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Sustainable development is at the forefront of urban, rural, social, agricultural and economic development policies in European countries, out of these areas, agriculture is researched the least as there is currently more focus on central and urban areas.
Salvati and Konaxis present an interdisciplinary and multidimensional examination of the complex evolution of rural systems in advanced economies, and more specifically in Europe and the Mediterranean region, providing an integrated framework approaching environmental problems and socioeconomic issues jointly. Distinctive chapters authored by leading scholars in Europe identify the intrinsic peculiarity of the environmental-economic nexus characteristic of advanced economies and the most important differences with other socioeconomic contexts. Both contributions from a traditional ecological/agronomic vision, and studies having a more strict socio-demographic and economic focus, clarify the role of policies addressing sustainable development goals in the ‘kaleidoscopic’ rural landscape, confirming the need of place-specific approaches to socio-ecological complexity and the partial effectiveness of generalized, top-down measures.
Against the archetypal vision of economic backwardness of agricultural and forest systems, Transitional Rural Landscapes shows a dynamic image of rural landscapes under the increasing impact of climate change, providing novel interpretations, conceptual definitions, and operational tools designed to reduce ecological fragility and economic vulnerability.
Ioannis Konaxis, M.A. Architecture, Ph.D. Landscape Architecture, is assistant professor of Sustainable Tourism Management at Piraeus University, Greece.
Luca Salvati, M.Sc. Biology and Ecology (2000, University Roma Tre), B.A. Statistics and Demography (2004, Sapienza University of Rome), M.Sc. Statistics and Economics (2007, Sapienza University of Rome), PhD in Economic Geography (2011), is associate professor (full staff) of Economic Statistics at the faculty of Economics, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy.
Chapter 1. Toward Agro-Ecological Sustainability? Analysing Complex Socio-Environmental Dynamics in Rural Landscapes; Rosanna Salvia, Giovanni Quaranta, Ahmed Alhussen, Marco Maialetti, Donato Scarpitta, Adele Sateriano, Ioannis Konaxis, and Luca Salvati
Chapter 2. Exploring Climate Landscapes: Theory and Practices with Indicators; Alessia D’Agata, Marco Maialetti, Donato Scarpitta, Ioannis Konaxis, Rosa Coluzzi, Leonardo Bianchini, Gianluca Egidi, and Vito Imbrenda
Chapter 3. Soil Aridity, Agriculture, and Climate Warming; Alessia D’Agata, Marco Maialetti, Adele Sateriano, Jesus Rodrigo Comino, Caterina Samela, Tiziana Simoniello, Letizia Pace, and Maria Lanfredi
Chapter 4. Global Warming, Drought, and Soil Protection in Rural Landscapes; Giuseppe Cillis, Nadia Matarazzo, Mariagrazia D’Emilio, Marco Maialetti, Donato Scarpitta, Adele Sateriano, Ioannis Konaxis, and Alessia D’Agata
Chapter 5. Optimal Resource Management and the ‘Landscape Nexus’: Envisioning and Communicating Social Complexity; Alessia D’Agata, Maurizio Masi, Luigi Fici, Marco Maialetti, Donato Scarpitta, Bogdana Nosova, Ioannis Konaxis, and Luca Salvati
Chapter 6. Seeking Optimal Waste Management in Advanced Economies; Clio Ciaschini, Marco Maialetti, Donato Scarpitta, Adele Sateriano, Luca Salvati, Yuri Corradi, Maurizio Masi, and Luigi Fici