural tensions between tourism and the landscape.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Rita De Stefano, Leopoldo Repola, Luigi Guerriero, Domenico Iovane, Vincenzo Morra, Fabio Pagano, Diego Di Martire
Summary: This paper discusses the susceptibility analysis of rockfall in the Cumae Archaeological Site in Naples, emphasizing the importance of specific mitigation measures to increase visitor safety in rockfall prone areas. The study utilized digital terrestrial photogrammetry and geomechanical analysis to assess the potential rockfall hazards in the western sector of the site, including key access routes and infrastructure such as the Cumana Railroad.
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Environmental Studies
Anne Cathrine Flyen
Summary: This paper analyzes the process of how Virgohamna has become a heritage site and emphasizes the importance of continued efforts to ensure the preservation and dissemination of its historical significance.
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Di Feng, Shang-chia Chiou, Feng Wang
Summary: This article explores how the local public, with both professional and non-professional backgrounds, manage cultural heritage and enhance its sustainability using the landscape narrative method. Through the analysis of landscape narrative data, it was found that the public uses three cultural heritage value strategies: origin landscape narrative, functional landscape narrative, and meaningful landscape narrative, all of which together constitute the local public subjective conception of the sustainability of cultural heritage.
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Marco Rossitti, Alessandra Oppio, Francesca Torrieri
Summary: The reuse of cultural heritage is an important process of creating new value, but decision-making and evaluation in this area are complex and costly, hindering public and private investments. Therefore, there is an urgent need to develop proper evaluation methods to support the financial sustainability of cultural heritage reuse projects.
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Environmental Studies
Antonio Santoro, Martina Venturi, Mauro Agnoletti
Summary: This research examines the challenges faced by European cultural landscapes and terraced landscapes, as well as the importance of public participation in management plans. The study found that the involvement of local communities is a very effective tool for the development of management plans, suggesting a focus on the conservation of dry-stone terraces to reduce reforestation processes.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Agnes W. Brokerhof, Renate van Leijen, Berry Gersonius
Summary: This paper introduces the development and trial of the Quick Flood Risk Scan method, which aims to assess the vulnerable value of monuments for flood risk. It enables the differentiation of cultural heritage based on its cultural value and vulnerability to water, and can transform hazard or exposure maps into risk maps. The method has been successfully tested and validated in Dordrecht, Netherlands, showing its potential as a simple prioritization tool for monuments without complicated calculations. The Quick Flood Risk Scan method allows non-expert assessors, such as policy makers or heritage asset owners, to make a preliminary qualitative assessment, providing valuable input for further analysis.
Article
Geography
Giulia Rossetti, Bernadette Quinn
Summary: This study investigates the cultural outcomes of small-scale festivals, particularly focusing on literary festivals in rural areas. Using Bourdieu's concept of cultural capital, it finds that participation in literary festivals can enhance individual cultural capital development. The study presents a new conceptual model that captures the process of cultural capital reinforcement through internal and external elements.
JOURNAL OF RURAL STUDIES
(2021)
