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DOI	10.1016/j.eiar.2021.106594
	Assessing the impact of multiple drivers of land sensitivity to desertification in a Mediterranean country
	Egidi, Gianluca; Cividino, Sirio; Paris, Enrico; Palma, Adriano; Salvati, Luca; Cudlin, Pavel
通讯作者	Salvati, L (corresponding author), Univ Macerata, Dept Econ & Law, Via Armaroli 43, I-62100 Macerata, Italy.
来源期刊	ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REVIEW
ISSN	0195-9255
EISSN	1873-6432
出版年	2021
卷号	89
英文摘要	Experiencing climate changes and increased human pressure, Mediterranean regions are considered representative hotspots of desertification. However, relatively few studies have been devoted to quantify the individual impact of different factors shaping land sensitivity to desertification in these contexts. Our study contributes to this deserving (positive and normative) issue with a diachronic analysis of the impact of multiple drivers of desertification risk on six indicators of land sensitivity based on the Environmentally Sensitive Area (ESA) approach. Indicators (average and maximum ESA score, coefficient of variation and normalized range in the ESA scores, share of 'fragile' and 'critical' areas in total landscape) were calculated in 777 rural districts of Italy at three time points (early-1960s, early-1990s, and early-2010s). Multivariate models were used to determine the impact of 12 predictors (climate, soil, vegetation, and land management quality) on each indicator of land sensitivity. Results of the analysis identified two non-redundant dimensions respectively associated with the average level of land sensitivity and its intrinsic variability across space. Impacts of climate and vegetation qualities on the level of land sensitivity were high, decreasing over time, and more intense respectively in Northern and Southern Italy. Impacts of soil and land management qualities were moderate, increasing over time, and involving almost all the country's area. Our study emphasizes the role of context-based measures promoting sustainable land management. The 'local' dimension proved to be crucial in any strategy of risk mitigation undertaken at disaggregated spatial scales.
英文关键词	Environmental indicators Land sensitivity Impact assessment Diachronic analysis Rural districts Southern Europe
类型	Article
语种	英语
收录类别	SSCI
WOS记录号	WOS:000653734100004
WOS关键词	ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION ; COMBATING DESERTIFICATION ; SOCIOECONOMIC CONTEXTS ; SOIL DEGRADATION ; WATER-RESOURCES ; PATTERNS ; FOREST ; EXPANSION ; SYSTEMS ; SPRAWL
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/2XILL650/350121
作者单位	[Egidi, Gianluca] Univ Tuscia, Dept Agr & Forest Sci DAFNE, Via S Camillo De Lellis Snc, I-01100 Viterbo, Italy; [Cividino, Sirio] Univ Udine, Dept Agr, Via Cotonificio 114, I-33100 Udine, Italy; [Paris, Enrico; Palma, Adriano] Council Agr Res & Econ, Engn & Agrifood Proc Res Ctr, Via Pascolare 16, I-00015 Monterotondo, Italy; [Salvati, Luca] Univ Macerata, Dept Econ & Law, Via Armaroli 43, I-62100 Macerata, Italy; [Cudlin, Pavel] CAS, Global Change Res Inst, Lipova 9, CZ-37005 Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Egidi, Gianluca,Cividino, Sirio,Paris, Enrico,et al. Assessing the impact of multiple drivers of land sensitivity to desertification in a Mediterranean country[J],2021,89.
APA	Egidi, Gianluca,Cividino, Sirio,Paris, Enrico,Palma, Adriano,Salvati, Luca,&Cudlin, Pavel.(2021).Assessing the impact of multiple drivers of land sensitivity to desertification in a Mediterranean country.ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REVIEW,89.
MLA	Egidi, Gianluca,et al."Assessing the impact of multiple drivers of land sensitivity to desertification in a Mediterranean country".ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REVIEW 89(2021).