Complexity in Action? Fringe Agro-forest Systems, Demography and Societal Transformations in Mediterranean Peri-urban Areas

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• 作者：Luca Salvati^a ; Pere Serra^b ; Serena Rugiero^c ; Alberto Sabbi^d ; ^{sabbi@istat.it" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author}
• 关键词：Wildland-urban interface ; Agricultural economics ; Urban sprawl ; Soil degradation ; Southern Europe
• 刊名：Agriculture and Agricultural Science Procedia
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：8
• 期：Complete
• 页码：222-227
• 全文大小：617 K

文摘

Urban expansion and the preservation of fringe landscapes are interconnected issues. This article discusses on the relation between landscape and peri-urban agriculture and the possible implications of sustainable land management for fringe land quality proposing a framework to evaluate the latent nexus between agro-forest systems and human settlements in southern Europe. Eco-sustainable planning integrated with multifaceted research and policy dimensions (e.g. social, economic, cultural and political issues) characterizing Mediterranean peri-urban areas is a relevant approach to urban fringe sustainability. Permanent assessment of these factors allows for the implementation of different development scenarios. The present study contributes to systemic and multi-scaling approaches informing environmental policies, with the aim of achieving an integrated management of peri-urban agricultural landscapes