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Researcher
Hossein Azadi
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2025
An investigation on the local community's traditional knowledge of Iranian mountain forests using a qualitative assessment
Mehdi Zandebasiri
Mehdi Pourhashemi
Chabi A. M. S. Djagoun
Sayed Vahid Sayedena
Zohreh Mosleh Ghahfarokhi
Hossein Azadi
Frank Witlox
A2
Journal Article
in
TREES FORESTS AND PEOPLE
2025
Demand for ecosystem services by populations in the Luki Biosphere Reserve in DRC
Franck Robean Wamba
Flavien Pyrus Ebouel Essouman
Papy Nsevolo Miankeba
Hyacinthe Lukoki Nkossi
Nina Christelle Kenfack Tioda
Jean-Pierre Mate Mweru
Baudouin Michel
Hossein Azadi
A2
Journal Article
in
ENVIRONMENTS
2025
Factores que influyen en la disposición a pagar por el compostaje doméstico = Factors influencing the willingness to pay for household composting
Ailed Zahi Pena-Castanon
Lorenzo Fidel Cota-Verdugo
Enrique Troyo-Dieguez
Bernardo Murillo-Amador
Hossein Azadi
Alejandra Nieto-Garibay
A2
Journal Article
in
TERRA LATINOAMERICANA
2025
How to protect productive lands to ensure food security : the case of Northern Iran
Zahra Akbari
Bahram Imani
Eisa Pourramzan
Shahla Choobchian
Narges Siamian
Petr Sklenicka
Kristina Janeckova
Frank Witlox
Hossein Azadi
A1
Journal Article
in
LAND USE POLICY
2025
Improving altitudinal accuracy of Sentinel-1 InSAR DEM in arid flat terrain: a machine learning approach with UAV photogrammetry and multi-source data
Yanrong Chen
Zhiwen Shi
Anwar Eziz
Siyue Zheng
Osman Ilniyaz
Hossein Azadi
Tim Van de Voorde
Alishir Kurban
A1
Journal Article
in
GEO-SPATIAL INFORMATION SCIENCE
2025
Redefining pastoral vulnerability : a validated framework for livelihood assessment in climate-stressed dry rangelands
Azam Sedighi Khavidak
Iman Islami
Hossein Azadi
A2
Journal Article
in
ENVIRONMENTAL AND SUSTAINABILITY INDICATORS
2025
Safe implementation of semi-treated wastewater in agriculture : an I-OPA-BWM-WASPAS for developing countries
Sasan Esfandiari
Ali Firozzare
Arash Durandish
Amirhossein Ameri
Hossein Azadi
A2
Journal Article
in
MODELING EARTH SYSTEMS AND ENVIRONMENT
2025
Smart agri-food supply chains during the 2020s : mapping emerging trends, prevailing themes, and future directions
Seyed Erfan Hosseini
Ali Akbar Barati
Ali Asadi
Ali Bozorgi-Amiri
Hossein Azadi
A2
Journal Article
in
SUSTAINABLE FUTURES
2025
Socio-hydrological analysis : a new approach in water resources management in Western Iran
Fatemeh Javanbakht Sheikhahmad
Farahnaz Rostami
Hossein Azadi
Hadi Veisi
Farzad Amiri
Frank Witlox
A1
Journal Article
in
INTEGRATED ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT
2025
Spatio-temporal analysis of litterfall load in the lower reaches of Qarqan and Tarim rivers using BP neural networks
Junyu Xu
Anwar Eziz
Alishir Kurban
Ümüt Halik
Zhiwen Shi
Saif Ullah
Gift Donu Fidelis
Yingdong Ma
Ziwargul Kibir
Toqeer Ahmed
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
2025
2024
Agricultural water resource management in the socio-hydrology : a framework for using system dynamics simulation
Fatemeh Javanbakht-Sheikhahmad
Farahnaz Rostami
Hossein Azadi
Hadi Veisi
Farzad Amiri
Frank Witlox
A1
Journal Article
in
WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
2024
Factors influencing site selection for higher education institutes : a meta-analysis
Yan Lou
Hossein Azadi
Frank Witlox
A1
Journal Article
in
LAND
2024
Global city data analysis using SciMAT : a bibliometric review
Bagher Bagheri
Hossein Azadi
Ali Soltani
Frank Witlox
A1
Journal Article
in
ENVIRONMENT DEVELOPMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY
2024
Lessons learned from adopting sustainable agricultural practices to address food insecurity and climate change risks : opportunities, constraints, and limitations
Gebrecherkos Gebregiorgis
Woldegebrial Zeweld
Assefa Hdgot
Dawit Gebregziabher
Hossein Azadi
Guido Van Huylenbroeck
Girmay Tesfay
Stijn Speelman
A2
Journal Article
