Summary 1 Increasing concern over the environmental impact of agriculture in Europe has
led to the introduction of agri‐environment schemes. These schemes compensate farmers …

In this paper we review current assumptions about post-productivist agricultural regimes-
developed largely within a UK/advanced economies framework-and attempt to answer the …

The role of agricultural change in transforming Greek rural landscapes is analysed within the
broader context and theory of agricultural transition from traditional to productivist and post …

The agri-environmental schemes (AESs) of the European Union employ the highest share of
the public budget allocated to rural development programs. Our study applies a difference …

Two related land use change dynamics characterise the Guadalentı́n basin (southeast
Spain) as one of the most severe cases of desertification in Europe:(1) expansion of highly …

This research explores the socio-economic, climatic and lithological components of the
contemporary erosion problems in the Sorbas area of Almeria, Spain, and devises a …

Humans have a long history of activity in Mediterranean Basin landscapes. Spatial
heterogeneity in these landscapes hinders our understanding about the impacts of changes …

EU agri-environmental legislation provides that every Member State may enact its own
regulations specifying standards and environmentally sensitive areas. Thus Member States …

This paper explores the link between agricultural, environmental and structural policies and
desertification in Southern Europe. The focus is on the way policy goals evolve in the …

This paper analyses implementation of Regulation 2078/92/EEC (the 'Agri-environment
Regulation') in two selected European Union (EU) member states: Spain as an example of a …