Agricultural Heritage Systems in Europe, Asia, Africa, Central and South America [E-Book] /

Agricultural Heritage Systems in Europe, Asia, Africa, Central and South America [E-Book] / by Mauro Agnoletti, Antonio Santoro, Beatrice Fiore, Francesco Piras, Federica Romano, Alessandra Bazzurro.

Agriculture is often considered as one of the main threats to ecosystems. Unsustainable farming practices often result in habitat loss, inefficient use of water, soil degradation, pollution, genetic erosion, among other negative impacts on human life, including hunger, low food quality, reduced acce...

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Agnoletti, Mauro, author
Bazzurro, Alessandra, author / Fiore, Beatrice, author / Piras, Francesco, author / Romano, Federica, author / Santoro, Antonio, author
1st edition 2023.
Cham : Springer, 2023
IX, 373 pages 56 illustrations, 53 illustrations in color (online resource)
englisch
9783031448812
10.1007/978-3-031-44881-2
Environmental History ; 16
Agriculture.
Forestry.
Human ecology -- History.
Landscape ecology.
Sustainability.



  • Introduction
  • 1. The FAO Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS) programme
  • 2. Potential GIAHS sites in Africa
  • 2.1. The jessour system, Tunisia; Afef Zanzana
  • 2.2. The Mountain Oases, Tunisia; Fadwa Benyahia
  • 2.3 The Ketaba agroecology system, Senegal; Alioune Badara Fall
  • 2.4 The cultural landscape of Konso, Ethiopia; Yenewa Dessie Alemu, Fethia Abdullahi Ahmed
  • 2.5. The Marakwet traditional irrigation system, Kenya; Sheilla Jeruto Tallam
  • 2.6. The agroforestry system in Sao Tome and Principe; Joana Rocha Dias
  • 3. Potential GIAHS sites in Asia
  • 3.1. The floating garden system of the Inle Lake, Myanmar; Moe Thae Oo, Zin Wai Aung
  • 3.2. The traditional Naga agricultural system, Myanamr; Ti Chia
  • 3.3. The lychee cultivation system in Haikou City, China; Xieli Bai
  • 3.4. The ancient terraced agricultural system in Shouf, Lebanon; Marwa Abou Assi
  • 3.5. Cultivation of Mohammadi flower and rosewater production system in Barzok, Iran; Mohammad Amin Emadi
  • 4. Potential GIAHS sites in Europe
  • 4.1. The rainfed mulching agriculture in the volcanic island of Lanzarote, Spain; Marta Arnés
  • 4.2. The traditional alpine agriculture in Valtellina and Valposchiavo, Italy-Switzerland; Michelangelo Ferri
  • 4.3. The terraced vineyards of Lamole in Chianti, Italy; Francesco Piras
  • 4.4. The traditional agricultural system of the hills of Vertop, Albania; Florjan Boduri
  • 5. Potential GIAHS sites in Central and South America
  • 5.1. The traditional agricultural system in the Sierra del Rosario, Cuba; Alejandro Gonzalez
  • 5.2. The sustainable agricultural system of the Sierra Maestra, Cuba; Yenia Molina Pelegrín
  • 5.3. The traditional agricultural system of tobacco in Viñales, Cuba; Liane Bárbara Portuondo Farías
  • 5.4. The Sabana de Morro agroforestry system in Dolores, El Salvador; Ever Alexis Martínez Aguilar
  • 5.5. The "Chakra" agroforestry system of the Kichwa communities, Ecuador; Erika Zárate
  • 5.6. The "Chagras" agroforestry system in the Amazon, Colombia; María Alejandra Hernández Marentes
  • 5.7. The vertical productive system in the Charazani Valley, Bolivia; Fabiana Navia
  • Conclusions.