Land Degradation in Southern Africa: Restoration Strategies, Grazing Management, and Livelihoods DOI Creative Commons
Mhlangabezi Slayi, Leocadia Zhou, Kgabo Humphrey Thamaga

et al.

Agriculture, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 14(10), P. 1849 - 1849

Published: Oct. 19, 2024

Land degradation in communal rangelands poses significant challenges to environmental sustainability, agricultural productivity, and livelihoods southern Africa. This study presents a bibliometric analysis of research trends, key contributors, thematic evolution, collaborative networks the field land from 1997 2024. Utilizing data obtained Scopus database, we examined 66 publications identify patterns publication output, leading journals, influential articles, prominent authors institutions. The demonstrates an overall increase with notable surge during past decade, indicating growing academic policy interest this field. Major themes identified include sustainable management, restoration strategies, impacts grazing management on ecosystem health. Networks showcasing co-authorship keyword co-occurrence reveal robust connections among researchers concentrated focus specific dominant themes. Consequently, these findings propose opportunities for expanding interdisciplinary exploring underrepresented areas. provides comprehensive overview landscape, offering insights steer future studies inform interventions aimed at mitigating bolstering resilience

Language: Английский

Integrating Gender Perspectives in Participation to Guide Changes in Urban Planning in Serbia DOI Creative Commons
Nataša Čolić, Nataša Danilović Hristić

Land, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 14(2), P. 258 - 258

Published: Jan. 26, 2025

Participation is an essential instrument for the expression of diverse knowledge and interests in urban planning. It ultimately influences outcomes built environment, fostering inclusive, safe, accessible spaces environments. However, planning often viewed, by public practitioners alike, as expert-driven, administrative, semi-closed system, focusing on provision resources that are fit all, seldom targeting participation gender expertise decision-making. Drawing empirical qualitative research conducted with Belgrade 2023 within UN Women project “Safety Girls Public Spaces”, this paper investigates if how perspectives integrated into policy practice Serbia, role creation informing about needs at local level. The draws practical insights from fields spatial planning, traffic, safety. findings reveal limitations to modifying national legislative framework terms integration could be overcome level practice. importance including alongside achieving parity highlighted.

Language: Английский

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Land Degradation in Southern Africa: Restoration Strategies, Grazing Management, and Livelihoods DOI Creative Commons
Mhlangabezi Slayi, Leocadia Zhou, Kgabo Humphrey Thamaga

et al.

Agriculture, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 14(10), P. 1849 - 1849

Published: Oct. 19, 2024

Land degradation in communal rangelands poses significant challenges to environmental sustainability, agricultural productivity, and livelihoods southern Africa. This study presents a bibliometric analysis of research trends, key contributors, thematic evolution, collaborative networks the field land from 1997 2024. Utilizing data obtained Scopus database, we examined 66 publications identify patterns publication output, leading journals, influential articles, prominent authors institutions. The demonstrates an overall increase with notable surge during past decade, indicating growing academic policy interest this field. Major themes identified include sustainable management, restoration strategies, impacts grazing management on ecosystem health. Networks showcasing co-authorship keyword co-occurrence reveal robust connections among researchers concentrated focus specific dominant themes. Consequently, these findings propose opportunities for expanding interdisciplinary exploring underrepresented areas. provides comprehensive overview landscape, offering insights steer future studies inform interventions aimed at mitigating bolstering resilience

Language: Английский

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