in
RESEARCH ON WORLD AGRICULTURAL ECONOMY
2024
Reviewing the effects of guaranteed and purchasing price policies on cultivation pattern of agronomic crops in Qazvin Plain, Iran
Mehdi Shabanzadeh-Khoshrody
Hossein Azadi
Saeed Shahabi Ahangarkolaee
Rando Värnik
Ants-Hannes Viira
Alishir Kurban
A2
Journal Article
in
JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL FOOD & AGRIBUSINESS MARKETING
2024
2023
Importance of good groundwater governance in economic development : the case of western Iran
Taraneh Sarami Foroushani
Hamid Balali
Reza Movahedi
Alishir Kurban
Rando Varnik
Ivana Janeska Stamenkovska
Hossein Azadi
A2
Journal Article
in
GROUNDWATER FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
2023
Modeling the social sustainability in rural communities of developing countries (case study : Bilevar Plain; Kermanshah Province)
Fatemeh JavanbakhtSheikhAhmad
Farahnaz Rostami
Hossein Azadi
Hadi Veisi
Farzad Amiri
Frank Witlox
A2
Journal Article
in
JOURNAL OF SUSTAINABLE RURAL DEVELOPMENT
2023
2022
Barriers to developing social entrepreneurship in NGOs : application of grounded theory in Western Iran
Nader Naderi
Ehsan Khosravi
Hossein Azadi
Faranak Karamian
Ants-Hannes Viira
Halil Nadiri
A2
Journal Article
in
JOURNAL OF SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP
2022
Facts and fears that limit digital transformation in farming : exploring barriers to the outreach of wireless sensor networks in Southwest Iran
Fatemeh Taheri
Marijke D'Haese
Dieter Fiems
Hossein Azadi
A1
Journal Article
in
PLOS ONE
2022
Genetically modified crops in developing countries : savior or traitor?
Hossein Azadi
Fatemeh Taheri
Samane Ghazali
Saghi Movahhed Moghaddam
Narges Siamian
Imaneh Goli
Shahla Choobchian
Maryam Pour
Ahsen Işık Özgüven
Kristina Janečková
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
2022
Investigating the effect of vocational education and training on rural women’s empowerment
R. Ebrahimi
S. Choobchian
H. Farhadian
I. Goli
E. Farmandeh
Hossein Azadi
A1
Journal Article
in
HUMANITIES & SOCIAL SCIENCES COMMUNICATIONS
2022
Realising the potential of renewable energy as a tool for energy security in small island developing states
Walter Leal Filho
Abdul-Lateef Balogun
Dinesh Surroop
Amanda Lange Salvia
Kapil Narula
Chunlan Li
Julian David Hunt
Andrea Gatto
Ayyoob Sharifi
Haibo Feng
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
SUSTAINABILITY
2022
Rice production energy efficiency evaluation in north of Iran : application of Robust Data Envelopment Analysis
Mostafa Mardani Najafabadi
Mahmood Sabouni
Hossein Azadi
Morteza Taki
A2
Journal Article
in
CLEANER ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY
2022
The intentions of agricultural professionals towards diffusing wireless sensor networks : application of technology acceptance model in Southwest Iran
Fatemeh Taheri
Marijke D'Haese
Dieter Fiems
Hossein Azadi
A1
Journal Article
in
TECHNOLOGICAL FORECASTING AND SOCIAL CHANGE
2022
The intentions of agricultural professionals towards diffusing wireless sensor networks : application of technology acceptance model in Southwest Iran
Fatemeh Taheri
Marijke D'Haese
Dieter Fiems
Hossein Azadi
C3
Conference
2022
Towards wireless sensor network adoption by small-scale farmers in southwest Iran
Fatemeh Taheri
Marijke D'Haese
Dieter Fiems
Hossein Azadi
Dissertation
2022
2021
An attempt to develop ecotourism in an unknown area : the case of Nehbandan County, South Khorasan Province, Iran
Amir Ghorbani
Hossein Mousazadeh
Fatemeh Taheri
Shaghayegh Ehteshammajd
Hossein Azadi
Masoud Yazdanpanah
Alireza Khajehshahkohi
Vjekoslav Tanaskovik
Steven Van Passel
A1
Journal Article
in
ENVIRONMENT DEVELOPMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY
2021
Analysis of land use land cover dynamics and driving factors in Desa’a forest in Northern Ethiopia
Hadgu Hishe
Kidane Giday
Jos Van Orshoven
Bart Muys
Fatemeh Taheri
Hossein Azadi
Lei Feng
Omid Zamani
Mohsen Mirzaei
Frank Witlox
