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Hossein Azadi

Hossein Azadi

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Social Sciences and Humanities

D-Index
50
Citations
9474
World Ranking
2781
National Ranking
28

Overview

Hossein Azadi is affiliated with the University of Liège in Belgium. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science and agricultural and biological sciences, with a strong emphasis on global and planetary change, general agricultural and biological sciences, sociology and political science, ecology, evolution, behavior and systematics, and soil science.

The main topics addressed in Azadi's body of work include:

  • Climate change impacts on agriculture
  • Agricultural innovations and practices
  • Land use and ecosystem services
  • Conservation, biodiversity, and resource management
  • Rangeland management and livestock ecology
  • Land rights and reforms
  • Agricultural risk and resilience

Azadi has contributed to numerous publications, especially in the following venues:

  • Environment Development and Sustainability (20 publications)
  • Land Use Policy (16 publications)
  • Sustainability (14 publications)
  • Land (9 publications)
  • Journal of Cleaner Production (8 publications)

Notable recent papers authored or coauthored by Azadi include:

  • "Rethinking resilient agriculture: From Climate-Smart Agriculture to Vulnerable-Smart Agriculture," 2021, Journal of Cleaner Production
  • "Understanding responses to climate-related water scarcity in Africa," 2021, The Science of The Total Environment
  • "Interactions of land-use cover and climate change at global level: How to mitigate the environmental risks and warming effects," 2023, Ecological Indicators
  • "Prospects of solar systems in production chain of sunflower oil using cold press method with concentrating energy and life cycle assessment," 2021, Energy
  • "Fostering sustainable ventures: Drivers of sustainable start-up intentions among aspiring entrepreneurs in Pakistan," 2020, Journal of Cleaner Production

Among frequent collaborators, Azadi has worked extensively with Frank Witlox, Alishir Kurban, Ants-Hannes Viira, Petr Sklenička, and Jürgen Scheffran. The count of coauthored papers with these colleagues ranges from 20 to 29.

Best Publications

  • Organic Farming and Small-Scale Farmers: Main Opportunities and Challenges

    Zeynab Jouzi;Hossein Azadi;Fatemeh Taheri;Kiumars Zarafshani

  • Genetically modified and organic crops in developing countries: a review of options for food security.

    Hossein Azadi;Peter Ho

  • Agricultural land conversion drivers: A comparison between less developed, developing and developed countries

    H. Azadi;P. Ho;L. Hasfiati

  • Sustainable agriculture and food security in Africa: The role of innovative technologies and international organizations

    Ademola A. Adenle;Karin Wedig;Hossein Azadi

  • Understanding responses to climate-related water scarcity in Africa.

    Walter Leal Filho;Edmond Totin;James A Franke;Samora Macrice Andrew

  • Rethinking resilient agriculture: From Climate-Smart Agriculture to Vulnerable-Smart Agriculture

    Hossein Azadi;Hossein Azadi;Hossein Azadi;Saghi Movahhed Moghaddam;Stefan Burkart;Hossein Mahmoudi

  • Global assessment of technological innovation for climate change adaptation and mitigation in developing world.

    Ademola A. Adenle;Ademola A. Adenle;Hossein Azadi;Joseph Arbiol

  • Ecotourism sustainable development strategies using SWOT and QSPM model: A case study of Kaji Namakzar Wetland, South Khorasan Province, Iran

    Amir Ghorbani;Valiollah Raufirad;Parisa Rafiaani;Parisa Rafiaani;Hossein Azadi;Hossein Azadi;Hossein Azadi

  • Organic agriculture and sustainable food production system: Main potentials

    Hossein Azadi;Sanne Schoonbeek;Hossein Mahmoudi;Ben Derudder

  • Renewable energy development in rural areas of Iran

    Nashmil Afsharzade;Abdolhamid Papzan;Mehdi Ashjaee;Sohrab Delangizan

  • A systematic review of environmental and economic impacts of smart grids

    M. Moretti;S. Njakou Djomo;S. Njakou Djomo;H. Azadi;K. May

  • Benefits of Bt cotton counterbalanced by secondary pests? Perceptions of ecological change in China.

    Jennifer H. Zhao;Peter Ho;Hossein Azadi

  • Vulnerability to climate change of smallholder farmers in the Hamadan province, Iran

    Omid Jamshidi;Ali Asadi;Khalil Kalantari;Hossein Azadi;Hossein Azadi

  • Drought vulnerability assessment: the case of wheat farmers in Western Iran

    Kiumars Zarafshani;Lida Sharafi;Hossein Azadi;Gholamhossein Hosseininia

  • Revealing the role of livelihood assets in livelihood strategies: Towards enhancing conservation and livelihood development in the Hara Biosphere Reserve, Iran

    Milad Dehghani Pour;Ali Akbar Barati;Hossein Azadi;Hossein Azadi;Jürgen Scheffran

  • Social sustainability assessments in the biobased economy: Towards a systemic approach

    Parisa Rafiaani;Parisa Rafiaani;Tom Kuppens;Miet Van Dael;Hossein Azadi

  • Agribusiness innovation: A pathway to sustainable economic growth in Africa

    Ademola A. Adenle;Ademola A. Adenle;Louise Manning;Louise Manning;Hossein Azadi;Hossein Azadi

  • Urban sprawl and its impacts on land use change in Central Ethiopia

    Diriba Dadi;Hossein Azadi;Hossein Azadi;Hossein Azadi;Feyera Senbeta;Ketema Abebe

  • 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

  • Agricultural land conversion: Reviewing drought impacts and coping strategies

    Hossein Azadi;Hossein Azadi;Parisa Keramati;Fatemeh Taheri;Parisa Rafiaani

  • Sustainable recycling model: A comparative analysis between India and Tanzania

    Bob Jan Schoot Uiterkamp;Hossein Azadi;Peter Ho

Frequent Co-Authors

Frank Witlox
Frank Witlox Ghent University
Steven Van Passel
Steven Van Passel University of Antwerp
Jan Nyssen
Jan Nyssen Ghent University
Jürgen Scheffran
Jürgen Scheffran Universität Hamburg
Mitiku Haile
Mitiku Haile Mekelle University
Walter Leal Filho
Walter Leal Filho Hamburg University of Applied Sciences
Ben Derudder
Ben Derudder KU Leuven
Jochem Verrelst
Jochem Verrelst University of Valencia
Peter Smith
Peter Smith University of Aberdeen

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