Modelling and simulating change in reforesting mountain landscapes using a social-ecological framework

Landscape Ecology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 267-285

  Gibon, Annick ^a   Sheeren, David ^b   Monteil, Claude ^b   Ladet, Sylvie ^a   Balent, Gérard ^a  

^a UMR 1201 Dynafor   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

Author keywords

Agent based model; Agricultural land use; European mountains; Integrated landscape assessment; Land use and cover change; Landscape multifunctionality; Landscape scenario; Rural development; Transdisciplinarity

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE; LAND COVER; LAND MANAGEMENT; LAND USE CHANGE; REFORESTATION; RURAL DEVELOPMENT; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; STAKEHOLDER;

FRANCE; PYRENEES NATIONAL PARK;

FRAXINUS; FRAXINUS EXCELSIOR;

EID: 77952744368     PISSN: 09212973     EISSN: 15729761     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10980-009-9438-5     Document Type: Article

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