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Environmental Conservation for Rural and Urban Development
In terms of economy, society, and the environment, both urban and rural regions are interconnected. One of the main sectors where there are strong...
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Technologies for Rural Development Proceedings of NERC 2022
The book spans across the research domains of mechanisation and automation, agrobusiness, food processing and value addition, climate smart...
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Rural and Urban Development: Pathways to Environmental Conservation and Sustainability
This comprehensive project focuses on the soil regeneration and with the theme of environmental conservation for sustainable rural and urban...
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Dietary Potassium and Magnesium Intake with Risk of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Among Rural China: the Henan Rural Cohort Study
Previous studies exploring the relationship between dietary potassium and magnesium intake and the risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) have...
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Impact of Nature Reserves on the Rural Household's Livelihood Vulnerability In Surrounding Communities: 17 Giant Panda Nature Reserves in China As Examples
Accurately assessing the impact of the establishment of nature reserves (NRs) on rural households' livelihood vulnerability is of great practical...
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Effects of counter-urbanization on Mediterranean rural landscapes
ContextCounter-urbanization, or the reverse migration from the city to the countryside, is a well-known demographic trend associated with rural...
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Constructing ecological corridors in response to extensive rural sprawl in a highly developed urban agglomeration
Rapid urbanization is often accompanied by landscape fragmentation, and ecological corridor construction could effectively improve habitat...
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Agrometeorology—Needs, Approaches and Linkages for Rural Development
Weather is a dominant factor determining the success or failure of agricultural enterprise. Out of total annual crop losses, a substantial portion is...
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Advancing the optimization of urban–rural ecosystem service supply-demand mismatches and trade-offs
ContextIntensified human activities have disrupted landscape patterns, causing a reduction in the supply of ecosystem services (ESs) and an increase...
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Changing Structure of Rural Employment
This chapter empirically examined the long-run gender and occupation-wise changes in rural employment in India using the nationally representative...
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Climatic extremes’ resilient livelihoods of rural households in the Eastern Ethiopia
Climate change is affirmed as a major challenge to global food security in the twenty-first century and a threat to availability of adequate food for...
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Effects of covid-19 on the livelihoods of rural women in Ethiopia
BackgroundThe COVID-19 pandemic has had an impact on people’s lives and economic activities. Women are expected to bear the impact of the impact...
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Rural occupancy in a montane burrowing snake: the importance of thermal and microhabitat resources during the rainy season
Thermal and microhabitat resources are two fundamental requirements that affect the life history of any ectotherm. Furthering our understanding of...
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The effect of urban–rural gradient on black poplar endophagous herbivorous insects
With the process of urbanization and the development of cities, trees in the urban environment are becoming increasingly important. Those trees...
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Impacts of urban-rural integration on landscape patterns and their implications for landscape sustainability: The case of Changsha, China
ContextLandscape patterns result from complex social-ecological interactions, such as urban-rural integration which is especially notable in China....
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Innovation of argan (Argania spinosa (L.) Skeels) products and byproducts for sustainable development of rural communities in Morocco. A systematic literature review
Argan tree is endemic of Moroccan arid regions, providing socioeconomic and cultural benefits since ancient times. This study identifies the emerging...
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Categorising Diversity Through Rural Household Typologies
Agroecology sees opportunity in diversity. This comprises the diversity of structures and functions that characterizes soil life, for example, but...
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Assessing Rural Household Food Security using Sustainable Livelihoods Framework in Western Iran
This study aimed to assess rural household food security status in the villages of Kermanshah County using sustainable livelihoods framework by an...
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Territories in Transition: how social contexts influence wildland fire adaptive capacity in rural Northwestern European Mediterranean areas
BackgroundRural and semi-rural areas are complex and dynamic social-ecological systems, many of which have experienced profound impacts from wildland...
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Exploring the Contribution of Agroforestry Practices to Income and Livelihoods of Rural Households in the Central Highlands of Ethiopia
Agroforestry practices play a vital role in improving rural income and livelihoods, yet quantifying their contributions in Ethiopia remains limited....
