Browsing by Author "Villa, F."
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39 hints to facilitate the use of semantics for data on agriculture and nutrition
Caracciolo, C.; Aubin, S.; Jonquet, C.; Amdouni, E.; David, R.; Garcia, L.; Whitehead, B.; Roussey, C.; Stellato, A.; Villa, F. (Data Science Journal, 2020)In this paper, we report on the outputs and adoption of the Agrisemantics Working Group of the Research Data Alliance (RDA), consisting of a set of recommendations to facilitate the adoption of semantic technologies and ... -
A game theory model to explore the role of cooperation and diversity in community food security: the case of Southern Malawi
Balbi, S.; Álvarez Rodríguez, Unai; Latora, V.; Antonioni, A.; Villa, F. (Springer-Verlag GmbH, 2020)The Sustainable Development Goals aim at ending food insecurity by 2030. Therefore, civil society needs to understand the inherent complexities of both socio-economic and ecological dynamics and their interdependencies. ... -
Are protected areas covering important biodiversity sites? An assessment of the nature protection network in Sicily (Italy)
Signorello, G.; Prato, C.; Marzo, A.; Ientile, R.; Cucuzza, G.; Sciandrello, S.; Martínez-López, J.; Balbi, S.; Villa, F. (Land Use Policy, 2018-11-01)GIS spatial analysis of three indicators (vegetation value, faunal richness and landscape heterogeneity) was used to detect and map High-Value Biodiversity Areas (HVBAs), estimate the coverage of biodiversity in the Sicilian ... -
Biophysical and economic assessment of four ecosystem services for natural capital accounting in Italy
Capriolo, A.; Boschetto, R.G.; Mascolo, R.A.; Balbi, S.; Villa, F. (Ecosystem Services, 2020)We present methods and results of country-based natural capital assessments for four ecosystem services (ES) in Italy. The spatial mapping and the assessment have been carried out in both physical and monetary terms for ... -
Combining eight research areas to foster the uptake of ecosystem-based management in fresh waters
Langhans, S.D.; Domisch, S.; Balbi, S.; Delacámara, G.; Hermoso, V.; Kuemmerlen, M.; Martin, R; Martínez-López, J.; Vermeiren, P.; Villa, F.; Jähnig, S.C. (John Wiley and Sons, 2019)Freshwater ecosystems are under a constant risk of being irreversibly damaged by human pressures that threaten their biodiversity, the sustainability of ecosystem services (ESs), and human well-being. Despite the implementation ... -
Conceptual advancement of socio-ecological modelling of ecosystem services for re-evaluating Brownfield land
Kolosz, B.W.; Athanasiadis, I.N.; Cadisch, G.; Dawson, T.P.; Giupponi, C.; Honzák, M.; Martinez-Lopez, J.; Marvuglia, A.; Mojtahed, V.; Ogutu, K.B.Z.; Van Delden, H.; Villa, F.; Balbi, S. (Ecosystem Services, 2018)Essential environmental resources are rapidly exploited globally, while social-ecological systems at different scales fail to meet sustainable development challenges. Ecosystem services research, which at present predominantly ... -
Conceptual advancement of socio-ecological modelling of ecosystem services for re-evaluating Brownfield land
Kolosz, B. W.; Athanasiadis, I. N.; Cadisch, G.; Dawson, T. P.; Giupponi, C.; Honzák, M.; Martinez-Lopez, J.; Marvuglia, A.; Mojtahed, V.; Ogutu, K. B. Z.; Van Delden, H.; Villa, F.; Balbi, S. (Ecosystem Services, 2018-10-01)Essential environmental resources are rapidly exploited globally, while social-ecological systems at different scales fail to meet sustainable development challenges. Ecosystem services research, which at present predominantly ... -
Cost-effective restoration and conservation planning in Green and Blue Infrastructure designs. A case study on the Intercontinental Biosphere Reserve of the Mediterranean: Andalusia (Spain) Morocco
Barbosa, A.; Martín, B.; Hermoso, V.; Arévalo-Torres, J.; Barbière, J.; Martínez-López, J.; Domisch, S.; Langhans, S.D.; Balbi, S.; Villa, F.; Delacámara, G.; Teixeira, H.; Nogueira, A.J.A.; Lillebø, A.I.; Gil-Jiménez, Y.; McDonald, H.; Iglesias-Campos, A. (Elsevier, 2019)Green and Blue Infrastructure (GBI) is a network designed and planned to deliver a wide range of ecosystem services and to protect biodiversity. Existing GBI designs lacked a systematic method to allocate restoration zones. ... -
Fire risk modeling: An integrated and data-driven approach applied to Sicily
Marquez Torres, A.; Signorello, G.; Kumar, S.; Adamo, G.; Villa, F.; Balbi, S. (Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, 2023-09-06)Wildfires are key not only to landscape transformation and vegetation succession, but also to socio-ecological values loss. Fire risk mapping can help to manage the most vulnerable and relevant ecosystems impacted by ... -
Human dependence on natural resources in rapidly urbanising South African regions
Balbi, S.; Selomane, O.; Sitas, N.; Blanchard, R.; Kotzee, I.; O'Farrell, P.; Villa, F. (IOP Publishing, 2019)Enhancing the governance of social-ecological systems for more equitable and sustainable development is hindered by inadequate knowledge about how different social groups and communities rely on natural resources. We used ... -
