Land Transformations in Irpinia (Southern Italy): A Tale on the Socio-Economic Dynamics Acting in a Marginal Area of the Mediterranean Europe

Sustainability, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 16(19), P. 8724 - 8724

Published: Oct. 9, 2024

Marginal areas in economically advanced countries are a critical issue that European and national policies have been addressing for some time. These affected by depopulation, infrastructural gaps labor systems do not reach the corresponding levels where often agriculture still plays role. In Italy, despite fact National Strategy Inner Areas (SNAI) has active about decade with aim of increasing territorial cohesion these fragile areas, rather limited results achieved terms halting economic marginalization demographic decline. this specific context, our work is aimed at analyzing land use changes, loss ecosystem services trends Mediterranean region (Irpinia—Southern Italy) on district municipal scales last 30 years (1990–2018) to capture current, subtle socio-economic dynamics. The analysis carried out indicated substantial increase urban due development new industrial discontinuous fabric (urban sprawl) expense natural (mainly meadows shrublands). agricultural remained substantially unchanged extension, slight heterogeneous an expansion high-value crops (vineyards), most suitable multifunctional activities (experiential rural tourism). trend highlighted widespread phenomenon exception those municipalities who orbit around provincial capital Avellino. depopulation mostly located inner characterized more rugged morphology gaps. Unexpectedly, show significant anticorrelation among population which indicator social phenomena as complex they underestimated. As final step, highlights also carbon storage mainly attributable soil sealing large areas. This study can help comprehensively understand conditions marginal Europe over recent decades light main dynamics better direct efforts towards containment human hemorrhage, consisting persistently negative migratory rates, sustainable empowerment geo-economic peripheries.

Language: Английский

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Redefining planning: Emerging research specializations in Nigerian urban and regional planning

Progress in Planning, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 197, P. 100968 - 100968

Published: April 6, 2025

Language: Английский

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Exploring the architectural and spatial potential of wine culture. A systematic literature review

Economics and Environment, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 90(3), P. 878 - 878

Published: Oct. 22, 2024

This article presents the results of a systematic review Scopus bibliographic database, during which state knowledge on wine architecture and urban planning accompanying vineyards was examined in light contemporary development enotourism. In 2020s, global interest enotourism has grown, accompanied by revival culture. The aim research to identify verify sources literature contributing disciplinary enotourism, as well classify thematic literature. Based bibliometric analysis using VOSviewer software, groups publications were identified. topic is an attempt find current directions for concentration match emerging wine-related architecture.

Language: Английский

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Climate-driven dynamics in the Mediterranean agroecosystems: a pre-2007 economic crisis satellite-based sustainability analysis

Elsevier eBooks, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 57 - 68

Published: Nov. 29, 2024

Language: Английский

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