@article{fdi:010063591,
  title = {{A}n exploratory analysis of land abandonment drivers in areas prone to desertification},
  author = {{K}osmas, {C}. and {K}airis, {O}. and {K}aravitis, {C}. and {A}cikalin, {S}. and {A}lcalá, {M}. and {A}lfama, {P}. and {A}tlhopheng, {J}. and {B}arrera, {J}. and {B}elgacem, {A}. and {S}ol{\'e}-{B}enet, {A}. and {B}rito, {J}. and {C}haker, {M}. and {C}handa, {R}. and {D}arkoh, {M}. and {E}rmolaeva, {O}. and {F}assouli, {V}. and {F}ernandez, {F}. and {G}okceoglu, {C}. and {G}onzalez, {D}. and {G}ungor, {H}. and {H}essel, {R}. and {K}hatteli, {H}. and {K}hitrov, {N}. and {K}ounalaki, {A}. and {L}aouina, {A}. and {M}agole, {L}. and {M}edina, {L}. and {M}endoza, {M}. and {M}ulale, {K}. and {O}cakoglu, {F}. and {O}uessar, {M}. and {O}valle, {C}. and {P}erez, {C}. and {P}erkins, {J}. and {P}ozo, {A}. and {P}rat, {C}hristian and {R}amos, {A}. and {R}amos, {J}. and {R}iquelme, {J}. and {R}itsema, {C}. and {R}omanenkov, {V}. and {S}ebego, {R}. and {S}ghaier, {M}. and {S}ilva, {N}. and {S}izemskaya, {M}. and {S}onmez, {H}. and {T}aamallah, {H}. and {T}ezcanj, {L}. and {V}ente, {J}. de and {Z}agal, {E}. and {Z}eiliguer, {A}. and {S}alvati, {L}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he abandonment of land is a global problem with environmental and socioeconomic implications. {A}n approach to assess the relationship between land abandonment and a large set of indicators was illustrated in the present study by using data collected in the framework of the {E}uropean {U}nion {DESIRE} research project from 808 field sites located in 10 study sites in the {M}editerranean region, {E}astern {E}urope, {L}atin {A}merica, {A}frica and {A}sia. {A} total of 48 indicators provided information for biophysical conditions and socioeconomic characteristics measured at the plot level. {T}he selected indicators refer to farm characteristics (family status, land tenure, present and previous types of land-use, soil depth, slope gradient, tillage operations) and to site-specific characteristics including annual rainfall, rainfall seasonality and water availability. {C}lasses were designated for each indicator and a sensitivity score was assigned to each class based on existing research or empirically assessing the importance of each indicator to the land abandonment issue. {Q}uestionnaires for each process of land degradation were prepared and data were collected at field site level in collaboration with land users. {B}ased on correlation statistics and multivariate analyses more than ten indicators out of 48 resulted as significant in affecting land abandonment in the studied field sites. {A}mong them, the most important were rainfall seasonality, elderly index, land fragmentation, farm size, selected soil properties, and the level of policy implementation. {R}esults contribute to the development of appropriate tools for assessing the effectiveness of land management practices for contrasting land abandonment.},
  keywords = {{DEGRADATION} {DU} {SOL} ; {SOL} {CULTIVE} ; {PATURAGE} ; {FORET} ; {DESERTIFICATION} ; {SUREXPLOITATION} ; {METHODE} {D}'{ANALYSE} ; {ANALYSE} {MULTIVARIABLE} ; {EXPLOITATION} {AGRICOLE} ; {STATUT} {SOCIOECONOMIQUE} ; {UTILISATION} {DU} {SOL} ; {PRATIQUE} {CULTURALE} ; {TRAVAIL} {DU} {SOL} ; {PENTE} ; {PLUIE} ; {RESSOURCES} {EN} {EAU} ; {VARIATION} {SAISONNIERE} ; {GRECE} ; {ESPAGNE} ; {TURQUIE} ; {RUSSIE} ; {TUNISIE} ; {BOTSWANA} ; {CAP} {VERT} ; {MAROC} ; {CHILI} ; {MEXIQUE} ; {CRETE} ; {GUADALETIN} {BASSIN} {VERSANT} ; {ESKISEHIR} {PLAINE} ; {ZEUSS} {KOUTINE} {BASSIN} {VERSANT} ; {BOTETI} ; {SANTIAGO} {ILE} ; {MAMORA} {SEHOUL} ; {SECANO} {INTERIOR} ; {COINTZIO} {BASSIN} {VERSANT}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{C}atena},
  numero = {128},
  pages = {252--261},
  ISSN = {0341-8162},
  year = {2015},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.catena.2014.02.006},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010063591},
}