Cicinelli E., Caneva G., Savo V. (2021). A review on management strategies of the terraced agricultural systems and conservation actions to maintain cultural landscapes around the Mediterranean area. Sustainability, 15/04/2021, vol. 13, n. 8, p. 1-12.
https://doi.org/10.3390/su13084475
https://doi.org/10.3390/su13084475
Titre : | A review on management strategies of the terraced agricultural systems and conservation actions to maintain cultural landscapes around the Mediterranean area (2021) |
Auteurs : | E. Cicinelli ; G. Caneva ; V. Savo |
Type de document : | Article |
Dans : | Sustainability (vol. 13, n. 8, April 2021) |
Article en page(s) : | p. 1-12 |
Langues : | Anglais |
Langues du résumé : | Anglais |
Catégories : |
Catégories principales 07 - ENVIRONNEMENT ; 7.4 - Ressources Naturelles : Paysage, Biodiversité, Patrimoine naturelThésaurus IAMM SYSTEME DE PRODUCTION ; CULTURE EN TERRASSE ; AGRICULTURE DE CONSERVATION ; CONSERVATION DU PAYSAGE ; PAYSAGE AGRICOLE ; BIODIVERSITE ; EROSION ; TERRE ABANDONNEE ; TERRE CULTIVEE ; SECTEUR AGRICOLE ; PRISE DE DECISION ; REGION MEDITERRANEENNE |
Résumé : | Coupled humanenvironment systems and traditional agricultural landscapes can be a key element in the conservation of biodiversity, ecological functionality, and cultural heritage. Terraced landscapes are a relevant example of traditional landscapes within the Mediterranean area, but they are now threatened due to the abandonment of agricultural activities. In order to identify factors that can affect the conservation strategies needed to maintain terraced landscapes in the Mediterranean area, we performed a literature review on studies about terraces and their management, soil erosion and vegetation dynamics after abandonment, etc. We collated a total of 285 scientific papers reporting 293 case studies in 19 countries. The majority of these studies analyze dry stone terraces and their influence on soil erosion and water runoff, either in cultivated or abandoned terrace systems. Only a minority of papers suggest maintenance or conservation strategies or involve farmers, exploring their decision-making. The conservation of terraced landscapes is in the hands of local farmers, and thus they should be actively involved in decision-making to find the most suitable strategies for assuring the continuity in farming and preserve cultural landscapes in the Mediterranean area. |
Cote : | En ligne |
URL / DOI : | https://doi.org/10.3390/su13084475 |