A1
Journal Article
in
LAND USE POLICY
2021
Determinants of commercial bank loan and advance disbursement : the case of private Ethiopian commercial banks
Tekeste Birhanu
Sewunet Bosho Deressa
Hossein Azadi
Ants-Hannes Viira
Steven Van Passel
Frank Witlox
A1
Journal Article
in
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BANK MARKETING
2021
Determinants of smallholder commercialization of livestock : a case study from Tigray, Ethiopia
Gebrekiros Hagos Belay
Kebede Abrha Mengstu
Hassen Mehammedberhan Kahsay
Gholamhossein Hosseininia
Ahsen Isik Ozguven
Ants-Hannes Viira
Hossein Azadi
A1
Journal Article
in
COGENT FOOD & AGRICULTURE
2021
Estimation of photosynthetic and non-photosynthetic vegetation coverage in the lower reaches of Tarim River based on sentinel-2A data
Zengkun Guo
Alishir Kurban
Abdimijit Ablekim
Shupu Wu
Tim Van de Voorde
Hossein Azadi
Philippe De Maeyer
Edovia Dufatanye Umwali
A1
Journal Article
in
REMOTE SENSING
2021
Factors affecting farmers’ behavior in using nitrogen fertilizers : society vs. farmers’ valuation in southwest Iran
Fatemeh Hamid
Masoud Yazdanpanah
Masoud Baradaran
Bijan Khalilimoghadam
Hossein Azadi
A1
Journal Article
in
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT
2021
Impact assessments of new mobility services : a critical review
Tom Storme
Corneel Casier
Hossein Azadi
Frank Witlox
A1
Journal Article
in
SUSTAINABILITY
2021
Impact of agricultural land conversion on climate change
Hossein Azadi
Fatemeh Taheri
Stefan Burkart
Hossein Mahmoudi
Philippe De Maeyer
Frank Witlox
A1
Journal Article
in
ENVIRONMENT DEVELOPMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY
2021
Impacts of the land tenure system on sustainable land use in Ethiopia
Hossein Azadi
Saghi Movahhed Moghaddam
Hossein Mahmoudi
Stefan Burkart
Diriba Dadi Debela
Dereje Teklemariam
Michal Lodin
Philippe Lebailly
Bookchapter
in
Transitioning to sustainable life on land
2021
Role of social network measurements in improving adaptive capacity : the case of agricultural water users in rural areas of western Iran
Maryam Afkhami
Mehdi Ghorbani
Banafsheh Zahraie
Hossein Azadi
A1
Journal Article
in
SOCIETY & NATURAL RESOURCES
2021
Social Impact Assessment of autonomous vehicles
Leen De Paepe
Hossein Azadi
Frank Witlox
Report
2021
Social scenarios for autonomous vehicles
Leen De Paepe
Hossein Azadi
Frank Witlox
Report
2021
Status of energy utilization and factors affecting rural households' adoption of biogas technology in north-western Ethiopia
Mequannt Marie
Fikadu Yirga
Getnet Alemu
Hossein Azadi
A1
Journal Article
in
HELIYON
2021
The water management regime in western Iran : a retrospective analysis through a hybrid transitions framework
Nishtman Karimi
Hossein Azadi
Kobe Boussauw
A1
Journal Article
in
SUSTAINABILITY
2021
2020
A critical view on social performance assessment at company level : social life cycle analysis of an algae case
Parisa Rafiaani
Tom Kuppens
Gwenny Thomassen
Miet Van Dael
Hossein Azadi
Philippe Lebailly
Steven Van Passel
A1
Journal Article
in
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT
2020
A social perspective on soil functions and quality improvement : Romanian farmers’ perceptions
R Petrescu-Mag
Dacinia Crina Petrescu
Hossein Azadi
A1
Journal Article
in
GEODERMA
2020
Agricultural land use sustainability in Southwest Iran : improving land leveling using consolidation plans
Mahboubeh Asimeh
Mehdi Nooripoora
Hossein Azadi
Veerle Van Eetvelde
Petr Skleničkac
Frank Witlox
A1
Journal Article
in
LAND USE POLICY
2020
Ant colony optimization parameter selection for shortest path problem
N. Zarrinpanjeh
Farzaneh Dadrass Javan
Hossein Azadi
Philippe De Maeyer
Frank Witlox
C1
Conference
2020
Evolution of land distribution in the context of development theories
Hossein Azadi
Eric Vanhaute
Kristina Janečková
Petr Sklenička
Dereje Teklemariam
Lei Feng
Frank Witlox
A1
Journal Article
in
LAND USE POLICY
2020
Financial inclusion in Ethiopia : is it on the right track?
