Sustainability of Mediterranean irrigated agro-landscapes

Martínez-Fernández, Julia; Selma, Miguel Ángel Esteve; Banos-González, Isabel; Carreño, Francisca Pérez; Moreno, Antonio Francisco Romero

doi:10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2012.09.018

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“…Adaptive water allocation rules and conflict-solving mechanisms governed by local institutions and communities are critical in ensuring the viability of these intensive agrarian areas over the long-term Many authors have characterized small-scale hydraulic systems as better endowed to achieve long-term survival in the face of uncertainty (Guijt and Thompson 1994, Mabry 1996a, b, Ertsen et al 2013. However, recent studies suggest that increased water shortage, sprawling cities, market competition, aging of cultivators, and lack of modernization could undermine in the short-to mid-term the resilience of both small-and large-scale traditional Mediterranean irrigated fields (Rodríguez Díaz et al 2007, Martínez-Fernández et al 2013, Iniesta-Arandia et al 2015. New institutional challenges arise as agricultural production becomes economically less important for the local population, often employed elsewhere.…”

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Resilience of small-scale societies: a view from drylands

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Gómez-Baggethun²,

Salpeteur³

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ABSTRACT. To gain insights on long-term social-ecological resilience, we examined adaptive responses of small-scale societies to dryland-related hazards in different regions and chronological periods, spanning from the mid-Holocene to the present. Based on evidence from Africa (Sahara and Sahel), Asia (south margin of the Thar desert), and Europe (South Spain), we discuss key traits and coping practices of small-scale societies that are potentially relevant for building resilience. The selected case studies illustrate four main coping mechanisms: mobility and migration, storage, commoning, and collective action driven by religious beliefs. Ultimately, the study of resilience in the context of drylands emphasizes the importance of adaptive traits and practices that are distinctive of small-scale societies: a strong social-ecological coupling, a solid body of traditional ecological knowledge, and a high degree of internal cohesion and self-organization.

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Section: Commoning: the Case Of Andalusi Agriculturalistsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Resilience of small-scale societies: a view from drylands

Balbo¹,

Gómez-Baggethun²,

Salpeteur³

et al. 2016

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“…The systemic perspective of the dynamic modelling approach provides a framework for managing change and complexity by understanding the dynamic interactions, delays and feedbacks embedded in complex systems (Rasmussen et al 2012;Zhao and Zhong 2015). Furthermore, system dynamic models (SDMs) allow the identification of plausible future scenarios and the major drivers of change and, thus, enable decision makers to anticipate the long-term consequences of their decisions and actions, as well as the unintended consequences of policies and strategies (Jørgensen and Bendoricchio 2001;Martínez-Fernández et al 2013). The application of the system dynamics approach has numerous advantages, due to its capacity to conceptualise the complex interrelations and to facilitate their comprehension and monitoring Kelly et al 2013), thus generating useful information for decisionmaking (Voinov and Shugart 2013).…”

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Dynamic modelling of the potential habitat loss of endangered species: the case of the Canarian houbara bustard (Chlamydotis undulata fuerteventurae)

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In this work, we apply a dynamic modelling approach to analyse the habitat loss of the Canarian houbara bustard (Chlamydotis undulata fuerteventurae). This tool allows us to assess the effects of the socio-economic and environmental interactions on the factors threatening the habitat and to carry out a prospective analysis. The results show a potential habitat loss of around 13 % during the period 1996-2011, the land uptake and increase in new roads and tracks being the factors contributing most. After model testing, a set of scenarios was explored. Under the business as usual (BAU) scenario, around 20 % of the habitat would be lost by the end of the period considered (2012)(2013)(2014)(2015)(2016)(2017)(2018)(2019)(2020)(2021)(2022)(2023)(2024)(2025). The impact of the economic growth scenario on the habitat would mean an additional loss of around 21 % with respect to BAU, whereas under the recession scenario, the loss might be around 6.5 % lower than BAU. The policy of restoration of gavias-traditional farming systems-would suppose an additional loss of almost 6 %, relative to BAU. If this policy took place under economic growth conditions, it might mean an additional loss of almost 28 % relative to BAU. These results point to the existence of a potential trade-off between the recuperation of ecosystem services offered by restored gavias and the conservation of the houbara habitat, which must be addressed within the management processes, as well as to the need for compensatory measures to guarantee the conservation goals.

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“…La comparación de los resultados de la simulación con series observadas constituye una medida de la bondad de ajuste y, por tanto, de la habilidad del modelo para replicar el comportamiento real del sistema y capturar las cuestiones clave del mismo (Solecki y Oliveri 2004; Martínez-Fernández et al 2013). Se ha determinado la raíz del error cuadrático medio normalizado (NRMSE, Ecuación 5), calculado de acuerdo con Andarizan et al (2011) y Sepaskhah et al (2013, y el porcentaje del error absoluto medio (MAPE, Ecuación 6), calculado siguiendo a Goh y Law (2002) y Oliva (2003).…”

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