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Unveiling soil degradation and desertification risk in the Mediterranean basin: a data mining analysis of the relationships between biophysical and socioeconomic factors in agro-forest landscapes

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Title Unveiling soil degradation and desertification risk in the Mediterranean basin: a data mining analysis of the relationships between biophysical and socioeconomic factors in agro-forest landscapes
 
Creator Salvati, luca
 
Contributor Kosmas, Costas
Kairis, Orestis
Karavitis, Christos A.
Acikalin, sanem
Ouled Belgacem, Azaiez
Sole Benet, Albert
Chaker, Miloud
Fassouli, V.
Gokceoglu, Candan
Gungor, H.
Hessel, Rudi
Khatteli, Houcine
Kounalaki, Aikaterine
Laouina, Abdellah
ocakoglu, Faruk
Ouessar, Mohamed
Ritsema, Coen
Sghaier, Mongi
Sonmez, Harun
Taamallah, Houcine
Tezcan, L.
de Vente, Joris
 
Subject human pressure
response assemblage
 
Description Soil degradation and desertification processes in the Mediterranean basin reflect the
interplay between environmental and socioeconomic drivers. An approach to evaluate
comparatively the multiple relationships between biophysical variables and
socioeconomic factors is illustrated in the present study using the data collected from
586 field sites located in five Mediterranean areas (Spain, Greece, Turkey, Tunisia and
Morocco). A total of 47 variables were chosen to illustrate land-use, farm
characteristics, population pressure, tourism development, rainfall regime, water
availability, soil properties and vegetation cover, among others. A data mining
approach incorporating non-parametric inference, principal component analysis and
hierarchical clustering was developed to identify candidate syndromes of soil
degradation and desertification risk. While field sites in the same study area showed a
substantial similarity, the multivariate relationship among variables diverged among
study areas. Data mining techniques proved to be a practical tool to identify spatial
determinants of soil degradation and desertification risk. Our findings identify the
contrasting spatial patterns for biophysical and socioeconomic variables, in turn
associated with different responses to land degradation.
 
Date 2015-02-28
2017-01-09T21:58:25Z
2017-01-09T21:58:25Z
 
Type Journal Article
 
Identifier https://mel.cgiar.org/reporting/download/hash/Kf2C3Wpq
Luca Salvati, Costas Kosmas, Orestis Kairis, Christos A. Karavitis, sanem Acikalin, Azaiez Ouled Belgacem, Albert Sole Benet, Miloud Chaker, V. Fassouli, Candan Gokceoglu, H. Gungor, Rudi Hessel, Houcine Khatteli, Aikaterine Kounalaki, Abdellah Laouina, Faruk ocakoglu, Mohamed Ouessar, Coen Ritsema, Mongi Sghaier, Harun Sonmez, Houcine Taamallah, L. Tezcan, Joris de Vente. (28/2/2015). Unveiling soil degradation and desertification risk in the Mediterranean basin: a data mining analysis of the relationships between biophysical and socioeconomic factors in agro-forest landscapes. Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, 58(10), pp. 1789-1803.
https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11766/5415
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Language en
 
Rights CC-BY-NC-4.0
 
Format PDF
 
Publisher Taylor & Francis (Routledge)
 
Source Journal of Environmental Planning and Management;58,(2015) Pagination 1789,1803