Tekeste Berhanu Lakew
Hossein Azadi
A2
Journal Article
in
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FINANCIAL STUDIES
2020
Optimum path determination to facilitate fire station rescue missions using ant colony optimization algorithms (case study: city of Karaj)
N. Zarrinpanjeh
Farzaneh Dadrass Javan
A. Naji
Hossein Azadi
Philippe De Maeyer
Frank Witlox
C1
Conference
2020
Sustainable agricultural practices, environmental risk mitigation and livelihood improvements : empirical evidence from Northern Ethiopia
Woldegebrial Zeweld Nugusse
Guido Van Huylenbroeck
Girmay Tesfay
Hossein Azadi
Stijn Speelman
A1
Journal Article
in
LAND USE POLICY
2020
Wireless sensor network for small-scale farming systems in southwest Iran : application of Q-methodology to investigate farmers’ perceptions
Fatemeh Taheri
Marijke D'Haese
Dieter Fiems
Gholam Hossein Hosseininia
Hossein Azadi
A1
Journal Article
in
COMPUTERS AND ELECTRONICS IN AGRICULTURE
2020
2019
Determining key agricultural strategic factors using AHP-MICMAC
Ali Akbar Barati
Hossein Azadi
Milad Dehghani Pour
Philippe Lebailly
Mostafa Qafori
A1
Journal Article
in
SUSTAINABILITY
2019
Economic challenges of the export-oriented aquaculture sector in Vietnam
Hong Thi Khanh Nguyen
Tran Thi Nang Thu
Philippe Lebailly
Hossein Azadi
A2
Journal Article
in
JOURNAL OF APPLIED AQUACULTURE
2019
Essays on agricultural land conversion drivers
Hossein Azadi
Frank Witlox
Philippe De Maeyer
Dissertation
2019
How social status contributes to sustainable livelihoods? : an empirical analysis in Ethiopia
Aradom Gebrekidan Abbay
Roel Rutten
Hossein Azadi
Frank Witlox
A1
Journal Article
in
SUSTAINABILITY
2019
Impact of land use changes on soil and vegetation characteristics in Fereydan, Iran
Hanieh Eghdami
Ghanimat Azhdari
Philippe Lebailly
Hossein Azadi
A1
Journal Article
in
AGRICULTURE-BASEL
2019
Livelihood alternatives model for sustainable rangeland management : a review of multi-criteria decision-making techniques
Hojatollah Khedri Gharibvand
Hossein Azadi
Dereje Teklemariam
Ehsan Houshyar
Philippe De Maeyer
Frank Witlox
A1
Journal Article
in
ENVIRONMENT DEVELOPMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY
2019
Mutual effects of land distribution and economic development : evidence from Asia, Africa, and Latin America
Hossein Azadi
Eric Vanhaute
A1
Journal Article
in
LAND
2019
Socio-demographic profile, food insecurity and food-aid based response
Jan Nyssen
Fien De Rudder
Koen Vlassenroot
Fredu Nega
Hossein Azadi
Bookchapter
in
Geo-trekking in Ethiopia's tropical mountains : the Dogu'a Tembien District
2019
Sustainable rangeland management in Southwest Iran : understanding changes in experts' attitudes toward livelihood alternatives
Hojatollah Khedri Gharibvand
Hossein Azadi
Dereje Teklemariam Gebremeskel
Ataollah Ebrahimi
Elham Omidzadeh Ardali
Veronique Van Acker
Veerle Van Eetvelde
Philippe De Maeyer
Frank Witlox
A1
Journal Article
in
RANGELAND ECOLOGY & MANAGEMENT
2019
Take out the farmer : an economic assessment of land expropriation for urban expansion in Bahir Dar, Northwest Ethiopia
Wubante Fetene Admasu
Steven Van Passel
Amare Sewnet Minale
Enyew Adgo Tsegaye
Hossein Azadi
Jan Nyssen
A1
Journal Article
in
LAND USE POLICY
2019
Vulnerability to climate change of smallholder farmers in the Hamadan province, Iran
Omid Jamshidi
Ali Asadi
Khalil Kalantari
Hossein Azadi
Juergen Scheffran
A1
Journal Article
in
CLIMATE RISK MANAGEMENT
2019
2018
Agricultural land conversion : reviewing drought impacts and coping strategies
Hossein Azadi
Parisa Keramati
Fatemeh Taheri
Parisa Rafiaani
Dereje Teklemariam
Kindeya Gebrehiwot
Gholamhossein Hosseininia
Steven Van Passel
Philippe Lebailly
Frank Witlox
A1
Journal Article
in
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF DISASTER RISK REDUCTION
2018
Co-existence of GM, conventional and organic crops in developing countries : main debates and concerns
Hossein Azadi
Friedhelm Taube
Fatemeh Taheri
A1
Journal Article
in
CRITICAL REVIEWS IN FOOD SCIENCE AND NUTRITION
2018
Cooperatives and food security : trade-offs in Ethiopian multipurpose cooperatives
Fatemeh Taheri
Hossein Azadi
Marijke D'Haese
C3
Conference
2018
Determinants of internal governance quality : evidence from corporations in Ethiopia
Yrgalem Gebreslassie Adane
Tadesse Getacher Engida
Yitbarek Abrha Asfaw
