Knowledge Resource Center for Ecological Environment in Arid Area
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
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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). |
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