Agro-Food Supply Chains in Peri-Urban Agricultural Areas: Do They Contribute to Preserve Local Biodiversity? The Case of Baix Llobregat Agrarian Park.

<p>Peri-urban regions, especially in the Mediterranean, face challenges like farmland loss due</p><p>to urban pressure. This study emphasizes retail stores as strategic focal points for evaluating</p><p>societal, economic, and production systems. It hypothesizes that an...

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Authors: Marín, Juan, Garnatje i Roca, Teresa, Vallès Xirau, Joan, 1959-
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Publication Date:2024
Country:España
Institution:Universidad de Barcelona
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Keyword:Biodiversitat
Parc Agrari del Baix Llobregat (Catalunya)
Biodiversity
Parc Agrari del Baix Llobregat (Catalonia)
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spelling Agro-Food Supply Chains in Peri-Urban Agricultural Areas: Do They Contribute to Preserve Local Biodiversity? The Case of Baix Llobregat Agrarian Park.Marín, JuanGarnatje i Roca, TeresaVallès Xirau, Joan, 1959-BiodiversitatParc Agrari del Baix Llobregat (Catalunya)BiodiversityParc Agrari del Baix Llobregat (Catalonia)<p>Peri-urban regions, especially in the Mediterranean, face challenges like farmland loss due</p><p>to urban pressure. This study emphasizes retail stores as strategic focal points for evaluating</p><p>societal, economic, and production systems. It hypothesizes that analyzing retail stores in</p><p>agricultural areas provides insights into traded and cultivated agrobiodiversity. Using the Baix</p><p>Llobregat Agrarian Park (Catalonia, NE Iberian Peninsula) as a case study, this research examines</p><p>different food retailers from short and conventional food supply chains. Results indicate variations</p><p>in plant diversity, origin, and seasonality among different retail stores. Farmers’ markets exhibit</p><p>higher intraspecific diversity, contributing to local agrobiodiversity conservation. This study</p><p>observes temporal changes in farmers’ markets, highlighting shifts influenced by socioeconomic</p><p>factors and climate change perceptions. Finally, this research underscores certain strategies to</p><p>promote sustainable peri-urban local food systems and preserve agrobiodiversity, offering valuable</p><p>insights into food supply chain dynamics in peri-urban agricultural regions.</p>MDPI2024info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/2445/218561Articles publicats en revistes (Biologia, Sanitat i Medi Ambient)reponame:Dipòsit Digital de la UBinstname:Universidad de BarcelonaInglésReproducció del document publicat a: https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.3390/su16072882Sustainability, 2024, vol. 16, num.7https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.3390/su16072882cc-by (c) Marín, J. et al., 2024http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/2185612026-05-27T06:46:51Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Agro-Food Supply Chains in Peri-Urban Agricultural Areas: Do They Contribute to Preserve Local Biodiversity? The Case of Baix Llobregat Agrarian Park.
title Agro-Food Supply Chains in Peri-Urban Agricultural Areas: Do They Contribute to Preserve Local Biodiversity? The Case of Baix Llobregat Agrarian Park.
spellingShingle Agro-Food Supply Chains in Peri-Urban Agricultural Areas: Do They Contribute to Preserve Local Biodiversity? The Case of Baix Llobregat Agrarian Park.
Marín, Juan
Biodiversitat
Parc Agrari del Baix Llobregat (Catalunya)
Biodiversity
Parc Agrari del Baix Llobregat (Catalonia)
title_short Agro-Food Supply Chains in Peri-Urban Agricultural Areas: Do They Contribute to Preserve Local Biodiversity? The Case of Baix Llobregat Agrarian Park.
title_full Agro-Food Supply Chains in Peri-Urban Agricultural Areas: Do They Contribute to Preserve Local Biodiversity? The Case of Baix Llobregat Agrarian Park.
title_fullStr Agro-Food Supply Chains in Peri-Urban Agricultural Areas: Do They Contribute to Preserve Local Biodiversity? The Case of Baix Llobregat Agrarian Park.
title_full_unstemmed Agro-Food Supply Chains in Peri-Urban Agricultural Areas: Do They Contribute to Preserve Local Biodiversity? The Case of Baix Llobregat Agrarian Park.
title_sort Agro-Food Supply Chains in Peri-Urban Agricultural Areas: Do They Contribute to Preserve Local Biodiversity? The Case of Baix Llobregat Agrarian Park.
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Marín, Juan
Garnatje i Roca, Teresa
Vallès Xirau, Joan, 1959-
author Marín, Juan
author_facet Marín, Juan
Garnatje i Roca, Teresa
Vallès Xirau, Joan, 1959-
author_role author
author2 Garnatje i Roca, Teresa
Vallès Xirau, Joan, 1959-
author2_role author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Biodiversitat
Parc Agrari del Baix Llobregat (Catalunya)
Biodiversity
Parc Agrari del Baix Llobregat (Catalonia)
topic Biodiversitat
Parc Agrari del Baix Llobregat (Catalunya)
Biodiversity
Parc Agrari del Baix Llobregat (Catalonia)
description <p>Peri-urban regions, especially in the Mediterranean, face challenges like farmland loss due</p><p>to urban pressure. This study emphasizes retail stores as strategic focal points for evaluating</p><p>societal, economic, and production systems. It hypothesizes that analyzing retail stores in</p><p>agricultural areas provides insights into traded and cultivated agrobiodiversity. Using the Baix</p><p>Llobregat Agrarian Park (Catalonia, NE Iberian Peninsula) as a case study, this research examines</p><p>different food retailers from short and conventional food supply chains. Results indicate variations</p><p>in plant diversity, origin, and seasonality among different retail stores. Farmers’ markets exhibit</p><p>higher intraspecific diversity, contributing to local agrobiodiversity conservation. This study</p><p>observes temporal changes in farmers’ markets, highlighting shifts influenced by socioeconomic</p><p>factors and climate change perceptions. Finally, this research underscores certain strategies to</p><p>promote sustainable peri-urban local food systems and preserve agrobiodiversity, offering valuable</p><p>insights into food supply chain dynamics in peri-urban agricultural regions.</p>
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