The Sustainability of Agro-Food and Natural Resource Systems in the Mediterranean Basin.

The Sustainability of Agro-Food and Natural Resource Systems in the Mediterranean Basin.

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Vastola, Antonella.
Place / Publishing House:Cham : : Springer International Publishing AG,, 2015.
©2015.
Year of Publication:2015
Edition:1st ed.
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (412 pages)
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Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • Sustainability and Sustainable Development: The Background and the Current Perspectives
  • Box 1. Sustainable Development Goals-The Future We Want
  • Box 2. Sustainable Development Goals-The Road to Dignity by 2030
  • Sustainability in the Agro-Food System
  • Box 3. Sustainable Diets
  • References
  • Contents
  • List of Contributors
  • Part I: Agro-Food Systems
  • Food Security in the Southern Mediterranean/North Africa
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 The Southern Mediterranean/North Africa
  • 2.1 General Characteristics
  • 2.2 Agriculture and Natural Resources
  • 3 Challenges and Problems Related to Food Security
  • 3.1 Dependence on Food Imports
  • 3.2 Insufficient Resources Allocated to Agriculture
  • 4 Achieving Food Security in the Long Run
  • References
  • Sustainability in Cereal Crop Production in Mediterranean Environments
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Soil Fertilization
  • 3 Surface Water and Sediment Control Systems and Soil Tillage
  • 4 Choice of Species, Varieties, Planting Date, and Weed and Pest Control
  • 5 Precision Farming
  • References
  • Innovative Crop Productions for Healthy Food: The Case of Chia (Salvia hispanica L.)
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Genetic Diversity and Breeding
  • 3 Seed Quality
  • 4 Leaf and Stem Quality
  • 5 Uses
  • 6 Agronomic Management
  • References
  • The Hidden Costs of Livestock Environmental Sustainability: The Case of Podolian Cattle
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Environmental Impact Assessment
  • 2.1 Limitations of the Standard Method of Sustainability Assessment
  • 3 The Multifunctional Role of Podolian Farming System
  • 3.1 Land Use
  • 3.2 Lower Competition with Human Nutrition
  • 3.3 Animal Health and Welfare
  • 3.4 Conservation of Biodiversity
  • 4 Concluding Remarks
  • References.
  • Feeding, Nutrition and Sustainability in Dairy Enterprises: The Case of Mediterranean Buffaloes (Bubalus bubalis)
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Farming and Feeding Systems
  • 2.1 Feeding Behaviour
  • 3 Nutritional Requirements of Dairy Buffaloes
  • 3.1 Lactating Phase
  • 3.2 Dry Phase
  • 3.3 Heifer Growth Phase
  • 4 Sustainability of Dairy Buffalo Farming
  • 5 Conclusion
  • References
  • Sustainability of Sheep and Goat Production Systems
  • 1 Introduction
  • 1.1 Environmental Sustainability of Sheep and Goat Production System
  • 1.2 Livestock Sustainability: Human-Animal Relationship and Sheep and Goat Welfare
  • 1.3 Economic Perspectives of Sustainable Sheep and Goat Farming
  • 2 Conclusions
  • References
  • The Role of Local Sheep and Goat Breeds and Their Products as a Tool for Sustainability and Safeguard of the Mediterranean Env...
  • 1 Sheep and Goat Breeds, a Tool for Sustainability
  • 2 Sheep Breeds and Canestrato Pugliese Cheese
  • 2.1 Canestrato Pugliese Cheesemaking, Sampling and Analysis of Milk and Cheese
  • Canestrato Pugliese Cheese
  • 2.2 Results and Discussion
  • 2.3 Conclusion
  • 3 Goat Breeds and Caciotta Cheese
  • 3.1 Caciotta Cheesemaking, Sampling and Analysis of Milk and Cheese
  • Goat Caciotta Cheese
  • 3.2 Results and Discussion
  • 3.3 Goats and Genetic Variants of Casein Fractions
  • 3.4 Goat Breeds and Oligosaccharide Fraction
  • 3.5 Conclusion
  • 4 Goat Breeds and Ricotta Cheese
  • Goat Ricotta Cheese
  • 4.1 Ricotta Cheesemaking, Sampling and Analysis of Milk and Cheese
  • 4.2 Results and Discussion
  • 4.3 Conclusion
  • References
  • Innovative Use of Jenny Milk from Sustainable Rearing
  • 1 Why a Growing Interest Towards Donkey Rearing?
  • 2 Main Characteristics of Donkey Farms in Basilicata Region
  • 2.1 Donkey Population
  • 2.2 Morphological and Biometrical Characteristics of Local Population.
  • 3 Qualitative Characteristics of Jenny Milk
  • 3.1 Cosmetics Made with Jenny Milk
  • 3.2 Jenny Milk as Inhibitor in Cheese Making
  • 4 Conclusions
  • References
  • Sustainable Agricultural Practices in Disease Defence of Traditional Crops in Southern Italy: The Case Study of Tomato Cherry ...
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Sustainable Agricultural Practices in Disease Defence
  • 3 The Case Study of Tomato Cherry Protected by Trichoderma harzianumT-22 Against CMV
  • 4 Conclusion
  • References
  • Development of Integrated Disease Control Measures for the Valorisation of Traditional Crops in Southern Italy: The Case Study...
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Response of Fagioli di Sarconi Varieties to CBB
  • 3 Fagioli di Sarconi Seed Disinfection
  • 4 Beneficial Rhizobacteria as Biocontrol Agents of CBB in Fagioli di Sarconi
