From circular to linear flows? Structural and functional transformations in the Dutch esdorp landscape
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11169232 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Floor van Gils (0009-0007-3452-731X, Environmental Sciences Group, Landscape Architecture Chair Group, Wageningen University & Research, corresponding author), Elyze Storms-Smeets (0000-0001-8111-3688, Environmental Sciences Group, Landscape Architecture Chair Group, Wageningen University & Research), Sven Stremke (0000-0002-2377-7096, Environmental Sciences Group, Landscape Architecture Chair Group, Wageningen University & Research) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 51 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 1-18 |
| Publication date | 2025-12-17 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Landscape Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0142-6397 • E-ISSN: 1469-9710 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/01426397.2025.2590705 |
| OpenAlex | W4417447424 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 28 |
Current agricultural practices significantly contribute to environmental challenges such as biodiversity loss, eutrophication, and acidification, particularly in areas where agriculture meets nature. This is evident in the Dutch province of Drenthe, which is characterised by esdorpen: historic villages surrounded by arable land traditionally cultivated collectively by village farmers. The uncultivated commons surrounding each esdorp played a crucial role in this integrated agricultural system. This case study of Vledder examines the structural and functional transformations in the Dutch esdorp landscape that have contributed to changes in the circularity of nutrient and material flows from 1900 to the present. Using map analysis, archival research, governmental document analysis, field observations, and informal interviews, it explores how historically embedded elements of circularity have evolved and eventually disappeared. The privatisation and cultivation of the commons, together with agricultural specialisation and intensification, drastically altered landscape structures and diminished collective responsibility for their management
Agricultural land · Agriculture · Arable land · Biodiversity · Commons · Field (mathematics) · Land Use and Ecosystem Services · Organic Food and Agriculture · Rural development and sustainability
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| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |