GIS-MCE is the main method in land evaluation,but it is a linear method and neglects multidimensional complexity of factors used in land evaluation, which leads to information loss. Multidimensional scaling (MDS) originates from psychoanalysis, which is used to describe multidimensional data in higher dimensions by transforming data in higher dimensions into geometry structure in Lower dimensio...

Appendix III of MARPOL ́s Annex VI sets out the criteria and procedures for designating an emission control area (ECA).This criteria includes: a clear delineation of the proposed ECA; land and sea areas at risk; emission quantification and impact assessment; prevailing weather conditions; data on marine traffic; and land based measures concurrent with the ECA adoption. This paper analyses one of...

A preliminary evaluation of the urban land system is presented in the article together with the instruments of land policy in Serbia. The main reason for the analysis is demand for definition of reform framework for urban land management in Serbia in the period of transition towards market-led system. It is concluded that due to the limitations of the current regulation it will be impossible in...

A study has been conducted over an agro-pastoral area in Niger, characterised by large land use heterogeneity, using low resolution Wind Scatterometer (WSC) data. 9-year WSC data time series are analysed over the study site with the help of a backscattering model. 8 ERS Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) images were also analysed in order to quantify the different land use contributions to the WSC ...

Agricultural management systems have been historically adopted without recognizing consequences on soil conservation and environmental quality, and therefore significant decline in soil quality has occurred worldwide. Soil quality has been defined as “the capacity of a specific kind of soil to function with its surroundings, sustain plant and animal productivity, maintain or enhance soil, water...

Cropland abandonment is globally widespread and has strong repercussions for regional food security and the environment. Statistics suggest that one of the hotspots of abandoned cropland is located in the drylands of the Aral Sea Basin (ASB), which covers parts of post-Soviet Central Asia, Afghanistan and Iran. To date, the exact spatial and temporal extents of abandoned cropland remain unclear...

Agro-sylvo-pastoral systems are common around the Mediterranean Basin, where they provide a variety of goods and services to local populations. Their sustainability relies on efficient grazing management, especially in rangelands. The diversity pastoral resources, combined with management techniques farming objectives, has slowed down development digital tools assist these conditions. However, ...

ecological destruction in human-dominated landscapes has significant impacts on environment sustainability internationally. landscape planning can play a role in mitigating the effects of human-related activities. one element of landscape planning involves the analysis of the biological, spatial and social arrangement of areas in an urban environment and identifying characteristics that are und...