Agroecology for adaptation to climate change and resource depletion in the Mediterranean region. A review

E Aguilera, C Díaz-Gaona, R García-Laureano… - Agricultural …, 2020 - Elsevier
Mediterranean agriculture has coevolved with harsh environments and changing climate
conditions over millennia, generating an extremely rich heritage of traditional knowledge; …

Impact of historical land use and soil management change on soil erosion and agricultural sustainability during the Anthropocene

T Vanwalleghem, JA Gómez, JI Amate, MG De Molina… - Anthropocene, 2017 - Elsevier
Since prehistoric times, farmers have faced the challenge of balancing the demand for
increasing food production from existing soil resources with conservation of these resources …

[图书][B] The social metabolism of Spanish agriculture, 1900–2008: The Mediterranean way towards industrialization

M González de Molina, D Soto Fernández… - 2020 - library.oapen.org
This open access book provides a panoramic view of the evolution of Spanish agriculture
from 1900 to the present, offering a more diverse picture to the complex and …

Understanding the long-term dynamics of forest transition: From deforestation to afforestation in a Mediterranean landscape (Catalonia, 1868–2005)

T Cervera, J Pino, J Marull, R Padró, E Tello - Land use policy, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract As other Mediterranean areas, Catalonia has experienced a forest transition
following rural abandonment during the last sixty years. The GIS reconstruction of three land …

Energetic assessment of the agricultural production system. A review

J Hercher-Pasteur, E Loiseau, C Sinfort… - Agronomy for Sustainable …, 2020 - Springer
Energy holds a key role in farm systems. Cultivation is based on the conversion of solar
energy into biomass of interest. Fossil energy allows mechanized and high-yield agricultural …

Spanish agriculture from 1900 to 2008: a long-term perspective on agroecosystem energy from an agroecological approach

GI Guzmán, M González de Molina… - Regional Environmental …, 2018 - Springer
According to the agroecological approach, energy analyses applied to agriculture should
provide information about the structure and functions of the agroecosystem; in other words …

Long-term socioecological trajectories of agro-food systems revealed by N and P flows in French regions from 1852 to 2014

J Le Noë, G Billen, F Esculier, J Garnier - Agriculture, Ecosystems & …, 2018 - Elsevier
We present a quantitative description of the N and P flows characterizing the agro-food
system metabolism of 33 agricultural regions in France and their time evolution since the …

[HTML][HTML] Putting land to work: An evaluation of the economic effects of recultivating abandoned farmland

E Corbelle-Rico, P Sánchez-Fernández… - Land Use Policy, 2022 - Elsevier
Agricultural land abandonment is a relevant occurrence in mountainous and peripheral
regions all over the world. While both positive and negative environmental consequences of …

From animals to machines. The impact of mechanization on the carbon footprint of traction in Spanish agriculture: 1900–2014

E Aguilera, GI Guzmán, MG de Molina, D Soto… - Journal of cleaner …, 2019 - Elsevier
Mechanization of agriculture drastically increases labour productivity in crop production,
playing a major role in industrialization by freeing up workforce for industry and services …

Climate change and industrialization as the main drivers of Spanish agriculture water stress

J Vila-Traver, E Aguilera, J Infante-Amate… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
In recent decades, there has been growing concern regarding worsening global climate
conditions for agricultural production, especially in Mediterranean climate and other semi …