Italy's renewable water resources as estimated on the basis of the monthly water balance

Salvati, Luca; Petitta, Marco; Ceccarelli, T.; Perini, Luigi; Battista, Federica Di; Scarascia, M.E. Venezian

doi:10.1002/ird.380

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“…The more typical causes incrementing desertification risk included both concentration of population and economic activity in coastal areas as a result of urban growth, internal migration, tourism and intensive agriculture, strictly associated with unsuitable exploitation of water resources, as well as crisis condition in traditional/marginal agriculture systems associated with land abandonment by rural populations and consequent deterioration of soil and water conservation structures especially in sloping areas [4,13,16].…”

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Integrating Economic and Environmental Indicators in the Assessment of Desertification Risk: A Case Study

Salvati¹

2007

Appl Ecol Env Res

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Abstract. Desertification involves many countries featuring different ecological, economic, and social conditions. In Mediterranean Europe, high human pressure, economic development, and climatic changes combine to produce land consumption, soil erosion, salinization, and fire risk, all considered as key factors to start desertification processes. For many years the term desertification has been strictly associated to geo-physical conditions, but in very complex ecosystems the study of the interaction of physical patterns with population and social characteristics is necessary to better delineate areas at risk. The aims of this paper are therefore (i) to review recent findings in term of desertification processes and risk assessment in the Mediterranean basin, (ii) to illustrate a simplified model in which social and economic variables may significantly accelerate land degradation leading to desertification, (iii) to suggest a set of demographic, economic, and institutional indicators suitable to contribute to the assessment of desertification risk in the Mediterranean basin, (iv) to built a synthetic index based on a multivariate approach and, finally, (v) to compare such index with a standard index of desertification risk only referring to geo-physical conditions. As a conclusion, new findings to be achieved in the context of human impact on environment as an original contribution to the study of desertification were delineated.

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Section: Desertification Risk and Human Pressure: A Scheme For The Mementioning

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Integrating Economic and Environmental Indicators in the Assessment of Desertification Risk: A Case Study

Salvati¹

2007

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“…Over the last 20 years, a decrease in the annual rainfall and a drastic increase in mean temperatures were observed, with important consequences on the evapotranspiration rate and the annual water balance . Contrasting long-term precipitation amounts above 750 mm, in Rome annual precipitation fell below 500 mm four times during the time interval encompassing 1992 and 2007 (Salvati et al 2008a). The most arid period since 1951 was recorded in spring-summer 2003 with no rainfalls and average temperatures being 4°C higher than the respective climatic figure.…”

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Climate variability, soil aridity, and growth rate of Pinus pinea L. in Castelporziano forest: an exploratory data analysis

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Rend. Fis. Acc. Lincei

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Sensitivity to climate change and anthropogenic disturbance is a typical feature of Mediterranean forests growing under dynamic and manipulated environmental conditions. In the present study, a large sample of stone pines (Pinus pinea L.) was analyzed in five sites of Castelporziano and Castelfusano forests (Rome, central Italy) to assess tree-growth variability with the aim to derive information on long-term climatic trends possibly reflected in the radial growth response. The multivariate exploratory analysis of tree ring widths, which were standardized to remove the age trend, showed a marked spatial variability among sites and a heterogeneous time pattern that allows for the classification of the investigated years into three homogeneous groups : 1964: -1974: , 1975: -1997: , and 1998: . The years 1975: and 1998 were identified as the candidate break points in the local climate regime. Coherence of the 1998 break point was verified by comparing two time intervals (1981-1997 and 1998-2011) of the meteorological time series of precipitation and temperatures available for Castelporziano station. Results indicate a significant shift toward aridity and warming in the area supporting the information obtained from the analysis of dendro-chronological time series. Implications of the spatio-temporal monitoring of climate variations through indirect sources are discussed in the light of conservation of the residual pristine forest of Castelporziano taken as a paradigmatic example for other Mediterranean coastal forests.

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“…Yet the results from the studies of adoption and the information valuation in this paper show that the value placed on highly localized agronomic information remains particularly strong, and there appears to be a growing demand for local research information. This is likely to reflect an increasing need for information to be well targeted and have high quality characteristics if it is to be influential in adoption decisions [39], considering also relevant spatial constraints and socioeconomic background [40][41][42].…”

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Soil Conservation Practices and Stakeholder’s Participation in Research Projects—Empirical Evidence from Southern Italy

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Adoption of soil conservation practices is promoted by increased engagement between researchers and stakeholders. By reporting a case study from southern Italy where farmers have been involved in research projects dealing with soil conservation over several years, we demonstrated that the rate of adoption of conservative technologies is positively linked to the degree of stakeholder participation in the project and that farmers (and other stakeholders) have been driven toward more conscious perception of the complex link between agricultural practices, environmental impacts and socioeconomic effects. The results of this study reinforce the pivotal role of effective participatory processes in soil conservation-evidencing the importance of (i) time required to build relationships and (ii) intensity (and persistence) of collaboration among similar initiatives. Empirical evidence highlights the need to combine different approaches to deal with soil degradation. As well as the participatory time length, the synergies between the methods utilized, and the range of interacting mind sets are also very important.

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Italy's renewable water resources as estimated on the basis of the monthly water balance

Cited by 75 publications

References 8 publications

Integrating Economic and Environmental Indicators in the Assessment of Desertification Risk: A Case Study

Integrating Economic and Environmental Indicators in the Assessment of Desertification Risk: A Case Study

Climate variability, soil aridity, and growth rate of Pinus pinea L. in Castelporziano forest: an exploratory data analysis

Soil Conservation Practices and Stakeholder’s Participation in Research Projects—Empirical Evidence from Southern Italy

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