Topical Collection: Groundwater-based agriculture in the Mediterranean | Colección Tópica: La agricultura basada en agua subterránea en el Mediterráneo | Sujet d’Actualité: L’agriculture basée sur les eaux souterraines en Méditerranée | Compilação Atual: Agricultura baseada em águas subterrâneas no Mediterrâneo
2017
Kuper, Marcel | Leduc, Christian | Massuel, Sylvain | Bouarfa, Sami | Gestion de l'Eau, Acteurs, Usages (UMR G-EAU) ; Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement (Cirad)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-AgroParisTech-Institut national de recherche en sciences et technologies pour l'environnement et l'agriculture (IRSTEA)-Institut national d’études supérieures agronomiques de Montpellier (Montpellier SupAgro)
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Show more [+] Less [-]English. This essay introduces a collection of articles that explore the future of groundwater-based agriculture in the Mediterranean from an interdisciplinary perspective, in a context of declining water tables due to intensive groundwater use. The imminent crisis that many groundwater economies face due to very rapid and intense global change may have severe irreversible social, economic and environmental consequences, but could also be the opportunity to make a clear break with current agricultural development models and move towards more sustainable agricultural practices. The Mediterranean region is, therefore, an interesting case for the future of intensive groundwater use, as innovative ideas and practices may emerge and inspire similar groundwater-based agricultural systems around the world.
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