Hossein Azadi

Biographic Data

ID3704043
NAMEHossein Azadi
GIVEN NAMESHossein
FAMILY NAMEAzadi
SIGNATUREAZADI H
AFFILIATIONSDepartment of Economics and Rural Development, Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, University of Liège, Gembloux, Belgium
ORCID0000-0003-4363-9405
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS56
TOTAL CITATIONS92
AUTHOR COUNT56
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2011
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX6

  • Mapping socio-ecological factors, built-up expansion and land use change

    Open AccessYana Prados, Skaloš Jan et al.ARTICLELand Use Policy2026

    Urban development is perceived as an indicator of economic advancement and opportunity. However, rapid BUA expansion exerts land pressure, acting as a catalyst for land-use and land-cover (LULC) changes. This study examined the role of socio-environmental factors, including landscape types (LTs), geomorphology and topography, in BUA dynamics and LULC changes across urban, peri-urban and rural areas between 1842 and 2019. The spatial analysis for …

  • Nexus of Land, Water, Food, and Well‐Being

    Open AccessAdriana Marcela Gómez Mateus, Hossein Azadi et al.ARTICLELand Degradation and Development2026

    This study investigates the social benefits, in the form of social landscape values, that result from introducing natural components into oil palm plantations. Despite their extensive land coverage worldwide, including in Colombia, the focus of our study, the concept of social landscape values has never been used in the context of plantations. Our investigation into social landscape values is unique in a way that it considers the perspectives of …

  • Drivers of urbanisation and land-use and land-cover change across spatial scales

    Open AccessYana Prados, Hossein AzadiARTICLELand Use Policy2026

  • Empowering women and sustainable tourism

    Saeid Zarghami, Zohreh Fanni et al.ARTICLECurrent Issues in Tourism2026

  • Integrating framework for urban rivers restoration

    Open AccessTahereh Kookhaie, Tahereh Kookhaei et al.ARTICLECities2026References: 108

  • Urban health and inequality in access to healthy diet

    Open AccessHossein Hataminejad, Hasan Parsipour et al.ARTICLECities2026References: 38

  • Impacts of Land Tenure Security on the Conversion of Agricultural Land to Urban Use

    Open AccessSaghi Movahhed Moghaddam, Hossein Azadi et al.ARTICLELand Degradation and Development2025

    Land tenure security influences several processes relevant to the long‐term sustainability of farmland management, including agricultural land conversion to urban use (ALCU). This phenomenon has been illustrated by several studies, mainly on the scale of individual countries. However, there is a noticeable lack of global‐scale analyses examining how different aspects of land tenure affect ALCU. To address this gap, we have conducted a meta‐analys…

  • Nexus of Land for Food and Urbanisation

    Open AccessNarges Siamian, Hossein Azadi et al.ARTICLELand Degradation and Development2025

    Changes in land use and land cover (LULC) are regarded as serious environmental problems globally. LULC assessment is a process that leads to a beneficial understanding of how people and the environment interact. The objective of the current study was to quantify LULC change and to determine its primary causes in the metropolis of Tehran in Iran over a 30‐year period (1990–2020) using the DPSIR framework, which includes drivers, pressures, state,…

  • Searching for economic synergy and sustainability in Tehran metropolitan region

    Open AccessSaeid Zarghami, Anwar Eziz et al.ARTICLESustainable Cities and Society2025

  • An investigation on the local community's traditional knowledge of Iranian mountain forests using a qualitative assessment

    Open AccessMehdi Zandebasiri, Mehdi Pourhashemi et al.ARTICLETrees Forests and People2025

    Identifying the role and position of local communities in forest management, both in terms of different forms of harvesting and indigenous knowledge, is essential for proper forest planning. Hence, the aim of this study is to investigate the role of local communities in the management of mountain forests in the Zagros region of Iran that local communities are the most important factor in forest planning. In forests that have public ownership and …

  • Toward tenure security

    Open AccessImaneh Goli, Masoud Bijani et al.ARTICLELand Use Policy2025References: 44

  • Towards COP29 climate equity

    Open AccessShan Guo, Weiyi Xia et al.ARTICLELand Use Policy2025Cited by: 3References: 52

  • The effect of social capital on migration aspiration and migration capability

    Open AccessAradom Gebrekidan Abbay, Hossein Azadi et al.ARTICLEHabitat International2025Cited by: 1References: 28

  • Polycentric governance systems

    Iman Islami, Fatemeh Ghanbari et al.ARTICLEClimate and Development2024

    Polycentric governance systems seek to solve environmental challenges through the involvement of diverse actors at different decision-making levels. However, previous studies did not confirm the positive performance of polycentric governance in social interactions with certainty. Therefore, the aim of the study was to identify the capacity and performance of current actors and units to understand their impact on the performance of polycentric gov…

