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Mulligan M., Burke S., Ogilvie Andrew. (2016). Much more than simply "desertification" : understanding agricultural sustainability and change in the Mediterranean. In : Behnke RH (ed.), Mortimore M (ed.). End of desertification ? Disputing environmental change in the drylands. Heidelberg : Springer, p. 427-450. (Springer Earth System Sciences). ISBN 978-3-642-16014-1. ISSN 2197-9596.

Titre du document
Much more than simply "desertification" : understanding agricultural sustainability and change in the Mediterranean
Année de publication
2016
Type de document
Article référencé dans le Web of Science WOS:000414952400016
Auteurs
Mulligan M., Burke S., Ogilvie Andrew
In
Behnke RH (ed.), Mortimore M (ed.), End of desertification ? Disputing environmental change in the drylands
Source
Heidelberg : Springer, 2016, p. 427-450 (Springer Earth System Sciences). ISBN 978-3-642-16014-1 ISSN 2197-9596
In the socio-economic and climatic complexity of a Mediterranean environment, desertification involves many processes and is much more spatio-temporally sophisticated than is often suggested by both the policy and academic communities. Here we examine the spatial variability of the Mediterranean environment and its agriculture-a supposed key driver of desertification in the region. We examine trends in agricultural production and climate in the region and the differences between north and south. We review the recent history of Mediterranean desertification research and its changing policy context. In particular, we examine the evidence for Mediterranean desertification, and what we now understand of it, with the hindsight of three decades of research and having 'come out of the other side' of decadal drought events that prompted large-scale concern over the desertification of Mediterranean Europe in the 1990 s. We focus particularly on the spatial heterogeneity of the Mediterranean and the implications of this heterogeneity for understanding perceived desertification in the region, and explore implications for land use and management policy-making, indicating the need for a much more locally nuanced approach.
Plan de classement
Analyse, évolution des climats [021CLIMAT01] ; Erosion et conservation des sols [068EROSOL]
Descripteurs
DESERTIFICATION ; DEGRADATION DU SOL ; AGRICULTURE ; POLITIQUE AGRICOLE ; CLIMAT ; VARIABILITE ; CROISSANCE DEMOGRAPHIQUE ; OCCUPATION SPATIALE ; ZONE MEDITERRANEENNE ; CHANGEMENT CLIMATIQUE
Description Géographique
EUROPE
Localisation
Fonds IRD [F B010073837]
Identifiant IRD
fdi:010073837
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