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“Sucha Góra” (“Trockenberg”)—The Triangulation Point Doomed to Be Forgotten?

Volume 10 Issue 2

Peer-reviewed publication
February, 2021
Czech Republic, Poland, United States of America
land
research
The current study documents the importance of research on preserved artifacts which were previously used to take measurements of the Earth, and their importance for cultural heritage. The article reviewed the available source documents presenting the history of the astrogeodetic control point of Sucha Góra-Trockenberg as a monument of the first order triangulation network, preserved in cartographic materials and as the starting point of local geodetic networks, used in mining until 2000 in the so-called Upper Silesian Coal Basin, located in the territory of Poland and the Czech Republic.
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Workshop proceedings on capacity development in agricultural water management - Moscow 2004

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2005
Egypt, United States of America, Spain, Zambia, Ukraine, Italy, United Kingdom, Netherlands, France
agricultural land management
water management
capacity development
research
The International Programme for Technology and Research in Irrigation and Drainage (IPTRID) is an international multi-donor programme, co-managed by partner organizations, created in 1990 at the request of the International Commission for Irrigation and Drainage (ICID). Its Secretariat, first located at the World Bank, was transferred to FAO in 1998, where it is being hosted, in the Land and Water Development division (AGL) as a Special Programme.
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Who Governs Rural Russia?

Preliminary Outcomes of the 2006 Decentralization Reform

Reports & Research
Training Resources & Tools
March, 2011
Russia, Europe, Central Asia
Land & Corruption
capacity development
corruption
decentralization
land ownership
occupation
rural areas
urban population
youth
The objectives of the study are to: a) increase understanding of the effects and effectiveness of the implementation of the local government reform launched in 2006; and b) assess the impact of a World Bank-supported intervention that aimed to enhance effectiveness of the reforms by increasing local capacity and local participation. In line with these objectives, the study assessed the perceived effects and effectiveness of the implementation of the local government reform in selected provinces.
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Wheat Landraces Currently Grown in Turkey: Distribution, Diversity, and Use

Journal Articles & Books
August, 2016
Russia, Turkey, Western Asia, Eastern Europe
agriculture
assessment
land use
From 2009 to 2014 a nationwide effort was made to document, collect, conserve, and characterize wheat landraces grown by Turkish farmers. Spike samples were collected from more than 1600 farmers from 59 provinces, planted as single-spike progenies, and classified into species, subspecies, and botanical varieties (or morphotypes). Altogether, 95 morphotypes were identified representing three species and six subspecies: einkorn wheat (Triticum monococcum L.), emmer wheat [T. turgidum subsp. dicoccon (Schrank) Thell.], cone wheat (T. turgidum subsp. turgidum), durum wheat [T. turgidum subsp.
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What Role(s) Do Village Committees Play in the Withdrawal from Rural Homesteads? Evidence from Sichuan Province in Western China

Volume 9 Issue 12

Peer-reviewed publication
December, 2020
China, Guadeloupe, Russia, United States of America
land
research
Village committees, as grassroots spontaneously formed by rural collective members in China’s hierarchy system, play an irreplaceable role in the management of rural public affairs. Based on the filed survey dataset taken from three pilot counties/districts in Sichuan province, we explored the significant role that village committees played in farmers’ withdrawal from rural homesteads (WRH).
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What Drives Different Governance Modes and Marketization Performance for Collective Commercial Construction Land in Rural China?

Volume 10 Issue 3

Peer-reviewed publication
March, 2021
China, Russia, United States of America
land
research
The collective commercial construction land (CCCL) reform in China has attracted considerable attention worldwide, but studies on the influencing factors and performance of governance modes for CCCL marketization are still in their infancy. First, by deconstructing CCCL, this study developed a conceptual framework from the perspective of transaction cost economics.
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Using Landscape Change Analysis and Stakeholder Perspective to Identify Driving Forces of Human–Wildlife Interactions

Volume 10 Issue 2

Peer-reviewed publication
February, 2021
Central African Republic, Spain, France, Guatemala, Philippines, Romania, United States of America
land
research
Human–wildlife interactions (HWI) were frequent in the post-socialist period in the mountain range of Central European countries where forest habitats suffered transitions into built-up areas. Such is the case of the Upper Prahova Valley from Romania. In our study, we hypothesized that the increasing number of HWI after 1990 could be a potential consequence of woodland loss. The goal of our study was to analyse the effects of landscape changes on HWI.
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Urban parks: Visitors’ perceptions versus spatial indicators

Land Use Policy Volume 64

Peer-reviewed publication
May, 2017
Hungary
Land, Climate Change & Environment
geographical information systems
land use
research
Urban green spaces and their role in the quality of life of residents have been studied across multiple disciplines, based on empirical measurements or qualitative studies – however, the relation, and its strength, between spatial indicators of urban green spaces and visitors’ perceptions of green spaces are less known.
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Urban expansion dynamics and modes in metropolitan Guangzhou, China

Land Use Policy Volume 72

Peer-reviewed publication
March, 2018
China, Russia, United States of America
Land, Climate Change & Environment
land use
research
Urbanization changes urban landscapes and results in ecological and environmental problems. To solve these problems, it is essential to quantify the dynamics of urban expansion and better understand the modes of urban sprawl. This study evaluated urbanization in metropolitan Guangzhou, China from 1990 to 2020 and explored its modes of urban growth using Landsat Thematic Mapper images and simulated landscape maps based on the Conversion of Land Use and its Effects (CLUE) modeling framework.
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Untangle the Complex Stakeholder Relationships in Rural Settlement Consolidation in China: A Social Network Approach

Volume 9 Issue 7

Peer-reviewed publication
July, 2020
China, Russia, United States of America
land
research
Rural settlement consolidation (RSC) has a critical role in facilitating the transformation of human settlement and land use transition in the rural revitalization process. RSC involves a diversity of stakeholder groups with complex and intertwined concerns. It is therefore crucial to identify the key stakeholders and their main concerns to effectively align rural planning and policymaking. However, this line of research remains underdeveloped. This study provides a novel and holistic network perspective for unpacking the complex relationships among different stakeholders.