Identification of conservation and restoration priority areas in the Danube River based on the multi-functionality of river-floodplain systems
Funk, A.; Martínez-López, J.; Borgwardt, F.; Trauner, D.; Bagstad, K.J.; Balbi, S.; Magrach, A.; Villa, F.; Hein, T. (Elsevier, 2019)Large river-floodplain systems are hotspots of biodiversity and ecosystem services but are also used for multiple human activities, making them one of the most threatened ecosystems worldwide. There is wide evidence that ... -
Identification of potential locations for small hydropower plant based on resources time footprint: A case study in Dan River Basin, China
Huang, X.; Hayashi, K.; Fujii, M.; Villa, F.; Yamazaki, Y.; Okazawa, H. (Renewable Energy, 2023)mall hydropower has attracted extensive interest as a clean technology. This study first identified possible sites of small hydropower plants with estimated capacity, and then utilized resources time footprint as a novel ... -
Introducing the H2020 AQUACROSS project: Knowledge, Assessment, and Management for AQUAtic Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services aCROSS EU policies
Lago, M.; Boteler, B.; Rouillard, J.; Abhold, K.; Jähnig, S.C.; Iglesias-Campos, A.; Delacámara, G.; Piet, G.J.; Hein, T.; Nogueira, A.J.A.; Lillebø, A.I.; Strosser, P.; Robinson, L.A.; De, Wever, A.; O'Higgins, T.; Schlüter, M.; Török, L.; Reichert, P.; Van Ham, C.; Villa, F.; Hugh, M. (Elsevier, 2019)The AQUACROSS project was an unprecedented effort to unify policy concepts, knowledge, and management of freshwater, coastal, and marine ecosystems to support the cost-effective achievement of the targets set by the EU ... -
Linking Land and Sea Through an Ecological-Economic Model of Coral Reef Recreation
Oleson, K. L. L.; Bagstad, K. J.; Fezzi, C.; Barnes, M. D.; Donovan, M. K.; Falinski, K. A.; Gorospe, K. D.; Htun, H.; Lecky, J.; Villa, F.; Wong, T. M. (Ecological Economics, 2020-11-01)Coastal zones are popular recreational areas that substantially contribute to social welfare. Managers can use information about specific environmental features that people value, and how these might change under different ... -
Machine learning for ecosystem services
Willcock, S.; Martínez-López, J.; Hooftman, D.A.P.; Bagstad, K.J.; Balbi, S.; Marzo, A.; Prato, C.; Sciandrello, S.; Signorello, G.; Voigt, B.; Villa, F.; Bullock, J.M.; Athanasiadis, I.N. (Elsevier, 2018)Recent developments in machine learning have expanded data-driven modelling (DDM) capabilities, allowing artificial intelligence to infer the behaviour of a system by computing and exploiting correlations between observed ... -
Participatory coastal management through elicitation of ecosystem service preferences and modelling driven by coastal squeeze
Martínez-López, J.; Teixeira, H.; Morgado, M.; Almagro, M.; Sousa, A.I.; Villa, F.; Balbi, S.; Genua-Olmedo, A.; Nogueira, A.J.A.; Lillebø, A.I. (Elsevier, 2019)The Baixo Vouga Lagunar (BVL) is part of Ria de Aveiro coastal lagoon in Portugal, which is classified as a Special Protection Area under the European Habitats and Birds Directives. This part of the system, corresponding ... -
Platforms for ecosystem services modeling: An applied example to the northern Patagonia
Oddi, F.J.; Torres, A.M.; Pompeu, J.A.; Magrach, A.; Balbi, S.; Villa, F.; Garibaldi, L.A. (Ecologia Austral, 2023-12-01)Los avances tecnológicos y metodológicos de las últimas décadas (e.g., información satelital, potencia de los ordenadores, análisis geoespacial, desarrollo de algoritmos) facilitaron buscar soluciones a problemas complejos ... -
Scientific modelling can be accessible, interoperable and user friendly: A case study for pasture and livestock modelling in Spain
Torres, A.M.; Balbi, S.; Villa, F. (PLoS ONE, 2023)This article describes the adaptation of a non-spatial model of pastureland dynamics, including vegetation life cycle, livestock management and nitrogen cycle, for use in a spatially explicit and modular modelling platform ... -
Social equity shapes zone-selection: Balancing aquatic biodiversity conservation and ecosystem services delivery in the transboundaryDanube River Basin
Domisch, S.; Kakouei, K.; Martínez-López, J.; Bagstad, K.J.; Magrach, A.; Balbi, S.; Villa, F.; Funk, A.; Hein, T.; Borgwardt, F.; Hermoso, V.; Jähnig, S.C.; Langhans, S.D. (Elsevier, 2019)Freshwater biodiversity is declining, despite national and international efforts to manage and protect freshwater ecosystems. Ecosystem-based management (EBM) has been proposed as an approach that could more efficiently ... -
The natural capital accounting opportunity: Let s really do the numbers
Boyd, J.W.; Bagstad, K.J.; Ingram, J.C.; Shapiro, C.D.; Adkins, J.E.; Frank, Casey C.; Duke, C.S.; Glynn, P.D.; Goldman, E.; Grasso, M.; Hass, J.L.; Johnson, J.A.; Lange, G.-M.; Matuszak, J.; Miller, A.; Oleson, K.L.L.; Posner, S.M.; Rhodes, C.; Soulard, F.; Vardon, M.; Villa, F.; Voigt, B.; Wentland, S. (Oxford University Press, 2018)...