ABSTRACT In this paper, it is analysed how land policy changes in Latvia's Gauja National... more ABSTRACT In this paper, it is analysed how land policy changes in Latvia's Gauja National Park (GNP) are shaped by a debate between global and local land-use values. Since Latvia's independence from the Soviet Union in 1991, major land policy reform has taken place in the park and the country as a whole. Key informant interviews were conducted with GNP stakeholders to understand the values and goals of the stakeholder groups. Results show that two primary visions for the management of the GNP have emerged since independence, founded on differing concepts of justice: one based on the global value of preserving biodiversity, and the other based on the local value of preserving the Latvian national identity. The ideals of the current park administration are in line with justice based on the former value, while other stakeholders favour the latter value—a value fundamental to the original design of the GNP.
Ater than or equal to 0.9 (P-value ≥ 0.9).<b>Copyright information:</b>Taken from &qu... more Ater than or equal to 0.9 (P-value ≥ 0.9).<b>Copyright information:</b>Taken from "Locating suitable habitats for West Nile Virus-infected mosquitoes through association of environmental characteristics with infected mosquito locations: a case study in Shelby County, Tennessee"http://www.ij-healthgeographics.com/content/7/1/12International Journal of Health Geographics 2008;7():12-12.Published online 29 Mar 2008PMCID:PMC2322965.
<b>Copyright information:</b>Taken from "Locating suitable habitats for West Nil... more <b>Copyright information:</b>Taken from "Locating suitable habitats for West Nile Virus-infected mosquitoes through association of environmental characteristics with infected mosquito locations: a case study in Shelby County, Tennessee"http://www.ij-healthgeographics.com/content/7/1/12International Journal of Health Geographics 2008;7():12-12.Published online 29 Mar 2008PMCID:PMC2322965.
<b>Copyright information:</b>Taken from "Locating suitable habitats for West Nil... more <b>Copyright information:</b>Taken from "Locating suitable habitats for West Nile Virus-infected mosquitoes through association of environmental characteristics with infected mosquito locations: a case study in Shelby County, Tennessee"http://www.ij-healthgeographics.com/content/7/1/12International Journal of Health Geographics 2008;7():12-12.Published online 29 Mar 2008PMCID:PMC2322965.
Background & Aim: Land-use regimes and their changes, as well as landscape heterogeneity are key ... more Background & Aim: Land-use regimes and their changes, as well as landscape heterogeneity are key determinants of the distribution and composition of species in cultural landscapes. In European agricultural landscapes, habitat loss due to both abandonment and intensification of agriculture fields are major causes for the decline of species diversity. Landscapes that are diverse in habitats and species are important to maintain basic ecosystem functions and services as, for instance, pollination or habitat preservation. In Norway, semi-natural species-rich habitats, such as agricultural grasslands, often occur in mosaics with forests and crop fields. This research studies key information for design of conservation plans focused on these habitats, addressing how landscape structure and land-use history affect the distribution, richness and composition of species in species-rich grasslands across geographical regions. Material & Methods: We recorded vegetation (species occurrence and co...
The dataset contains yield data and a spectral database acquired using a FieldSpec 3 portable spe... more The dataset contains yield data and a spectral database acquired using a FieldSpec 3 portable spectrometer in agricultural grassland fields in the Tromsø and Harstad regions during the summer seasons of 2014 to 2017. The script included in the folder conducts data analyses on the spectral database by means of partial least squares (PLS) and follows all the steps necessary to replicate the results shown in the article, from the FieldSpec hyperspectral measurements to the simulations of the Sentinel-2A and EnMap satellites, which are reported in the article.
Giant Hogweed is a poisonous invasive weed in Latvia that poses significant threat to biodiversit... more Giant Hogweed is a poisonous invasive weed in Latvia that poses significant threat to biodiversity and human health. Local residents are afraid and have very special concerns about the safety of their children because the plant causes phytophotodermatitis (severe burns), painful blistering, permanent scarring and blindness when the sap of the plant comes in contact with the human body and is exposed to sunlight. This study utilizes public participation GIS (PPGIS) involving Lat-vian high school students as data collectors to monitor the geographic distribution of Giant Hog-weed in Northeast Latvia. This paper also explores challenges with implementing such a public program, how to maximize participation, and how participation impacts environmental aware-ness of participants. In this study we also assessed the accuracy of PPGIS-collected data and how the utilization of such data impacts mapping and monitoring of Giant Hogweed in the study area. Results indicate that this PPGIS progra...
