Socioeconomic and land-use factors shape sustainable management in the Catalan Pyrenees

Jolivet, Anaïs; Rivera, Miguel Lurgi; Claramunt-López, Bernat

doi:10.1038/s44458-025-00012-8

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Socioeconomic and land-use factors shape sustainable management in the Catalan Pyrenees

Anaïs Jolivet

, Miguel Lurgi Rivera

, Bernat Claramunt-López

Communications Sustainability, Volume: 1, Start page: 13

Swansea University Author: Miguel Lurgi Rivera

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Mountain social-ecological systems are facing profound land-use, climatic, and socioeconomic changes, and sustainable management requires understanding how different system elements interact and align with local stakeholders’ preferences. Here, we used socioeconomic and environmental data to develop...

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Socioeconomic and land-use factors shape sustainable management in the Catalan Pyrenees

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