  • Measuring the farmers’ vulnerability to climate change in Tashk and Bakhtegan Lakes in Iran

    Javad Masoumi Jashni, Mohsen Hamidian Pour et al.ARTICLEClimate and Development2024

    This study used a descriptive-analytical method to assess how vulnerable farmers in Fars Province's rural regions near the Tashk and Bakhtegan lakes are to the effects of climate change. For this purpose, 17 villages around Tashk and Bakhtegan lakes with 2511 households, who are engaged in agricultural activities, were investigated. To achieve the research goals, a broad range of indexes were determined with the dimensions of exposure, sensitivit…

  • Compatibility of climate adaptation strategies with livelihood vulnerability patterns

    Samane Ghazali, M Zibaei et al.ARTICLELocal Environment2024

    Pastoralists’ livelihood on natural rangelands is increasingly influenced by the destructive impacts of climate change. While the phenomenon of climate change continues globally, it is expected to put more pressure on unfavourable rangelands and pastoral households whose livelihood source is only based on pastoralism activities. Thus, it is vital to reduce the livelihood vulnerability of pastoralists to climate change impacts through appropriate …

  • Land suitability analysis for food logistic providers

    Open AccessMahdad Pour, Thomas Dogot et al.ARTICLELand Degradation and Development2024

    Land suitability analysis is a process to specify the suitability of a particular area according to its inherent characteristics. Inefficient land suitability leads to inefficient exploitation of natural resources, destruction of land resources, poverty, and even social harm. In this regard, land suitability assessment is important to support transportation planning and demand for construction. This study aimed to systematically review the mutual…

  • Do changes in land use and climate change overlap? An analysis of the World Bank Data

    Open AccessVelibor Spalević, Ali Akbar Barati et al.ARTICLELand Degradation and Development2024

    Land use change (LUC), including deforestation, agriculture, and urbanization, is a major contributor to climate change (CC). This change in land use has impacts on food, water, and energy systems, creating a complex interconnected web of issues. This study aimed to investigate the global link between LUC and CC from 1990 to 2012. Using time‐series data from the World Bank, LUC was represented by irrigated land, arable lands, and forest areas, wh…

  • Dryland co-management in Kerman province, Iran

    Open AccessLeila Avazpour, Mehdi Ghorbani et al.ARTICLEEnvironment Development and…2024

  • Soil conservation projects and their consequences

    Open AccessAhmad Yaghoubi Farani, Saeid Hedayati Nia et al.ARTICLEEnvironment Development and…2024

  • The impacts of the Covid-19 lockdowns on the work of academic staff at higher education institutions

    Open AccessWalter Leal Filho, Tony Wall et al.ARTICLEEnvironment Development and…2024

    The COVID-19 pandemic severely disrupted the life of millions of people around the world and brought changes in many contexts. In higher education institutions, teaching staff had to quickly adapt their teaching and research practices and revisit learning and student engagement strategies. In this context, this paper aimed to report on how the lockdowns influenced the work and lives of academic staff at universities. The methodology consisted of …

  • Advocacy and credibility of land tenure in Ethiopia

    Open AccessHossein Azadi, Shaghayegh Ehteshammajd et al.ARTICLELand Use Policy2024References: 65

  • Sustainable rural development in Northwest Iran

    Open AccessHossein Esfandyari, Shahla Choobchian et al.ARTICLEHumanities and Social Sciences…2023

    Today, wellness tourism has become a thriving industry. In wellness tourism, the tourists travel to relieve the pressures of ordinary life and become refreshed with no medicinal intervention. In wellness tourism, tourists seldom have any specific physical illnesses; rather, they are interested in enjoying the healing properties of certain regions. In this non-experimental research, a structural equation model was used to analyze the data to explo…

  • Women and climate change adaptation behaviour

    Imaneh Goli, Maryam Omidi Najafabadi et al.ARTICLEClimate and Development2023

    Rural women’s contribution to reacting to climate change is highly significant but has been largely marginalized due to gender roles. This gender discrimination makes them more vulnerable to a variety of threats. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to examine the behaviour of female rice farmers in Mazandaran Province, in northern Iran, toward climate change adaptation using protection motivation theory (PMT). 173 female heads of households’…

  • Impact of Land Cover Changes on Reducing Greenhouse Emissions

    Open AccessKoosha Parsamehr, Mehdi Gholamalifard et al.ARTICLELand Degradation and Development2023

    Reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+) is way key to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases (GHGs) while also protecting vulnerable forest ecosystems. The purpose of this study was to recognize suitable areas for REDD+ Programme projects and calculate the reduction in CO 2 emissions through the prevention of forest cover degradation in the Central Hyrcanian forests. For this purpose, the cover changes of the Central…