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Peri-urban agro-ecosystems in the Mediterranean: diversity, dynamics, and drivers
- Source :
- Regional Environmental Change, Regional Environmental Change, Springer Verlag, 2017, 〈http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10113-017-1102-z〉. 〈10.1007/s10113-017-1102-z〉, Regional Environmental Change, Springer Verlag, 2017, 18 (3), pp.651-662. ⟨10.1007/s10113-017-1102-z⟩, Regional Environmental Change, Springer Verlag, 2017, ⟨10.1007/s10113-017-1102-z⟩, Regional Environmental Change, 2017, 18 (3), pp.651-662. ⟨10.1007/s10113-017-1102-z⟩
- Publication Year :
- 2018
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Abstract
- International audience; To address sustainability challenges of agroecosystems located in Mediterranean urban regions, this paper focuses on the multidisciplinary subject of urban agricultural systems. To better understand the diversity and dynamics of peri-urban agro-ecosystems and the main drivers of their sustainability, we compare six case studies located in Southern Europe (Montpellier, France; Pisa, Italy; Lisbon, Portugal; Athens, Greece) and the Maghreb (Constantine, Algeria; Meknes, Morocco). The research is based on fieldwork in each urban region (qualitative analysis) and literature analysis aimed to position each case study in its national and Mediterranean contexts. The comparison between local contexts indicates large discrepancies in the integration of environmental focus among the respective urban planning objectives. Generally, urbanization tends to accentuate agricultural diversity. The different forms of peri-urban agriculture evolve despite their persistent decline, and they also show a capacity to resist and even new growth in response to urban demand.
- Subjects :
- Agriculture périurbaine
Mediterranean climate
Urbanization
Comparative analysis
Agriculture
Public policy
Recherche interdisciplinaire
Zone périurbaine
010501 environmental sciences
01 natural sciences
Analyse de système
[ SHS.GEO ] Humanities and Social Sciences/Geography
E14 - Économie et politique du développement
Environmental protection
11. Sustainability
media_common
2. Zero hunger
Utilisation des terres
Global and Planetary Change
[SHS.GEO]Humanities and Social Sciences/Geography
04 agricultural and veterinary sciences
B10 - Géographie
Geography
Agroécosystème
Diversification
Exploitation agricole familiale
media_common.quotation_subject
Urbanisation
Diversification (marketing strategy)
Aménagement du territoire
Pays développé
Urban planning
Pays en développement
Urban agriculture
Environmental planning
Durabilité
Crise économique
0105 earth and related environmental sciences
Viticulture
business.industry
Agriculture de subsistance
A01 - Agriculture - Considérations générales
Étude de cas
15. Life on land
13. Climate action
Sustainability
040103 agronomy & agriculture
0401 agriculture, forestry, and fisheries
Politique agricole
business
Qualitative analysis
Diversity (politics)
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 14363798 and 1436378X
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Regional Environmental Change, Regional Environmental Change, Springer Verlag, 2017, 〈http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10113-017-1102-z〉. 〈10.1007/s10113-017-1102-z〉, Regional Environmental Change, Springer Verlag, 2017, 18 (3), pp.651-662. ⟨10.1007/s10113-017-1102-z⟩, Regional Environmental Change, Springer Verlag, 2017, ⟨10.1007/s10113-017-1102-z⟩, Regional Environmental Change, 2017, 18 (3), pp.651-662. ⟨10.1007/s10113-017-1102-z⟩
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....6dfdc04d6121c88d859480093f581dff