Roadless Areas
research
Sacrificing Wilderness for Renewables? Land Artificialization from Inadequate Spatial Planning of Wind Energy in Evvoia, Greece
Kati, V., Spiliopoulou, K., Stefanidis, A., & Kassara, C. (2025). Land, 14(6), 1296.
Mapping roadless areas in regions with contrasting human footprint
Hoffmann, M. T., Ostapowicz, K., Bartoń, K., Ibisch, P. L., & Selva, N. (2024). Scientific Reports, 14, 4722.
The overlooked threat of land take from wind energy infrastructures: Quantification, drivers and policy gaps
Kati, V., Kassara, C., Panagos, P., Tampouratzi, L., Gotsis, D., Tzortzakaki, O., Petridou, M., Psaralexi, M., Sidiropoulos, L., Vasilakis, D., Zakkak, S., Galani, A., & Mpoukas, N. (2023). Journal of Environmental Management, 348, 119340.
How much wilderness is left? A roadless approach under the Global and the European Biodiversity Strategy focusing on Greece
Kati, V., Petridou, M., Tzortzakaki, O., Papantoniou, E., Galani, A., Psaralexi, M., Gotsis, D., Papaioannou, H., & Kassara, C. (2023). Biological Conservation, 281, 110015.
Roadless areas in Brazil: land cover, land use, and conservation status
Lupinetti-Cunha, A., Cirino, D. W., Vale, M. M., & Freitas, S. R. (2022). Regional Environmental Change, 22, Article 96.
Greek roadless policy: A model for Europe
Kati, V., Selva, N., & Sjögren-Gulve, P. (2022). Science, 375, 984.
Conservation policy under a roadless perspective: Minimizing fragmentation in Greece
Kati, V., Kassara, C., Psaralexi, M., Tzortzakaki, O., Petridou, M., Galani, A., & Hoffmann, M. T. (2020). Biological Conservation, 252, 108828.
Books and Book Chapters
Roadless Areas as Key Approach to Conservation of Functional Forest Ecosystems
Hoffmann, M. T., Kreft, S., Kati, V., & Ibisch, P. L. (2020). Roadless Areas as Key Approach to Conservation of Functional Forest Ecosystems. In M. I. Goldstein & D. A. DellaSala (Eds.), Encyclopedia of the World's Biomes (Vol. 3, pp. 237–248). Elsevier.
Roadless Areas
Selva, N., Hoffmann, M. T., Kati, V., Kreft, S., & Ibisch, P. L. (2026). In M. D’Amico, R. Barrientos, & F. Ascensão (Eds.), Road Ecology: Synthesis and Perspectives (pp. 379–388). Springer Nature.
Road Infrastructure and Environmental Impacts
Roads reshape forests: Distance, access, and deforestation in Tanzania
Mtweve, P. J., Eustace, A., Kramm, T., Bogner, C., Ibisch, P. L., & Biber-Freudenberger, L. (2026). Trees, Forests and People, 26, 101330.
Votes for roads: Electoral motives of road infrastructure development in Kenya
Moseti, V., Biber-Freudenberger, L., & Börner, J. (2026). Journal of Transport Geography, 133, 104619.
Road accessibility and land degradation: Evidence from Kenya’s road development between 2002–2022
Moseti, V., Börner, J., & Biber-Freudenberger, L. (2026). Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, 156, 105362.
Exploring socioeconomic and environmental impacts of road infrastructure development in Sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic literature review
Mtweve, P. J., Moseti, V., Mahmoud, N., Kramm, T., Bogner, C., Ibisch, P. L., & Biber-Freudenberger, L. (2025). Environmental Development, 54, 101177.
Deep learning-based extraction of Kenya’s historical road network from topographic maps
Kramm, T., Nyamari, N., Moseti, V., Klee, A., Vehlken, L., Anderson, D. M., Bogner, C., & Bareth, G. (2025). Scientific Data, 12, 1149.
Role of agency in envisioning future human-nature relationships in the context of road infrastructure development in the Kavango-Zambezi region, Namibia
Musa, J. K., Moseti, V., & Biber-Freudenberger, L. (2025). Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 9, 1653920.
A systematic analysis of legal disputes on road development in Kenya
Franzke, C., Nyamari, N., Mäsgen, J., Otieno, D., Biber-Freudenberger, L., & Bogner, C. (2025). Review of Regional Research.
Roadless Areas
publications
A global map of roadless areas and their conservation status
Ibisch P.L., Hoffmann M.T., Kreft S., Pe’er G., Kati V.,Biber-Freudenberger L., Dominick A. DellaSala, Vale M.M.,Hobson P.R, Selva N.
Science 16 Dec 2016: Vol. 354, Issue 6318, pp. 1423-1427 DOI: 10.1126/science.aaf7166
Conservation policy under a roadless perspective: Minimizing fragmentation in Greece
Kati V., N., Kassara C., Psaralexi M., Tzortzakaki O., Petridou M., Galani A., Hoffmann M.T.
Why keep areas road-free? the importance of roadless areas
Selva N., Switalski A., Kreft S., Ibisch P.L.
Spatial Road Disturbance Index (SPROADI) for conservation planning: a novel landscape index, demonstrated for the State of Brandenburg, Germany
Freudenberger L., Hobson P. R., Rupic S., Pe'er G., Schluck M., Sauermann J., Kreft S., Selva N., Ibisch P. L.
Landscape Ecol. (2013) 28: 1353. doi:10.1007/s10980-013-9887-8
Roadless and Low-Traffic Areas as Conservation Targets in Europe.
Selva N., Kreft S., Kati V., Schluck M., Jonsson B. G., Mihok B., Okarma H., Ibisch P. L.
Environ Manage. 2011 Nov;48(5):865-77. doi: 10.1007/s00267-011-9751-z. Epub 2011 Sep 24.
Press release
6th December 2016. Press Release on the paper “A global map of roadless areas and their conservation status” (DOI 10.1126/science.aaf7166)
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8th December 2016. Press Release on the paper “A global map of roadless areas and their conservation status” (DOI 10.1126/science.aaf7166). German Version
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Roadlessness is presented as the most cost efficient and effective way to protect biodiversity at a side event at the 11th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (Hyderabad, India) organized by Kriton Arsenis.
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The scientific paper “Roadless and low-traffic areas as conservation targets in Europe” is published in the journal Environmental Management
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