Land-use change patterns

Rapid land use change after socio-economic disturbances: the collapse of the Soviet Union versus Chernobyl
Land use change is a principal force and inherent element of global environmental change, threatening biodiversity, natural ecosystems, …
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Farm Size and Land Use Pattern Changes in Postsocialist Poland
The postsocialist transition resulted in widespread structural change in Polish agriculture, but fine-scale assessments of how these …
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Causes of Cropland Abandonment During the Post-socialist Transition in Southern Romania
We analyzed the causes of cropland abandonment in Argeş County, Romania, after the fall of the Iron Curtain in 1989. Cropland changes …
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Differences in forest disturbance among land ownership types in Poland during and after socialism
Forest use can increase substantially during periods of societal change, but it is unclear how harvesting rates differ among different …
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Geomatics-based characterization of spatial and temporal trends in heterogeneous Mediterranean rangelands of Northern Greece
The county of Lagadas in northern Greece is typical for heterogeneous Mediterranean rangelands embedded within a patchwork of land use …
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Lost in transition: determinants of post-socialist cropland abandonment in Romania
The transition from command to market-oriented economies drastically affected land ownership and land management in Eastern Europe and …
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Using image texture to map farmland field size: a case study in Eastern Europe
Eastern Europe provides unique opportunities to study changes in land use patterns, because much farmland became parcelized in the …
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Post-socialist land use change in the Carpathians
Broad-scale political and socio-economic conditions are powerful determinants of land use change. Yet, their relative importance is …
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Adaptation of a grazing gradient concept to heterogeneous Mediterranean rangelands using cost surface modelling
Livestock grazing has been an important factor in shaping Mediterranean rangelands. Despite their long history of utilisation, recent …
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Cross-border comparison of land cover and landscape pattern in Eastern Europe using a hybrid classification technique
Eastern Europe has experienced drastic changes in political and economic conditions following the breakdown of the Soviet Union. …
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