Between the Second World War and the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991, privately held land was ge... more Between the Second World War and the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991, privately held land was generally forbidden in the Soviet Union. In Latvia, as well as in other former States of the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, the government has instituted a land restitution policy to reinstate lands to their previous owners. Latvia’s Gauja National Park was created as the second Soviet national park over a period of years extending throughout the 1970’s. Since Latvia’s independence in 1991, Gauja has remained a national park, but in accordance with land restitution policies, the Latvian government has restored many parcels of land within the Park to their previous owners. However, the government has imposed stringent landuse restrictions along with the privatization of these Park lands. This research examines the drivers of landuse and landcover change within and surrounding Gauja National Park, including the effects of land restitution on the biophysical and social environment of the Pa...
Monitoring grassland areas to assess changes in their condition over time has been the subject of... more Monitoring grassland areas to assess changes in their condition over time has been the subject of a lot of research at different scales. Initially the techniques focused on fieldbased measurements, and modelling. However, several obtained data were site specific. Based on the increase in availability of remote sensing data and products, there is an expectation that remote sensing can provide rapid and definite answers to the challenges of detecting and monitoring grassland conditions and associated changes in productivity. At the time of European Copernicus Programme, the new possibilities of satellite data from the group of Sentinel satellites give the new perspective for grasslands monitoring. The Finegrass Polish – Norwegian Project have been set to detect the biomass and its changes for grasslands in Poland and Norway applying different approaches due to different specific of the area. The results have been verified by ground measurements.
Between the Second World War and the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991, privately held land was ge... more Between the Second World War and the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991, privately held land was generally forbidden in the Soviet Union. In Latvia, as well as in other former States of the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, the government has instituted a land restitution policy to reinstate lands to their previous owners. Latvia’s Gauja National Park was created as the second Soviet national park over a period of years extending throughout the 1970’s. Since Latvia’s independence in 1991, Gauja has remained a national park, but in accordance with land restitution policies, the Latvian government has restored many parcels of land within the Park to their previous owners. However, the government has imposed stringent landuse restrictions along with the privatization of these Park lands. This research examines the drivers of landuse and landcover change within and surrounding Gauja National Park, including the effects of land restitution on the biophysical and social environment of the Pa...
ABSTRACT In this paper, it is analysed how land policy changes in Latvia&#39;s Gauja National... more ABSTRACT In this paper, it is analysed how land policy changes in Latvia&#39;s Gauja National Park (GNP) are shaped by a debate between global and local land-use values. Since Latvia&#39;s independence from the Soviet Union in 1991, major land policy reform has taken place in the park and the country as a whole. Key informant interviews were conducted with GNP stakeholders to understand the values and goals of the stakeholder groups. Results show that two primary visions for the management of the GNP have emerged since independence, founded on differing concepts of justice: one based on the global value of preserving biodiversity, and the other based on the local value of preserving the Latvian national identity. The ideals of the current park administration are in line with justice based on the former value, while other stakeholders favour the latter value—a value fundamental to the original design of the GNP.
Ater than or equal to 0.9 (P-value ≥ 0.9).<b>Copyright information:</b>Taken from &qu... more Ater than or equal to 0.9 (P-value ≥ 0.9).<b>Copyright information:</b>Taken from "Locating suitable habitats for West Nile Virus-infected mosquitoes through association of environmental characteristics with infected mosquito locations: a case study in Shelby County, Tennessee"http://www.ij-healthgeographics.com/content/7/1/12International Journal of Health Geographics 2008;7():12-12.Published online 29 Mar 2008PMCID:PMC2322965.
<b>Copyright information:</b>Taken from "Locating suitable habitats for West Nil... more <b>Copyright information:</b>Taken from "Locating suitable habitats for West Nile Virus-infected mosquitoes through association of environmental characteristics with infected mosquito locations: a case study in Shelby County, Tennessee"http://www.ij-healthgeographics.com/content/7/1/12International Journal of Health Geographics 2008;7():12-12.Published online 29 Mar 2008PMCID:PMC2322965.
<b>Copyright information:</b>Taken from "Locating suitable habitats for West Nil... more <b>Copyright information:</b>Taken from "Locating suitable habitats for West Nile Virus-infected mosquitoes through association of environmental characteristics with infected mosquito locations: a case study in Shelby County, Tennessee"http://www.ij-healthgeographics.com/content/7/1/12International Journal of Health Geographics 2008;7():12-12.Published online 29 Mar 2008PMCID:PMC2322965.