Hossein Azadi
Steven Van Van Passel
Christian Nsiah
A2
Journal Article
in
COGENT ECONOMICS & FINANCE
2018
Effects of livestock grazing on key vegetation attributes of a remnant forest reserve : the case of Desa'a Forest in northern Ethiopia
Kidane Giday
Bekele Humnessa
Bart Muys
Fatemeh Taheri
Hossein Azadi
A1
Journal Article
in
GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION
2018
Effects of supply chain management on tomato export in Iran : application of structural equation modeling
Matin Fatemi
Hossein Azadi
Parisa Rafiaani
Fatemeh Taheri
Thomas Dubois
Steven Van Passel
Frank Witlox
A2
Journal Article
in
JOURNAL OF FOOD PRODUCTS MARKETING
2018
Environmental impacts and causes of conflict in the Horn of Africa : a review
Negasi Solomon
Emiru Birhane
Christopher Gordon
Mebrahtu Haile
Fatemeh Taheri
Hossein Azadi
Jurgen Scheffran
A1
Journal Article
in
EARTH-SCIENCE REVIEWS
2018
Impacts of socio-psychological factors on actual adoption of sustainable land management practices in dryland and water stressed areas
Woldegebrial Zeweld Nugusse
Guido Van Huylenbroeck
Girmay Tesfay
Hossein Azadi
Stijn Speelman
A1
Journal Article
in
SUSTAINABILITY
2018
More food or better distribution? : reviewing food policy options in developing countries
Saeedeh Nazari Nooghabi
Stefan Burkart
Hossein Mahmoudi
Fatemeh Taheri
Abdolmajid Mahdavi Damghani
Masoud Yazdanpanah
Gholamhossein Hosseininia
Hossein Azadi
A1
Journal Article
in
FOOD REVIEWS INTERNATIONAL
2018
Sustainable rangeland management in Iran : towards a policy-oriented decision-support model
Hojatollah Khedri Gharibvand
Frank Witlox
Philippe De Maeyer
Hossein Azadi
Dissertation
2018
Sustainable rangeland management in southwest Iran : application of the AHP-TOPSIS approach in ranking livelihood alternatives
Hojatollah Khedrigharibvand
Hossein Azadi
Hosain Bahrami
Zbelo Tesfamariam Welemaram
Abbas Aghajani Bazzazi
Philippe De Maeyer
Frank Witlox
A1
Journal Article
in
RANGELAND JOURNAL
2018
Understanding famine in Ethiopia : bio-physical and socio-economic drivers
Fatemeh Taheri
Hossein Azadi
Bookchapter
in
Handbook of famine, starvation, and nutrient deprivation : from biology to policy
2018
2017
A world without hunger : organic or GM crops?
Fatemeh Taheri
Hossein Azadi
Marijke D'Haese
A1
Journal Article
in
SUSTAINABILITY
2017
Commercial land deals and the interactions between investors and local people : evidence from western Ethiopia
Dereje Teklemariam Gebremeskel
Jan Nyssen
Hossein Azadi
Mitiku Haile
Sil Lanckriet
Fatemeh Taheri
Frank Witlox
A1
Journal Article
in
LAND USE POLICY
2017
Dynamics of the North-South capital flows or rise of South-South land deals? : features of land acquisition in Ethiopia
Dereje Teklemariam Gebremeskel
Hossein Azadi
Jan Nyssen
Sil Lanckriet
Tesfaalem Ghebreyohannes Asfaha
Mitiku Haile
Fatemeh Taheri
Frank Witlox
A1
Journal Article
in
LAND DEGRADATION & DEVELOPMENT
2017
Effects of land deals on peak discharge and sediment transport in the catchments around the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam
Dereje Teklemariam Gebremeskel
Sil Lanckriet
Hossein Azadi
Tesfaalem-Ghebreyohannes Asfaha
Mitiku Haile
Frank Witlox
Jan Nyssen
A1
Journal Article
in
LAND DEGRADATION & DEVELOPMENT
2017
Evolution of land use-change modeling : routes of different schools of knowledge
Hossein Azadi
Ali Akbar Barati
Parisa Rafiaani
Fatemeh Taheri
Kindeya Gebrehiwot
Frank Witlox
Philippe Lebailly
A1
Journal Article
in
LANDSCAPE AND ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING
2017
Financial product development and members' voluntary saving behavior in saving and credit cooperatives in Tigray : a case study in Endamohoni Woreda
Solomon Abadi Dirar
Tekeste Berhanu
Dereje Getachew
Hossein Azadi
A2
Journal Article
in
COGENT ECONOMICS & FINANCE
2017
How participation in vegetables market affects livelihoods : empirical evidence from Northern Ethiopia
Nahusenay Teamer Gebrehiwot
Hossein Azadi
Fatemeh Taheri
Steven Van Passel
A2
Journal Article
in
JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL FOOD & AGRIBUSINESS MARKETING
2017
Impacts of the Hara Biosphere Reserve on livelihood and welfare in Persian Gulf
Milad Dehghani Pour
Naser Motiee
Ali Akbar Barati
Fatemeh Taheri
Hossein Azadi
Kindeya Gebrehiwot
Philippe Lebailly
Steven Van Passel
Frank Witlox
A1
Journal Article
in
ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS
2017
Land deals in western Ethiopia put the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam at risk of siltation
Dereje Teklemariam Gebremeskel
Tesfaalem-Ghebreyohannes Asfaha
Sil Lanckriet
Hossein Azadi
Mitiku Haile
Frank Witlox
Jan Nyssen
C3
Conference
2017
Land-use suitability in Northeast Iran : application of AHP-GIS hybrid model
Elnaz Memarbashi
Hossein Azadi
Ali Akbar Barati
Fatemeh Mohajeri
Steven Van Passel
Frank Witlox
A1
Journal Article
in
ISPRS INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GEO-INFORMATION
2017
Organic farming and small-scale farmers : main opportunities and challenges
Zeynab Jouzi
Hossein Azadi
Fatemeh Taheri
Kiumars Zarafshani
Kindeya Gebrehiwot
Steven Van Passel
Philippe Lebailly
A1
Journal Article
in
ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS
2017
Sustainability of wheat production in Southwest Iran : a fuzzy-GIS based evaluation by ANFIS
Ehsan Houshyar
Pete Smith
Mahmood Mahmoodi-Eshkaftaki
Hossein Azadi
A2
Journal Article
in
COGENT FOOD & AGRICULTURE
2017
Sustainable cropping pattern in North Iran : application of fuzzy goal programming
Ramtin Joolaie
Ahmad Abedi Sarvestani
Fatemeh Taheri
Steven Van Passel
Hossein Azadi
A1
Journal Article
in
ENVIRONMENT DEVELOPMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY
2017
Targeting international food aid programmes : the case of productive safety net programme in Tigray, Ethiopia
Hossein Azadi
Fien De Rudder
Koen Vlassenroot
Fredu Nega
Jan Nyssen
A1
Journal Article
in
SUSTAINABILITY
2017
The trade offs in multi-purpose land use
PLG Vlek
Hossein Azadi
A Bhaduri
L Bharati
AK Braimoh
Chr Martius
T Sunderland
Fatemeh Taheri
Bookchapter
in
Land degradation and the sustainable development goals : threats and potential remedies
2017
Trade-offs in multi-purpose land use under land degradation
Paul LG Vlek
Asia Khamzina
Hossein Azadi
Anik Bhaduri
Luna Bharati
Ademola Braimoh
Christopher Martius
Terry Sunderland
Fatemeh Taheri
A1
Journal Article
in
SUSTAINABILITY
2017
2016
Agricultural land conversion drivers in Northeast Iran : application of structural equation model
Hossein Azadi
Ali Akbar Barati
Parisa Rafiaani
Valiollah Raufirad
Kiumars Zarafshani
Mohsen Mamoorian
Steven Van Passel
Philippe Lebailly
A1
Journal Article
in
APPLIED SPATIAL ANALYSIS AND POLICY
2016
Agricultural outsourcing or land grabbing: a meta-analysis
Erika Vandergeten
Hossein Azadi
Dereje Teklemariam Gebremeskel
Jan Nyssen
Frank Witlox
Eric Vanhaute
A1
Journal Article
in
LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY
2016
Aquaculture land-use policy : the case of clam farming in Thaibinh Province, Vietnam
Thi Thu Hang Ngo
Huu Cuong Tran
Hossein Azadi
Philippe Lebailly
A1
Journal Article
in
SUSTAINABILITY
2016
Attitudes of agricultural experts toward genetically modified crops : a case study in Southwest Iran
Mansour Ghanian
Omid M Ghoochani
Miranda Kitterlin
Sheida Jahangiry
Kiumars Zarafshani
Steven Van Passel
Hossein Azadi
A1
Journal Article
in
SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING ETHICS
2016
Determining rangeland species palatability : application of principal component analysis
Valiollah Raufirad
Hossein Azadi
Ataollah Ebrahimi
Setareh Bagheri
A2
Journal Article
in
RANGELANDS
2016
Factors affecting sustainable rangeland management : experts' attitudes towards livelihood cornerstones in the Bazoft region
Hojatollah Khedri Gharibvand
Hossein Azadi
Mostafa Moradi Dashtpagerdi
Elham Omidezadeh Ardali
Frank Witlox
A2
Journal Article
in
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
2016
Genetically modified crops and small-scale farmers : main opportunities and challenges
Hossein Azadi
Atry Samiee
Hossien Mahmoudi
Zeynab Jouzi
Parisa Rafiaani Khachak
Philippe De Maeyer
Frank Witlox
A1
Journal Article
in
CRITICAL REVIEWS IN BIOTECHNOLOGY
2016
How sustainable is transnational farmland acquisition in Ethiopia? : lessons learned from the Benishangul-Gumuz region
Dereje Teklemariam Gebremeskel
Hossein Azadi
Jan Nyssen
Mitiku Haile
Frank Witlox
A1
Journal Article
in
SUSTAINABILITY
2016
The features of large-scale transnational land deals and their effects on environment and livelihood : evidence from Western Ethiopia
Dereje Teklemariam Gebremeskel
Frank Witlox
Jan Nyssen
Hossein Azadi
Dissertation
2016
