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Exploring land-use histories of tree-crop landscapes: a cross-site comparison in the Mediterranean Basin

dc.date.accessioned2020-09-01T09:58:55Z
dc.date.available2020-09-01T09:58:55Z
dc.date.issued2020-05-02
dc.identifierdoi:10.17170/kobra-202008251634
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/11748
dc.description.sponsorshipGefördert im Rahmen des Projekts DEALger
dc.language.isoengeng
dc.rightsNamensnennung 4.0 International*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/*
dc.subjectagroforestryeng
dc.subjectdriving forceseng
dc.subjectland management historyeng
dc.subjectlandscape changeeng
dc.subjecttree cropseng
dc.subjectsustainable landscape managementeng
dc.subject.ddc580
dc.subject.ddc630
dc.titleExploring land-use histories of tree-crop landscapes: a cross-site comparison in the Mediterranean Basineng
dc.typeAufsatz
dcterms.abstractAgroforestry landscapes in the Mediterranean Basin have emerged in a co-evolution between humans and nature and provide numerous ecosystem services to society. Tree crops are iconic elements of these landscapes and have frequently been managed in a sustainable way over centuries, shaping multifunctional landscapes and local people’s cultural identities. However, many Mediterranean tree-crop landscapes are undergoing substantial land-use changes, threatening important ecosystem services as a result. The overarching goal of this study is to explore common and diverging patterns of land-use change across different tree crops (oaks, chestnuts, olives) and contrasting landscapes in the Mediterranean Basin over a 200-year period. Specifically, we aim to: (1) describe the dominant land-use change processes across these three crop types using three exemplary sites per crop; and (2) identify and classify the main drivers that determine these landscapes’ land change histories. We find a general acceleration of landscape dynamics and identify expansion, continuity, polarisation, intensification, abandonment and renaissance as dominant processes. Although each landscape history is contextualised, we observe a general trend from multifunctional tree-crop landscapes (expansion) towards intensification or abandonment in the last 70 years. The landscapes of the southern fringe of the Mediterranean Basin show predominant trends towards intensification, while the northern landscapes evolve towards abandonment. The driving forces identified are diverse and interrelated, comprising sets of socio-cultural, political, technical, economic and natural factors. We offer some key lessons for sustainable landscape management in highlighting the undervalued potential of tree crops, the inherent complexity of landscapes, the interdependencies of drivers and the importance of economic and socio-cultural driving forces.eng
dcterms.accessRightsopen access
dcterms.creatorWolpert, Franziska
dcterms.creatorQuintas-Soriano, Cristina
dcterms.creatorPlieninger, Tobias
dc.relation.doidoi:10.1007/s11625-020-00806-w
dc.subject.swdAgroforstwirtschaftger
dc.subject.swdBodennutzungger
dc.subject.swdGeschichteger
dc.subject.swdLandschaftsentwicklungger
dc.subject.swdBaumbestandger
dc.subject.swdEicheger
dc.subject.swdKastanieger
dc.subject.swdÖlbaumger
dc.subject.swdLandespflegeger
dc.subject.swdNachhaltigkeitger
dc.subject.swdMittelmeerraumger
dc.type.versionpublishedVersion
dcterms.source.identifierEISSN 1862-4057
dcterms.source.issueIssue 5
dcterms.source.journalSustainability Scienceeng
dcterms.source.pageinfo1267-1283
dcterms.source.volumeVolume 15
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