Governance for Mediterranean Silvopastoral Systems: Lessons from the Iberian Dehesas and Montados (Perspectives on Rural Policy and Planning)

Synopsis

This book is about the resilience of silvo-pastoral systems now, and in the future. As such, it is about people. The goal is to fill the gap in the knowledge on silvo-pastoral systems and their changing trends, by adding the human dimension, with enough detail to draw inferences about the new governance solutions that are needed to address the multiple challenges faced by silvo-pastoral systems. As such, the book provides knowledge applicable to current and future silvo-pastoral territories in other regions across the world. The volume is divided into three sections: people and institutions, the institutional framework, and governance models. Each section, composed of several chapters, draws on empirical work about the Iberian montado and dehesa as well as from other similar systems in the Mediterranean, both on the northern and on the southern sides, in order to broaden its scope and cover a wider range of situations and examples. Some of the chapters rely more strongly on empirical findings and current experiences, others on a literature review and reflection by the authors over many years working with these systems. The conclusion sums up the most relevant findings from each chapter and discusses how research can progress so that new scientific approaches and evidence can support better adapted governance models of silvopastoral systems to face future challenges. This text will be highly valuable to university and research institute libraries, academics, policy officials, and stakeholder groups, such as NGOs and sectoral organizations, who wish to better understand the relevance of the human factor and use this knowledge to find sustainable solutions. It will be a central reading for postgraduate students enrolled in rural planning, landscape management and governance, agronomy and forestry, as well as geography and socio-ecology programmes, that have a focus on sustainable land use management and supporting mixed farming systems.

Copyright:

2022

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

Book Size:

320 Pages

ISBN-13:

9781000456721

Related ISBNs:

9781032073354, 9780367463571, 9781003028437

Publisher:

Taylor and Francis

Date of Addition:

08/27/23

Copyrighted By:

selection and editorial matter, Teresa Pinto-Correia, Maria Helena Guimarães, Gerardo Moreno and Rufino Acosta Naranjo

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

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No

Categories:

Nonfiction, Earth Sciences

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Bookshare Staff

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This is a copyrighted book.

Edited by:

Teresa Pinto-Correia

Edited by:

Maria Helena Guimarães

Edited by:

Gerardo Moreno

Edited by:

Rufino Acosta Naranjo