Transnational farmland acquisition and determinants of investor-local people interactions in Western Ethiopia
Dereje Teklemariam Gebremeskel
Jan Nyssen
Hossein Azadi
Sil Lanckriet
Mitiku Haile
Frank Witlox
C3
Conference
2016
Understanding communicational behavior among rangelands' stakeholders : application of social network analysis
Gholamhossein Hosseininia
Parisa Rafiaani Khachak
Mehdi Nooripoor
Steven Van Passel
Hossein Azadi
A1
Journal Article
in
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT
2016
Urban sprawl and its impacts on land use change in Central Ethiopia
Diriba Dadi
Hossein Azadi
Feyera Senbeta
Ketema Abebe
Fatemeh Taheri
Till Stellmacher
A1
Journal Article
in
URBAN FORESTRY & URBAN GREENING
2016
Vulnerability assessment models to drought : toward a conceptual framework
Kiumars Zarafshani
Lida Sharafi
Hossein Azadi
Steven Van Passel
A1
Journal Article
in
SUSTAINABILITY
2016
2015
Agricultural land conversion in Northwest Iran
AA Barati
A Asadi
K Kalantari
Hossein Azadi
Frank Witlox
A1
Journal Article
in
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
2015
Commercial land rental and investment performance in Western Ethiopia
Dereje Teklemariam Gebremeskel
Jan Nyssen
Hossein Azadi
Mitiku Haile
Frank Witlox
C3
Conference
2015
Corporate land acquisition and local people's reaction in western Ethiopian lowlands
Dereje Teklemariam Gebremeskel
Jan Nyssen
Hossein Azadi
Mitiku Haile
Frank Witlox
C3
Conference
2015
Effects of transnational land deals on peak discharge and sediment transport in the catchments around the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam
Dereje Teklemariam Gebremeskel
Jan Nyssen
Hossein Azadi
Sil Lanckriet
Tesfaalem-Ghebreyohannes Asfaha
Biadgilgn Demissie Mullaw
Mitiku Haile
Frank Witlox
C3
Conference
2015
Exploring appropriate livelihood alternatives for sustainable rangeland management
Hojatollah Khedri Gharibvand
Hossein Azadi
Frank Witlox
A1
Journal Article
in
RANGELAND JOURNAL
2015
Sustainability indicators of Iran's developmental plans : application of the sustainability compass theory
Karim Naderi Mahdei
Mehrdad Pouya
Fatemeh Taheri
Hossein Azadi
Steven Van Passel
A1
Journal Article
in
SUSTAINABILITY
2015
Transnational land deals: towards an inclusive land governance framework
Dereje Teklemariam Gebremeskel
Hossein Azadi
Jan Nyssen
Mitiku Haile
Frank Witlox
A1
Journal Article
in
LAND USE POLICY
2015
2014
Land deals, local people's livelihood, and environment nexus (How to create win-win transnational land deals in Ethiopia?)
Dereje Teklemariam Gebremeskel
Jan Nyssen
Hossein Azadi
Mitiku Haile
Frank Witlox
C3
Conference
2014
Land rights as an engine of growth?: an analysis of Cambodian land grabs in the context of development theory
Lisa-Marie Rudi
Hossein Azadi
Frank Witlox
Philippe Lebailly
A1
Journal Article
in
LAND USE POLICY
2014
Linking biodiversity conservation and livelihood strategies: a new approach for sustainable rangeland management
Hojatollah Khedri Gharibvand
Hossein Azadi
Philippe De Maeyer
Frank Witlox
C3
Conference
2014
Organic agriculture in Iran: farmers' barriers to and factors influencing adoption
Shohreh Soltani
Hossein Azadi
Hossein Mahmoudi
Frank Witlox
A1
Journal Article
in
RENEWABLE AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SYSTEMS
2014
Reforming land-tenure systems in South Africa: routes to socio-economic and agricultural sustainability
Celine Hoeks
Hossein Azadi
Parisa Rafiaani Khachak
Enrique Troyo-Dieguez
Steven Van Passel
Frank Witlox
A1
Journal Article
in
DEVELOPMENT POLICY REVIEW
2014
Silage corn production in conventional and conservation tillage systems, part I: sustainability analysis using combination of GIS/AHP and multi-fuzzy modeling
Ehsan Houshyar
Mohammad Javad SheikhDavoodi
Morteza Almassi
Hooshang Bahrami
Hossein Azadi
Mohsen Omidi
Gholamabbas Sayyad
Frank Witlox
A1
Journal Article
in
ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS
2014
Sustainable livelihoods in range management : adaptive livelihood strategies for food security
Hojatollah Khedri Gharibvand
Hossein Azadi
Frank Witlox
C3
Conference
2014
Working with stakeholders of rangeland landscapes : integrating knowledge for sustainable rangeland management
Hojatollah Khedri Gharibvand
Hossein Azadi
Frank Witlox
C3
Conference
2014
2013
Agricultural outsourcing: a two-headed coin?
