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DOI	10.3390/land9030087
	Unveiling Contrasting Preferred Trajectories of Local Development in Southeast Portugal
	Esgalhado, Catarina; Guimaraes, Maria Helena
通讯作者	Esgalhado, Catarina
来源期刊	LAND
EISSN	2073-445X
出版年	2020
卷号	9 期号:3
英文摘要	Mediterranean land systems are amongst the most susceptible to global change, in part due to the region's vulnerability to climate change and misfit within a high production demanding political and societal setting. The impact of global drivers at a local scale (i.e., the possible trajectories of change of a territory) are context-dependent, and to some extent dependent on how local actors perceive them and act upon them. In this study, we focused on southeast Portugal and conducted 22 interviews and 1 collective workshop to understand how different actors across the territory anticipate the development of the region and its land systems. From our results, we get a picture of a depopulated territory, constrained by ill-adjusted policies to its harsh conditions, including little water availability and continuous depopulation. We found contrasting preferred trajectories of development for the territory. On one hand, there is a preference for prioritizing traditional land systems, usually rainfed and multifunctional. Contrasting, a need for water reservoirs that would increase water availability and allow for profitable agricultural activities and thus fixate population is recognized. The different perspectives fit with a wider debate on the role of agriculture, intensification and ecosystem services under an increasingly arid Mediterranean. The next challenge is to integrate technical expertise and knowledge with local needs and initiatives, to fit in a broader scale strategic plan. We identify a lack of technical support regarding soil health. Poor soil, from the perspective of several stakeholders, is a characteristic of the region. Knowledge dissemination is urgent so that farmers can proactively improve soil health and benefit from its capacity to increase production and retain water. We urge a higher effort from the scientific community focusing on marginal areas, supporting knowledge dissemination and analysis of the impacts of different trajectories of development.
英文关键词	land systems marginal areas Mediterranean local dynamics participatory approach
类型	Article
语种	英语
国家	Portugal
开放获取类型	Green Published, gold
收录类别	SSCI
WOS记录号	WOS:000523663000027
WOS关键词	LAND CHANGE SCIENCE ; CLIMATE-CHANGE ; MEDITERRANEAN AGRICULTURE ; WATER ; INTENSIFICATION ; LANDSCAPES ; CHALLENGES ; MANAGEMENT ; MONTADO ; CONSERVATION
WOS类目	Environmental Studies
WOS研究方向	Environmental Sciences & Ecology
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/315121
作者单位	Univ Evora, MED Mediterranean Inst Agr Environm & Dev, Polo Mitra, Ap 94, P-7006554 Evora, Portugal
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Esgalhado, Catarina,Guimaraes, Maria Helena. Unveiling Contrasting Preferred Trajectories of Local Development in Southeast Portugal[J],2020,9(3).
APA	Esgalhado, Catarina,&Guimaraes, Maria Helena.(2020).Unveiling Contrasting Preferred Trajectories of Local Development in Southeast Portugal.LAND,9(3).
MLA	Esgalhado, Catarina,et al."Unveiling Contrasting Preferred Trajectories of Local Development in Southeast Portugal".LAND 9.3(2020).