Land use and land cover conflict risk assessment model: Social and spatial impact of suburbanisation

Landscape and Urban Planning, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 257, P. 105302 - 105302

Published: Feb. 1, 2025

Language: Английский

Landscape fragmentation and connectivity as key variables on occurrence of human-wildlife interactions

Annals of Forest Research, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 67(1), P. 55 - 76

Published: July 11, 2024

Human-wildlife interactions (HWI) are one of the most highly studied topics from fields wildlife management and reported to be increasing globally as anthropogenic lands uses expand into wild lands, especially in mountainous areas where forest habitats proximity human settlements. The upper Prahova Valley south-central Romania provides habitat several native charismatic species. Since 1990 this area has become a major tourist destination now characterized by high density transport infrastructures homes. To assess how changes land use have affected HWIs, September 2018 August 2019, we discussed with 370 local citizens cities Sinaia, Bușteni Predeal. We developed maps fragmentation connectivity superimposed them over locations HWI hotspots. According results, 50% hotspots identified located exhibiting greatest level fragmentation, species frequently involved were brown bear (Ursus arctos), boar (Sus scrofa), red fox (Vulpes vulpes). suggest that could represent primal cause for regions’ frequency animal descents settlements, since ecological corridors As conclusion, our results highlight need sustainable landscape planning order optimize biodiversity diminish between humans animals, based on: a) mapping quality including system strict protection, b) developing or enhancing favour movement intact ecosystems, c) regulating expansion strictly protected habitats.

Language: Английский

An overview of policy instruments for sustainable peri-urban landscapes: Towards governance mixes

Cities, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 156, P. 105508 - 105508

Published: Oct. 22, 2024

Language: Английский