Social-ecological outcomes of agricultural intensification

Land-use intensification in agrarian landscapes is seen as a key strategy to simultaneously feed humanity and use ecosystems sustainably, but the conditions that support positive social-ecological outcomes remain poorly documented. We address this knowledge gap by synthesizing research that analyses...

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Autores: Vang Rasmussen, Laura, Coolsaet, Brendan, Martin, Adrian|||0000-0003-2916-7712, Mertz, Ole|||0000-0002-3876-6779, Pascual, Unai|||0000-0002-5696-236X, Corbera, Esteve|||0000-0001-7970-4411, Dawson, Neil, Fisher, Janet A., Franks, Phil, Ryan, Casey|||0000-0002-1802-0128
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2018
País:España
Institución:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ddd.uab.cat:194380
Acceso en línea:https://ddd.uab.cat/record/194380
https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.1038/s41893-018-0070-8
Access Level:acceso abierto
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Sumario:Land-use intensification in agrarian landscapes is seen as a key strategy to simultaneously feed humanity and use ecosystems sustainably, but the conditions that support positive social-ecological outcomes remain poorly documented. We address this knowledge gap by synthesizing research that analyses how agricultural intensification affects both ecosystem services and human well-being in low- and middle-income countries. Overall, we find that agricultural intensification is rarely found to lead to simultaneous positive ecosystem service and well-being outcomes. This is particularly the case when ecosystem services other than food provisioning are taken into consideration.