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Mediterranean land system dynamics and their underlying drivers: Stakeholder pe...
Esgalhado, Catarina; Guimarães, Maria Helena; Lardon, Sylvie; Debolini, Marta; Balzan, Mario V.; Gennai-Schott, Sabine C.; Simón-Rojo, Marian• Land system dynamics from seven Mediterranean case studies are discussed. • Despite the diversity of contexts captured, transversal patterns were found. • Data shows disconnection between expected and desired futures. • Territorial actors can identify opportunities and actions towards desired futures. • Embedding actors within dynamics enables to frame local actions as drivers of change.
A holistic approach to land system dynamics – The Monfurado case in Alentejo, P...
Esgalhado, Catarina; Guimarães, Maria Helena; Debolini, Marta; Guiomar, Nuno; Lardon, Sylvie; Ferraz de Oliveira, IsabelUnderstanding land system dynamics is fundamental for policy-making from local to global scale. Land system is a combination of land use, land management and territorial practices. To attain such complete information about landscape structures is a challenging task. Aiming to deepen knowledge on land systems, we applied a methodology meant to achieve a broader understanding of dynamics in the Sítio de Monfurado...