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DOI10.1080/13504509.2015.1064488
In-between sprawl and fires: long-term forest expansion and settlement dynamics at the wildland-urban interface in Rome, Italy
Biasi, Rita1; Colantoni, Andrea2; Ferrara, Carlotta3; Ranalli, Flavia4; Salvati, Luca4
通讯作者Ferrara, Carlotta
来源期刊INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND WORLD ECOLOGY
ISSN1350-4509
EISSN1745-2627
出版年2015
卷号22期号:6页码:467-475
英文摘要

Understanding the intimate dynamics of urban-wildland interfaces in Mediterranean landscapes is particularly challenging because of multiple biophysical factors (dry or arid climate, low-quality soils, poor vegetation cover) determining an increased environmental sensitivity to human pressure. Although dense and compact cities were sprawling rapidly in the most recent decades, many suburban areas in southern Europe still preserve biodiversity-rich habitats, traditional crop mosaics and high-quality relict forest stands. Diachronic forest and settlement maps were analysed over two time intervals (1936-1974 and 1974-2006) representing different socio-economic contexts on a local scale with the aim to assess trends in forest land cover vis a vis urban growth in Rome, central Italy. Forests expanded into agricultural land during the whole time period following cropland abandonment and benefiting from a higher level of land protection from urbanisation, especially during the most recent decades. Although the broadleaved wood dominated the composition of forest fragments at the wildland-urban interface at both the beginning and the end of the study period, coniferous stands showed a slower decrease compared to other wood types, such as those dominated by chestnut or beech. The observed changes in forest composition are the result of a higher disturbance level, possibly triggered by the increase of fire frequency and severity, a higher fragmentation of natural land, intense soil sealing and a larger occurrence of invasive species. Forest diversity increased especially in areas with medium-density settlements, indicating a tendency towards more heterogeneous forest structures at the urban-wildland interface compared to natural landscapes. A long-term monitoring of settlement dynamics and woodland expansion is required to inform a sustainable management of Mediterranean suburban forests.


英文关键词urban fringe land-use changes forest diversity human disturbance Mediterranean basin
类型Article
语种英语
国家Italy
收录类别SCI-E ; SSCI
WOS记录号WOS:000364821900001
WOS关键词RISK-MANAGEMENT ; SOUTHERN EUROPE ; RESEARCH NEEDS ; UNITED-STATES ; LIJIANG CITY ; GROWING CITY ; LANDSCAPE ; REGION ; CONSUMPTION ; PATTERNS
WOS类目Green & Sustainable Science & Technology ; Ecology
WOS研究方向Science & Technology - Other Topics ; Environmental Sciences & Ecology
资源类型期刊论文
条目标识符http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/188056
作者单位1.Univ Viterbo, Dipartimento Innovaz Sistemi Biol Agroalimentari, I-01100 Viterbo, Italy;
2.Univ Viterbo, Dipartimento Sci & Tecnol Agr Foreste Nat & Energ, I-01100 Viterbo, Italy;
3.Univ Roma Tre, Dipartimento Matemat & Fis, I-00146 Rome, Italy;
4.Consiglio Ric Agr & Anal Econ Agr CREA, I-00184 Rome, Italy
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Biasi, Rita,Colantoni, Andrea,Ferrara, Carlotta,et al. In-between sprawl and fires: long-term forest expansion and settlement dynamics at the wildland-urban interface in Rome, Italy[J],2015,22(6):467-475.
APA Biasi, Rita,Colantoni, Andrea,Ferrara, Carlotta,Ranalli, Flavia,&Salvati, Luca.(2015).In-between sprawl and fires: long-term forest expansion and settlement dynamics at the wildland-urban interface in Rome, Italy.INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND WORLD ECOLOGY,22(6),467-475.
MLA Biasi, Rita,et al."In-between sprawl and fires: long-term forest expansion and settlement dynamics at the wildland-urban interface in Rome, Italy".INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND WORLD ECOLOGY 22.6(2015):467-475.
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