Farmland Abandonment and Afforestation—Socioeconomic and Biophysical Patterns of Land Use Change at the Municipal Level in Galicia, Northwest Spain

Over the last few years, new land use planning instruments to reduce the negative consequences of recent land use/cover changes (farmland abandonment, wildfires) have been proposed in Galicia (northwest Spain). Understanding the complex relationship between biophysical constraints, socioeconomic dri...

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Autores: Corbelle Rico, Eduardo José, López Iglesias, Edelmiro
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2024
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Santiago de Compostela (USC)
Repositorio:Minerva. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Santiago de Compostela
Idioma:inglés
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Palabra clave:Galicia
Spain
Farmland abandonment
Land fragmentation
Wildfire risk
Cluster analysis
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spelling Farmland Abandonment and Afforestation—Socioeconomic and Biophysical Patterns of Land Use Change at the Municipal Level in Galicia, Northwest SpainCorbelle Rico, Eduardo JoséLópez Iglesias, EdelmiroGaliciaSpainFarmland abandonmentLand fragmentationWildfire riskCluster analysis540103 Utilización de la tierra531201 Agricultura, silvicultura, pescaOver the last few years, new land use planning instruments to reduce the negative consequences of recent land use/cover changes (farmland abandonment, wildfires) have been proposed in Galicia (northwest Spain). Understanding the complex relationship between biophysical constraints, socioeconomic drivers and land use/cover changes is paramount for their successful implementation. In this work, we present an analysis of recent (2005–2017) land use/cover changes in the region, along with a classification of municipalities in homogeneous groups with different patterns of land use and land use change. We then characterize those groups regarding the demographic and employment structure, the economic performance, the characteristics of the primary sector, the land ownership structure and the relative importance of recent wildfire events and the biophysical suitability for the main productions of the primary sector in the region. The results allowed us to identify four different groups of municipalities which are clearly separated by specific patterns of land use (an area where most of the population lives, an area devoted to forest production, another for farming production and a final one dominated by semi-natural covers). These four areas followed a gradient of decreasing levels of population density and economic activity. While land use patterns in different areas could be explained largely by biophysical suitability, the fragmentation of land ownership emerged as a relevant factor, which can explain the greater presence of farmland abandonment—and, therefore, higher wildfire risk—in certain areas. These results offer relevant guidelines for the successful implementation of the new land use planning instruments in the region.MDPIUniversidade de Santiago de Compostela. Departamento de Enxeñaría AgroforestalUniversidade de Santiago de Compostela. Departamento de Economía Aplicada20242024-08-0120242024-08-01journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501VoRhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/10347/37676reponame:Minerva. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Santiago de Compostelainstname:Universidad de Santiago de Compostela (USC)InglésengAgencia Estatal de Investigación http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100011033 Plan Estatal de Investigación Científica y Técnica y de Innovación 2017-2020 PID2019-111154RB-I00 SISTEMA DE AYUDA A LA DECISION PARA LA ADAPTACION AL CAMBIO CLIMATICO A TRAVES DE LA PLANIFICACION TERRITORIAL Y LA GESTION DE RIESGOSopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2© 2024 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:minerva.usc.gal:10347/376762026-06-15T12:47:27Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Farmland Abandonment and Afforestation—Socioeconomic and Biophysical Patterns of Land Use Change at the Municipal Level in Galicia, Northwest Spain
title Farmland Abandonment and Afforestation—Socioeconomic and Biophysical Patterns of Land Use Change at the Municipal Level in Galicia, Northwest Spain
spellingShingle Farmland Abandonment and Afforestation—Socioeconomic and Biophysical Patterns of Land Use Change at the Municipal Level in Galicia, Northwest Spain
Corbelle Rico, Eduardo José
Galicia
Spain
Farmland abandonment
Land fragmentation
Wildfire risk
Cluster analysis
540103 Utilización de la tierra
531201 Agricultura, silvicultura, pesca
title_short Farmland Abandonment and Afforestation—Socioeconomic and Biophysical Patterns of Land Use Change at the Municipal Level in Galicia, Northwest Spain
title_full Farmland Abandonment and Afforestation—Socioeconomic and Biophysical Patterns of Land Use Change at the Municipal Level in Galicia, Northwest Spain
title_fullStr Farmland Abandonment and Afforestation—Socioeconomic and Biophysical Patterns of Land Use Change at the Municipal Level in Galicia, Northwest Spain
title_full_unstemmed Farmland Abandonment and Afforestation—Socioeconomic and Biophysical Patterns of Land Use Change at the Municipal Level in Galicia, Northwest Spain
title_sort Farmland Abandonment and Afforestation—Socioeconomic and Biophysical Patterns of Land Use Change at the Municipal Level in Galicia, Northwest Spain
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Corbelle Rico, Eduardo José
López Iglesias, Edelmiro
author Corbelle Rico, Eduardo José
author_facet Corbelle Rico, Eduardo José
López Iglesias, Edelmiro
author_role author
author2 López Iglesias, Edelmiro
author2_role author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Universidade de Santiago de Compostela. Departamento de Enxeñaría Agroforestal
Universidade de Santiago de Compostela. Departamento de Economía Aplicada
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Galicia
Spain
Farmland abandonment
Land fragmentation
Wildfire risk
Cluster analysis
540103 Utilización de la tierra
531201 Agricultura, silvicultura, pesca
topic Galicia
Spain
Farmland abandonment
Land fragmentation
Wildfire risk
Cluster analysis
540103 Utilización de la tierra
531201 Agricultura, silvicultura, pesca
description Over the last few years, new land use planning instruments to reduce the negative consequences of recent land use/cover changes (farmland abandonment, wildfires) have been proposed in Galicia (northwest Spain). Understanding the complex relationship between biophysical constraints, socioeconomic drivers and land use/cover changes is paramount for their successful implementation. In this work, we present an analysis of recent (2005–2017) land use/cover changes in the region, along with a classification of municipalities in homogeneous groups with different patterns of land use and land use change. We then characterize those groups regarding the demographic and employment structure, the economic performance, the characteristics of the primary sector, the land ownership structure and the relative importance of recent wildfire events and the biophysical suitability for the main productions of the primary sector in the region. The results allowed us to identify four different groups of municipalities which are clearly separated by specific patterns of land use (an area where most of the population lives, an area devoted to forest production, another for farming production and a final one dominated by semi-natural covers). These four areas followed a gradient of decreasing levels of population density and economic activity. While land use patterns in different areas could be explained largely by biophysical suitability, the fragmentation of land ownership emerged as a relevant factor, which can explain the greater presence of farmland abandonment—and, therefore, higher wildfire risk—in certain areas. These results offer relevant guidelines for the successful implementation of the new land use planning instruments in the region.
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