Unravelling desertification: policies and actor networks in Southern Europe.

摘要: This book analyses processes of desertification from a social science perspective and unravels the policy related to drivers desertification. Desertification is addressed both as concept surrounded by multitude different discourses tangible unsustainable process that connected complex set policies changing land management practices. The focus will be on Southern Europe, where has been long-standing problem in many areas, some places loss productive capacity worsened considerably over last few decades. By focusing four specific case study areas Portugal, Spain, Italy Greece, scope cover 'human dimension' desertification, exploring particular how framework existing affected decisions processes. emphasis may have contributed alleviation mitigation, well worsening using an actor-network approach, specifically investigates importance networks actors shape nature direction affect In this sense, aims at providing first glance into policy, economic socio-cultural operate local, regional national levels Europe analyse these hinder, or promote, implementation aimed alleviating threat With its broad remit, exciting appeal audiences, not only including academics students various disciplines (including, for example, geography, environmental management, sciences, agricultural studies, politics, etc.), but also practitioners (Mediterranean) international (e.g. EU) spatial variety fields such policy-making, extension services, farming organisations, NGOs, media representatives other stakeholder groups.