Abstract To preserve agroforest landscapes, it is essential to understand the complex factors that have shaped them. Biophysical and socio‐economic need be considered, we must leverage ever‐increasing human capacity model landscapes predict their responses agricultural intensification land abandonment. This paper presents main conclusions of a study on stakeholder perceptions landscape changes in two protected Mediterranean mountain areas Iberian Peninsula: Alta Garrotxa Gavarres. First,...

Surface soil moisture is an important hydrological parameter in agricultural areas. Periodic measurements tropical mountain environments are poorly representative of larger areas, while satellite resolution too coarse to be effective these topographically varied landscapes, making spatial consider. The Las Palmas catchment area near Medellin Colombia a vital water reservoir that stores considerable amounts its andosol. In this Andean setting, we use unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) with...

La ecologia del paisaje nace en estrecha vinculacion con la geografia y vive un desarrollo espectacular a partir de segunda mitad siglo XX. En actualidad, es una perspectiva cientifica transdisciplinaria, consolidada reconocida, que intenta comprender ayudar resolver algunos los principales retos ambientales contemporaneos conservacion patrimonio natural cultural. estas paginas, se repasa forma sintetica conceptos metodos, eminentemente cuantitativos, utilizados por para analizar situacion...

A multi‐scale and multi‐disciplinary method was tested in the Catalan pre‐Pyrenees order to understand relationship between landscape change, processes, ecological social characteristics of landscapes. The three scales, their corresponding methods, help us processes change: on a general scale, standardisation due forest spread; detailed fragmentation non‐forest habitats; local regeneration scattering woody species. Major alterations have been observed through remotely sensed data. Closed...

Here we focus on an improved floristic understanding of the condition and impacts to coastal dunes along Catalan coastline Spain. We identified 21 native dune-restricted plant species that can serve as indicators ecological integrity these dunes, a habitat has been impacted by both urbanization tourism. To end, employed new analysis approach calculated ratio diversity dune restricted overall site. Values this could range from 0 1, with 1 corresponding most ecologically intact habitats. Our...

El despoblamiento rural y el abandono de la actividad agraria han originado una intensa transformación los paisajes característicos las montañas mediterráneas. Una dinámica marcada por un intenso proceso incremento superficie forestal en detrimento zonas dedicadas a ganadería agricultura. Este proceso, que repercute aspectos tan variados como pérdida biodiversidad patrimonio cultural o proliferación incendios forestales, puede ser cartografiado, cuantificado caracterizado con gran exactitud...

The analysis of past and present patterns agrarian mountain areas allows researchers to characterize the influence landscape heterogeneity on biodiversity, cultural heritage, forest fire hazard. This process was mapped, quantified, described through use digital mapping (GIS) indexes in a protected area Alta Garrotxa (Catalonia, Spain). These require urgent management modelling provide alternative scenarios, order maintain recover habitats. A set different scenarios have been designed using...

The adaptation of geography studies to the European Higher Education Area (EHEA) framework has led curriculum-content restructuring and new teaching learning methods. This transformation was used as an opportunity adjust students' skills more fittingly their future professional needs. degree program in geography, land-use planning, environmental management at University Girona (Catalonia, Spain) offers a sequential trajectory based on treatment geographic information progressive levels...

Abstract This study examines how local population, tourists and farmers relate to rural landscapes, by exploring visual landscape preferences the influence of everyday landscapes on research subjects. Results point towards an immense variability in amongst user groups living or visiting area (Plana de l’Empordà, Girona, Spain). Tourists rate grasslands at top their preference list, residents prefer orchards, favour fields irrigated herbaceous crops; showing, altogether, that user's...

Accidents on the road have always been a major concern in modern society. According to World Health Organization, globally traffic collisions are one of leading and fastest growing causes disability death. The present research work is conducted ten years accident data an urban environment explore analyze spatial temporal variation accidents related injuries. proposed spatiotemporal model can make predictions regarding number injuries incurred individual segments. Bayesian methodology using...

Numerous studies show the benefits that contact with natural environment have for human health, but there are few on role of Protected Natural Areas (PNAs), either from preventive point view or their potential benefits, individuals health problems. A study was made relationship between visitation Montseny Park and Biosphere Reserve perspective a population group different diseases. total 250 patients resident in areas near park were surveyed, recording beliefs about nature, as well reasons...

Abstract Natural hazards like floods, cyclones, earthquakes, or, tsunamis have deep impacts on the environment and society causing damage to both life property. These events can cause widespread destruction lead long-term socio-economic disruption often affecting most vulnerable populations in society. Computational modeling provides an essential tool estimate by incorporating spatial uncertainties examining global risk assessments. Classical stationary models statistics assume isotropy...

Forest fire management is not only an emergency task, the preventive task could be even more important, being better to avoid risk of a forest ignition before it starts or minimize its hazard, rather than later trying extinguish it.If we associate wildfires with their spatial coordinates, along other variables, possible identify them by means spatio-temporal stochastic process.Spatio-temporal clustering indicate presence factors.In fact, what usually interest assess dependence on...

Mediterranean mountain regions have undergone several landscape changes since the end of 19th century due to progressive depopulation and abandonment cattle rearing, forestry, charcoal production agricultural activity. Such activity favored dynamics by creating grassy habitats, which in turn resulted greater diversity. This is now being lost as forest reclaims abandoned pastures. Thus, purpose this work was identify those open habitats most need management action maximize biodiversity...