Hossein Azadi
Ehsan Houshyar
Kiumars Zarafshani
Gholamhossein Hosseininia
Frank Witlox
A1
Journal Article
in
GLOBAL AND PLANETARY CHANGE
2013
Agricultural resources outsourcing in the western lowlands of Ethiopia: exploratory evidence from Guba-Dangure Districts, Benishangul Gumuz Region, Ethiopia
Dereje Teklemariam Gebremeskel
Frank Witlox
Hossein Azadi
K Tafere
M Haile
T Berhane
Jan Nyssen
C3
Conference
2013
International land deals, local people's livelihood, and environment nexus (How to create win-win land deals in Ethiopia?)
Dereje Teklemariam Gebremeskel
Frank Witlox
Hossein Azadi
Mitiku Haile
Jan Nyssen
C3
Conference
2013
Knowledge, attitudes and behavioral intentions of agricultural professionals toward genetically modified (GM) foods: a case study in Southwest Iran
Sedigheh Ghasemi
Ezatollah Karami
Hossein Azadi
A1
Journal Article
in
SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING ETHICS
2013
Organic agriculture and undernourishment in developing countries: main potentials and challenges
Sanne Schoonbeek
Hossein Azadi
Hossein Mahmoudi
Ben Derudder
Philippe De Maeyer
Frank Witlox
A1
Journal Article
in
CRITICAL REVIEWS IN FOOD SCIENCE AND NUTRITION
2013
Sustainable forest management in Iran: a factor analysis
Hossein Azadi
Davood Samari
Kiumarz Zarafshani
Gholamhossein Hosseininia
Frank Witlox
A1
Journal Article
in
SUSTAINABILITY SCIENCE
2013
Sustainable rangeland management: pastoralists' attitudes toward integrated programs in Iran
G Hosseininia
Hossein Azadi
K Zarafshani
D Samari
Frank Witlox
A1
Journal Article
in
JOURNAL OF ARID ENVIRONMENTS
2013
Technological innovation drivers in rural small food industries in Iran
S Soltani
Hossein Azadi
Frank Witlox
A2
Journal Article
in
JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL FOOD AND AGRIBUSINESS MARKETING
2013
Transnational land acquisitions and the livelihood of indigenous communities: evidence from Benishangul-Gumuz Region, Western Ethiopia
Dereje Teklemariam Gebremeskel
Jan Nyssen
Hossein Azadi
Mitiku Haile
Frank Witlox
C3
Conference
2013
2012
Bitter sweet: how sustainable is bio-ethanol production in Brazil?
Hossein Azadi
Sanne de Jong
Ben Derudder
Philippe De Maeyer
Frank Witlox
A1
Journal Article
in
RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS
2012
Determining appropriate forestry extension model: application of AHP in the Zagros area, Iran
Davood Samari
Hossein Azadi
Kiumars Zarafshani
Gholamhossein Hosseininia
Frank Witlox
A1
Journal Article
in
FOREST POLICY AND ECONOMICS
2012
Drought vulnerability assessment: the case of wheat farmers in Western Iran
Kiumars Zarafshani
Lida Sharafi
Hossein Azadi
Gholamhossein Hosseininia
Philippe De Maeyer
Frank Witlox
A1
Journal Article
in
GLOBAL AND PLANETARY CHANGE
2012
Food systems: new-ruralism versus new-urbanism
Hossein Azadi
Veronique Van Acker
Kiumars Zarafshani
Frank Witlox
A1
Journal Article
in
JOURNAL OF THE SCIENCE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE
2012
Reconcilability of socio-economic development and environmental conservation in Sub-Saharan Africa
LIsa-Marie Rudi
Hossein Azadi
Frank Witlox
A1
Journal Article
in
GLOBAL AND PLANETARY CHANGE
2012
Sustainable and efficient energy consumption of corn production in Southwest Iran: combination of multi-fuzzy and DEA modeling
Ehsan Houshyar
Hossein Azadi
Morteza Almassi
Mohammad Javad Sheikh Davoodi
Frank Witlox
A1
Journal Article
in
ENERGY
2012
2011
Application of GM crops in Sub-Saharan Africa: lessons learned from green revolution
Sjoerd Bazuin
Hossein Azadi
Frank Witlox
A1
Journal Article
in
BIOTECHNOLOGY ADVANCES
2011
Multi-stakeholder involvement and urban green space performance
Hossein Azadi
Peter Ho
Erni Hafni
Kiumars Zarafshani
Frank Witlox
A1
Journal Article
in
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT
2011
Organic agriculture and sustainable food production system: main potentials
Hossein Azadi
Sanne Schoonbeek
Hossein Mahmoudi
Ben Derudder
Philippe De Maeyer
Frank Witlox
Other
2011
Pollute first, clean up later?
Hossein Azadi
Gijs Verheijke
Frank Witlox
A1
Journal Article
in
GLOBAL AND PLANETARY CHANGE
2011
2010
Factors influencing the success of animal husbandry cooperatives : a case study in Southwest Iran
Hossein Azadi
Gholamhossein Hosseininia
Kiumars Zarafshani
Aligholi Heydari
Frank Witlox
A1
Journal Article
in
JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE TROPICS AND SUBTROPICS
2010