  • 5 Concluding Remarks
  • References
  • Sustainable Climate Change Adaptations in Developing Countries: A Case Study of the Turkish Cypriot Communityś Adoption of Po...
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Crop Switching and Sustainable Peacebuilding
  • 3 Climate Considerations in Cyprus
  • 4 The EU and USAID
  • 5 Selecting Pomegranates
  • 6 Programme Design and Implementation
  • 7 Sustainable Peacebuilding
  • 8 Policy Implications
  • 9 Concluding Comments
  • References
  • The Role of Women in the Sustainability of the Wine Industry: Two Case Studies in Italy
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Background: The Overall Situation of Farming, Winemaking, and Rural Tourism in Italy
  • 3 Background Literature and Research Focus, Questions, and Method
  • 4 Case Studies
  • 4.1 Fattoria del Colle, Interview to Mrs. Donatella Cinelli Colombini
  • 4.2 Tenute Olbios, Interview to Mrs. Daniela Pinna
  • 5 Discussion
  • 6 Conclusion
  • References
  • Part II: Natural Resource Systems and Environment.
  • The Effects of Climate Change on the Multifunctional Role of Basilicataś Forests: The Effects Induced on Yield and CO2 Absorp...
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Materials and Methods
  • 2.1 The Concept of Plausibility According to Dempster-Shaferś Theory
  • 2.2 Estimating the Stumpage Value of Basilicataś Forests
  • 2.3 The Economic Evaluation of the Sink Function of Basilicataś Forests
  • 3 Results
  • 4 Conclusions
  • References
  • Wildlife Agriculture Interactions, Spatial Analysis and Trade-Off Between Environmental Sustainability and Risk of Economic Da...
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Methodology
  • 2.1 ANOVA Test
  • 2.2 Study Area
  • 2.3 Analysis of Damages
  • 2.4 Parametrisation of Damages
  • 2.4.1 Principal Component Analysis
  • 2.5 Aggregation of Criteria
  • 3 Results
  • 4 Conclusions
  • References
  • The Sustainability of Non-renewable Resources Use at Regional Level: A Case Study on Allocation of Oil Royalties
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Materials and Methods
  • 2.1 Case Study: Basilicata Region
  • 2.2 SAM: A Two-Region Model
  • 2.2.1 The Vectors of Exogenous Shocks: Allocation of Oil Royalties
  • 3 Results
  • 4 Conclusion
  • References
  • Land Use Sector Involvement in Mitigation Policies Across Carbon Markets
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 The Primary Sector in the International Negotiation
  • 3 Overview of Carbon Credit Markets
  • 4 Analysis of the Main International Markets and the Inclusion of the Agroforestry Sector
  • 4.1 International Voluntary Markets: The Verified Carbon Standard
  • 4.2 The American Carbon Registry Standard (ACR)
  • 4.3 Regional Carbon Market
  • 4.3.1 The European Trading Systems (EU-ETS)
  • 4.3.2 The Chicago Climate Exchange
  • 4.4 The National Carbon Markets
  • 4.4.1 The Carbomark Project and the Carbon Monitoring Group
  • 5 The Inclusion of Agroforestry in Mitigation Policies: Some Remarks
  • 6 Conclusions
  • References.
  • Evaluating the Role of Soil Variability on Potential Groundwater Pollution and Recharge in a Mediterranean Agricultural Waters...
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Materials and Methods
  • 2.1 Study Area
  • 2.2 Geo Database Implementation
  • 2.2.1 Land Use
  • 2.2.2 Precipitation, Temperature and Evapotranspiration
  • 2.2.3 Elevation
  • 2.2.4 Depth to Groundwater
  • 2.3 Geoprocessing and Data Handling
  • 2.4 Stochastic Development of TFtb
  • 2.4.1 Texture-Based Hydraulic and Solute Travel Time Distributions
  • 2.4.2 Upscaled Solute Travel Time Distribution for Textural Sequences
  • 3 Results and Discussions
  • 4 Conclusions
  • References
  • Grazing and Biodiversity Conservation: Highlights on a Natura 2000 Network Site
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Overview of Basilicata's Natura 2000 Network
  • 3 Community Habitats of Basilicata's Sites
  • 4 Livestock Farming within Basilicata's Sites
  • 5 Grazing Impacts on Basilicata's Sites
  • 6 A Focus on Grazing Impacts on a Basilicata's Site
  • 6.1 Application of DPSIR Framework to Analyse Grazing Impact Within the Site
  • 7 Conclusion
  • References
  • Evaluation of Native Grasses for Sustainable Turfgrass in the Bioclimatic Mediterranean Region
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Materials and Method
  • 2.1 Statistical Analysis
  • 3 Results and Discussion
  • 3.1 Total Growth
  • 3.2 Colour Index
  • 3.3 Turf Quality
  • 3.4 Green Cover Percentage
  • 3.4.1 Uptake of Na+ and Cl-
  • 4 Conclusions
  • References
  • Biodiversity of Hypogeous Fungi in Basilicata
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Lucanian Hypogeous and Semi-hypogeous Fungi
  • 2.1 Ascomycota
  • 2.1.1 Pezizomycotina, Eurotiomycetes, Eurotiomycetidae, Elaphomycetales, Elaphomycetaceae (Tul. and C. Tul.) Paol.
  • 2.1.2 Pezizomycotina, Pezizomycetes, Pezizomycetidae, Pezizales, Helvellaceae Fries
  • 2.1.3 Pezizomycotina, Pezizomycetes, Pezizomycetidae, Pezizales, Pezizaceae Dumortier.
  • 2.1.4 Pezizomycotina, Pezizomycetes, Pezizomycetidae, Pezizales, Pyronemataceae Schröter.

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