Bioclimatology and botanical resources for sustainable development

Cano, Eusébio; Fuentes, José Carlos Piñar; Cano-Ortíz, Ana; Gea, F. Leiva; Ighbareyeh, Jehad M. H.; Quinto-Canas, Ricardo; Gomes, Carlos José Pinto; Spampinato, Giovanni; González, Sara del Río; Musarella, Carmelo Maria

doi:10.1016/b978-0-12-822976-7.00015-6

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“…The rapid growth of CO 2 emissions is considered to be the main driver of global warming [10,11]. The warming has led to a nonlinear and rapid increase in the intensity and frequency of extreme weather and climate events such as heat waves, floods, and droughts [12], which not only adversely affects the ecological environment and agricultural production, but also poses a threat to economic development and human survival [13][14][15]. Reducing greenhouse gas emissions has become an important task for all governments, especially for the Chinese government.…”

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The Low-Carbon City Pilot Policy and Urban Land Use Efficiency: A Policy Assessment from China

Liu

Feng

Wang

2022

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Against the backdrop of severe global warming, the low-carbon city pilot policy, with carbon emission reduction as its main objective, is an important initiative for China to fulfil its international commitment to carbon emission reduction and promote a green and low-carbon development strategy. However, none of the literature has yet evaluated whether the pilot low-carbon city policy promotes urban land use efficiency as a policy effect. In view of this, this paper measures urban land use efficiency from a low-carbon perspective using a global reference super-efficiency SBM model based on data from 186 prefecture-level cities in China from 2005–2017, and subsequently constructs a difference-in-differences method to test the true impact of low-carbon city pilot policies on urban land use efficiency and carbon emissions, and uses a propensity score matching method to test its robustness. It is found that: (1) the average level of urban land use efficiency in China is low and on a downward trend; (2) overall, cities are predominantly low-efficiency cities, with only the high-efficiency cities in Guangdong Province showing spatial agglomeration; and (3) the low-carbon city pilot policy reduces carbon emissions while also negatively affecting urban land use efficiency. Accordingly, this paper puts forward corresponding policy recommendations.

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The Low-Carbon City Pilot Policy and Urban Land Use Efficiency: A Policy Assessment from China

Liu

Feng

Wang

2022

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“…Based on our findings we have devised agricultural and forestry management models that have led us to a worldwide sustainability model with proposals for management to mitigate the ongoing profound and irregular global climate change. This has been achieved by conducting studies in such widely differing locations as Palestine [1][2][3][4][5], Italy, Spain, Portugal [6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13], the Caribbean, Mexico and Brazil [14][15][16][17][18][19]. To pursue sustainable development, it is necessary to conduct prior research into the methodology to ensure the intended aim is attained.…”

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Climatology, Bioclimatology and Vegetation Cover: Tools to Mitigate Climate Change in Olive Groves

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This work establishes the relationship between bioclimatology and agronomy. Bioclimatic indices are obtained for several areas under olive cultivation and correlated with olive yields. Due to the effect of climate change on cultivation and the high economic losses it produces, we propose a sustainable development model for the territorial classification of crops based on bioclimatic knowledge. Bioclimatic diagrams are prepared to provide information on water stress in crops so that irrigation can be carried out at the most effective time, a measure that has been shown to lead to water and energy savings for growers. In addition to this development model, we propose the application of non-aggressive cultivation techniques such as the use of living plant cover to ensure the protection of the soil and avoid losses due to climate irregularities. Studies conducted up to the present on applied bioclimatology have yielded promising results in the fields of farming and forestry. The maps and bioclimatic indices of Professor Rivas-Martínez, Ic, Io and It/Itc, are essential for bioclimatic classification. The agricultural development model with a bioclimatic basis ensures economic savings for growers and minimizes the environmental impact of cultivation. In the case of olive cultivation we detected that in 2005 all the cultivated areas that were not in their thermoclimatic optimum were damaged by frost. The widespread cultivation of olive groves in the Mediterranean basin, and mainly in the south of Spain, is reason enough to establish a relationship between its production and its bioclimatic environment. The ombroclimatic study in certain localities under olive cultivation shows that areas with Io <2.5 are unproductive (Jodar, Tabernas), and that their low Io value needs to be supplemented with irrigation water. This means extracting water from aquifers for agricultural use, when the current climate irregularities do not allow the excessive use of subsoil water. For the time being the only way of mitigating this situation is with sustainable development, which requires a bioclimatic understanding of the territory; and the use of appropriate cultivation techniques, including herbaceous plant covers. In this last case a knowledge of the plant associations in the phytosociological class Stellarietea mediae constitutes the basis for establishing either natural or sown vegetation cover.

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Climatic, bioclimatic, and pedological influences on the vegetation classification of "Bosco dell'Incoronata" in Southern Italy

Massarelli

Campanale

2023

Rend. Fis. Acc. Lincei

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Bioclimatology and botanical resources for sustainable development

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The Low-Carbon City Pilot Policy and Urban Land Use Efficiency: A Policy Assessment from China

The Low-Carbon City Pilot Policy and Urban Land Use Efficiency: A Policy Assessment from China

Climatology, Bioclimatology and Vegetation Cover: Tools to Mitigate Climate Change in Olive Groves

Climatic, bioclimatic, and pedological influences on the vegetation classification of "Bosco dell'Incoronata" in Southern Italy

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