Background & Aim: Land-use regimes and their changes, as well as landscape heterogeneity are key ... more Background & Aim: Land-use regimes and their changes, as well as landscape heterogeneity are key determinants of the distribution and composition of species in cultural landscapes. In European agricultural landscapes, habitat loss due to both abandonment and intensification of agriculture fields are major causes for the decline of species diversity. Landscapes that are diverse in habitats and species are important to maintain basic ecosystem functions and services as, for instance, pollination or habitat preservation. In Norway, semi-natural species-rich habitats, such as agricultural grasslands, often occur in mosaics with forests and crop fields. This research studies key information for design of conservation plans focused on these habitats, addressing how landscape structure and land-use history affect the distribution, richness and composition of species in species-rich grasslands across geographical regions. Material & Methods: We recorded vegetation (species occurrence and co...
The dataset contains yield data and a spectral database acquired using a FieldSpec 3 portable spe... more The dataset contains yield data and a spectral database acquired using a FieldSpec 3 portable spectrometer in agricultural grassland fields in the Tromsø and Harstad regions during the summer seasons of 2014 to 2017. The script included in the folder conducts data analyses on the spectral database by means of partial least squares (PLS) and follows all the steps necessary to replicate the results shown in the article, from the FieldSpec hyperspectral measurements to the simulations of the Sentinel-2A and EnMap satellites, which are reported in the article.
Giant Hogweed is a poisonous invasive weed in Latvia that poses significant threat to biodiversit... more Giant Hogweed is a poisonous invasive weed in Latvia that poses significant threat to biodiversity and human health. Local residents are afraid and have very special concerns about the safety of their children because the plant causes phytophotodermatitis (severe burns), painful blistering, permanent scarring and blindness when the sap of the plant comes in contact with the human body and is exposed to sunlight. This study utilizes public participation GIS (PPGIS) involving Lat-vian high school students as data collectors to monitor the geographic distribution of Giant Hog-weed in Northeast Latvia. This paper also explores challenges with implementing such a public program, how to maximize participation, and how participation impacts environmental aware-ness of participants. In this study we also assessed the accuracy of PPGIS-collected data and how the utilization of such data impacts mapping and monitoring of Giant Hogweed in the study area. Results indicate that this PPGIS progra...
Between the Second World War and the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991, privately held land was ge... more Between the Second World War and the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991, privately held land was generally forbidden in the Soviet Union. In Latvia, as well as in other former States of the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, the government has instituted a land restitution policy to reinstate lands to their previous owners. Latvia’s Gauja National Park was created as the second Soviet national park over a period of years extending throughout the 1970’s. Since Latvia’s independence in 1991, Gauja has remained a national park, but in accordance with land restitution policies, the Latvian government has restored many parcels of land within the Park to their previous owners. However, the government has imposed stringent landuse restrictions along with the privatization of these Park lands. This research examines the drivers of landuse and landcover change within and surrounding Gauja National Park, including the effects of land restitution on the biophysical and social environment of the Pa...
Monitoring grassland areas to assess changes in their condition over time has been the subject of... more Monitoring grassland areas to assess changes in their condition over time has been the subject of a lot of research at different scales. Initially the techniques focused on fieldbased measurements, and modelling. However, several obtained data were site specific. Based on the increase in availability of remote sensing data and products, there is an expectation that remote sensing can provide rapid and definite answers to the challenges of detecting and monitoring grassland conditions and associated changes in productivity. At the time of European Copernicus Programme, the new possibilities of satellite data from the group of Sentinel satellites give the new perspective for grasslands monitoring. The Finegrass Polish – Norwegian Project have been set to detect the biomass and its changes for grasslands in Poland and Norway applying different approaches due to different specific of the area. The results have been verified by ground measurements.
Between the Second World War and the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991, privately held land was ge... more Between the Second World War and the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991, privately held land was generally forbidden in the Soviet Union. In Latvia, as well as in other former States of the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, the government has instituted a land restitution policy to reinstate lands to their previous owners. Latvia’s Gauja National Park was created as the second Soviet national park over a period of years extending throughout the 1970’s. Since Latvia’s independence in 1991, Gauja has remained a national park, but in accordance with land restitution policies, the Latvian government has restored many parcels of land within the Park to their previous owners. However, the government has imposed stringent landuse restrictions along with the privatization of these Park lands. This research examines the drivers of landuse and landcover change within and surrounding Gauja National Park, including the effects of land restitution on the biophysical and social environment of the Pa...
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