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Land degradation a matter of attitude? A case study from southern Transylvania (Romania)
Ioan TăuşanMarioara Costeasubject
Fluid Flow and Transfer Processeseducation.field_of_study010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciencesLand usemedia_common.quotation_subjectGeography Planning and DevelopmentPopulationLand management010501 environmental sciencesManagement Monitoring Policy and Law01 natural sciencesCollective responsibilityGeographyEnvironmental protectionPerceptionRegional planningLand degradationeducationEnvironmental planning0105 earth and related environmental sciencesGeneral Environmental ScienceWater Science and Technologymedia_commondescription
A better public perception and knowledge on land degradation increases the individual and collective responsibility in land use and land management. Based on interviews, this paper presents results of evaluation of public perception and attitude towards degrading phenomena in the central part of Romania, an area prone to geomorphologic processes, with different land uses and a high proportion of degraded land. The research reveals natural causes, improper land use, categories of land owned, socio-economic causes and involvement of institutions as key aspects of public perception. Our research could be useful in the identification and design of measures in regional planning to attract population in prevention, mitigation and rehabilitation actions on degraded land.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-06-27 | Journal of Environmental Planning and Management |