scholarly journals Vadose zone transport in dry forests of central Argentina: Role of land use

2010 ◽  
Vol 46 (10) ◽  
Author(s):  
C. S. Santoni ◽  
E. G. Jobbágy ◽  
S. Contreras
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Vadose Zone ◽  
Dry Forests ◽  
Central Argentina

Altered soil carbon dynamics under different land-use regimes in subtropical seasonally-dry forests of central Argentina

2016 ◽  
Vol 403 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 375-387 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Conti ◽  
E. Kowaljow ◽  
F. Baptist ◽  
C. Rumpel ◽  
A. Cuchietti ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Soil Carbon ◽  
Carbon Dynamics ◽  
Dry Forests ◽  
Soil Carbon Dynamics ◽  
Seasonally Dry ◽  
Central Argentina

Conservation and privatization decisions in land reform of New Zealand’s high country

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Adena R Rissman ◽  
Molly C Daniels ◽  
Peter Tait ◽  
Xiaojing Xing ◽  
Ann L Brower
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Biodiversity Conservation ◽  
Land Reform ◽  
Private Land ◽  
Conservation Easement ◽  
Land Reforms ◽  
Lower Productivity ◽  
Ecological Values

Summary Neoliberal land reforms to increase economic development have important implications for biodiversity conservation. This paper investigates land reform in New Zealand’s South Island that divides leased state-owned stations (ranches) with private grazing leases into state-owned conservation land, private land owned by the former leaseholder and private land under protective covenant (similar to conservation easement). Conserved lands had less threatened vegetation, lower productivity, less proximity to towns and steeper slopes than privatized lands. Covenants on private land were more common in intermediate zones with moderate land-use productivity and slope. Lands identified with ecological or recreational ‘significant inherent values’ were more likely to shift into conserved or covenant status. Yet among lands with identified ecological values, higher-threat areas were more likely to be privatized than lower-threat areas. This paper makes two novel contributions: (1) quantitatively examining the role of scientific recommendations about significant inherent values in land reform outcomes; and (2) examining the use of conservation covenants on privatized land. To achieve biodiversity goals, it is critical to avoid or prevent the removal of land-use restrictions beyond protected areas.

The role of bacterial communities in shaping Cd-induced hormesis in ‘living’ soil as a function of land-use change

2020 ◽  
pp. 124996
Author(s):  
Diwu Fan ◽  
Shengyan Wang ◽  
Yanhui Guo ◽  
Jian Liu ◽  
Evgenios Agathokleous ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Land Use Change ◽  
Bacterial Communities

scholarly journals More Reliable Land Price Index: Is There a Slope Effect?

Land ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 261
Author(s):  
Yi Huang ◽  
Geoffrey Hewings
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Price Index ◽  
House Price ◽  
Land Values ◽  
Price Indices ◽  
Land Price ◽  
House Price Indices ◽  
Physical Attributes ◽  
Constant Quality

This paper focuses on the physical attributes of land that intrinsically limit land use and possibly affect land values. In particular, we investigate if the slope of a land does decrease its price and investigate the role of land slope in forming more reliable constant-quality land price indices and aggregate house price indices. We find that, while land slopes do decrease the land price per unit, they have a small effect on the quality-adjusted land price indices in selected neighborhoods in Auckland, New Zealand, where sloped terrain is common.

scholarly journals The Role of Technology in Greenhouse Agriculture: Towards a Sustainable Intensification in Campo de Dalías (Almería, Spain)

Agronomy ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 101
Author(s):  
Antonio J. Mendoza-Fernández ◽  
Araceli Peña-Fernández ◽  
Luis Molina ◽  
Pedro A. Aguilera
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Water Resources ◽  
Natural Resources ◽  
Temporal Evolution ◽  
Technological Development ◽  
Sustainable Intensification ◽  
Short Period ◽  
Cultivation Techniques

Campo de Dalías, located in southeastern Spain, is the greatest European exponent of greenhouse agriculture. The development of this type of agriculture has led to an exponential economic development of one of the poorest areas of Spain, in a short period of time. Simultaneously, it has brought about a serious alteration of natural resources. This article will study the temporal evolution of changes in land use, and the exploitation of groundwater. Likewise, this study will delve into the technological development in greenhouses (irrigation techniques, new water resources, greenhouse structures or improvement in cultivation techniques) seeking a sustainable intensification of agriculture under plastic. This sustainable intensification also implies the conservation of existing natural areas.

scholarly journals Water Distribution from Artificial Recharge via Infiltration Basin under Constant Head Conditions

Water ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (8) ◽  
pp. 1052
Author(s):  
Tiansong Qi ◽  
Longcang Shu ◽  
Hu Li ◽  
Xiaobo Wang ◽  
Yanqing Men ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Vadose Zone ◽  
Water Distribution ◽  
Artificial Recharge ◽  
Buffer Zone ◽  
Experimental Conditions ◽  
Correlation And Regression Analysis ◽  
Infiltration Basin ◽  
Constant Head ◽  
3D Software

The vadose zone plays a significant role during artificial recharge via the infiltration basin. Its thickness, lithology, heterogeneity, among others greatly affect the recharge efficiency. The main objective of this research is to establish the role of the vadose zone and the impacts of infiltration basin features and vadose zone factors on water distributions. In this work, an ideal conceptual model was considered, and mathematical models were built using HYDRUS (2D/3D) software package version 2.05. A total of 138 numerical experiments were implemented under seven types of experimental conditions. The experimental data were analyzed with the aid of correlation and regression analysis. The results showed that infiltration basin features and vadose zone factors had various impacts on water distribution, low permeability formation had various effects on evaporation depending on its depth, and there were consistent, similar, or different variation trends between infiltration and recharge. In conclusion, it is recommended that when the vadose zones are to be chosen as an infiltration basin site, the trade-off among the infiltration, recharge, storage, and evaporation should be seriously considered. This paper may contribute to a better understanding of the vadose zone as a buffer zone for artificial recharge.

Urban plant assemblages by land use type in Milan: Floristic, ecological and functional diversities and refugium role of railway areas

2021 ◽  
Vol 62 ◽  
pp. 127175
Author(s):  
Chiara Toffolo ◽  
Rodolfo Gentili ◽  
Enrico Banfi ◽  
Chiara Montagnani ◽  
Sarah Caronni ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Land Use Type ◽  
Plant Assemblages
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