The cartography of erosion risk is mainly based on the development of models, which evaluate in a qualitative and quantitative manner the physical reproduction of the erosion processes (CORINE, EHU, INRA). These models are mainly semiquantitative but can be physically based and spatially distributed (the Pan-European Soil Erosion Risk Assessment, PESERA). They are characterized by their simplicity and their applicability potential at large temporal and spatial scales. In developing our model SCALES (Spatialisation d'éChelle fi ne de l'ALéa Erosion des Sols/large-scale assessment and mapping model of soil erosion hazard), we had in mind several objectives: (1) to map soil erosion at a regional scale with the guarantee of a large accuracy on the local level, (2) to envisage an applicability of the model in European oceanic areas, (3) to focus the erosion hazard estimation on the level of source areas (on-site erosion), which are the agricultural parcels, (4) to take into account the weight of the temporality of agricultural practices (land-use concept). Because of these objectives, the nature of variables, which characterize the erosion factors and because of its structure, SCALES differs from other models. Tested in Basse-Normandie (Calvados 5500 km 2 ) SCALES reveals a strong predisposition of the study area to the soil erosion which should require to be expressed in a wet year. Apart from an internal validation, we tried an intermediate one by comparing our results with those from INRA and PESERA. It appeared that these models under estimate medium erosion levels and differ in the spatial localization of areas with the highest erosion risks. SCALES underlines here the limitations in the use of pedo-transfer functions and the interpolation of input data with a low resolution.One must not forget however that these models are mainly focused on an interregional comparative approach. Therefore the comparison of SCALES data with those of the INRA and PESERA models cannot result on a convincing validation of our model. For the moment the validation is based on the opinion of local experts, who agree with the qualitative indications delivered by our cartography. An external validation of SCALES is foreseen, which will be based on a thorough inventory of erosion signals in areas with different hazard levels.
À partir du recensement agricole 2010, l’article explore une méthodologie pour délimiter un champ statistique des exploitations agricoles en transition agro-écologique dans le contexte métropolitain français. Ce travail débouche sur une proposition de typologie d’exploitations combinant le mode de production (biologique ou non), le mode de commercialisation des produits et la part du chiffre d’affaire réalisée en circuit court. Après une caractérisation socio-économique des différents types d’exploitation, l’analyse propose une cartographie à échelle fine des combinaisons géographiques d’agriculture en transition pour le territoire métropolitain français, ouvrant une discussion sur les facteurs socio-territoriaux favorables à l’émergence de tel type de transition plutôt que tel autre. Au final, la géographie que dessine cette typologie d’ensemble des agricultures en transition emprunte certes des éléments explicatifs au contexte géo-agronomique des exploitations. Mais elle semble également indiquer que la nature du contexte socio-territorial dans lequel s’insèrent les exploitations infléchit les formes de transition agricole. Les espaces ruraux les moins dynamiques et les plus marqués par l’héritage du modèle productiviste restent dans leur grande majorité les plus résistants à l’émergence des formes de transition considérées dans cet article. La proximité géographique avec des espaces sociaux plus aisés constituerait un facteur favorable au développement des exploitations en transition agro-écologique.
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