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The Sustainability of Agro-Food and Natural Resource Systems in the Mediterranean Basin

  • Comprehensive interdisciplinary collection of case studies

  • Broad point of view on sustainability applications

  • Multidisciplinary approach to the agricultural, food and natural resource systems of the Mediterranean basin

  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (25 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxviii
  2. Agro-Food Systems

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Food Security in the Southern Mediterranean/North Africa

      • Aysen Tanyeri-Abur
      Pages 3-14Open Access
    3. Sustainability in Cereal Crop Production in Mediterranean Environments

      • Michele Perniola, Stella Lovelli, Margherita Arcieri, Mariana Amato
      Pages 15-27Open Access
    4. Innovative Crop Productions for Healthy Food: The Case of Chia (Salvia hispanica L.)

      • Rocco Bochicchio, Tim D. Philips, Stella Lovelli, Rosanna Labella, Fernanda Galgano, Antonio Di Marisco et al.
      Pages 29-45Open Access
    5. The Hidden Costs of Livestock Environmental Sustainability: The Case of Podolian Cattle

      • Ada Braghieri, Corrado Pacelli, Andrea Bragaglio, Emilio Sabia, Fabio Napolitano
      Pages 47-56Open Access
    6. Feeding, Nutrition and Sustainability in Dairy Enterprises: The Case of Mediterranean Buffaloes (Bubalus bubalis)

      • Emilio Sabia, Fabio Napolitano, Salvatore Claps, Ada Braghieri, Nicoletta Piazzolla, Corrado Pacelli
      Pages 57-64Open Access
    7. Sustainability of Sheep and Goat Production Systems

      • Mariangela Caroprese, Marzia Albenzio, Agostino Sevi
      Pages 65-75Open Access
    8. The Role of Local Sheep and Goat Breeds and Their Products as a Tool for Sustainability and Safeguard of the Mediterranean Environment

      • Adriana Di Trana, Lucia Sepe, Paola Di Gregorio, Maria A. Di Napoli, Daniela Giorgio, Anna R. Caputo et al.
      Pages 77-112Open Access
    9. Innovative Use of Jenny Milk from Sustainable Rearing

      • Carlo Cosentino, Rosanna Paolino, Mauro Musto, Pierangelo Freschi
      Pages 113-132Open Access
    10. Development of Integrated Disease Control Measures for the Valorisation of Traditional Crops in Southern Italy: The Case Study of Fagioli di Sarconi

      • Pietro Lo Cantore, Annalisa Giorgio, Bruno Campion, Nicola Sante Iacobellis
      Pages 145-158Open Access
    11. The Role of Women in the Sustainability of the Wine Industry: Two Case Studies in Italy

      • Graziella Benedetto, Gian Luigi Corinto
      Pages 173-187Open Access
  3. Natural Resource Systems and Environment

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 189-189
    2. The Effects of Climate Change on the Multifunctional Role of Basilicata’s Forests: The Effects Induced on Yield and CO2 Absorption

      • Severino Romano, Luigi Fanelli, Mauro Viccaro, Francesco Di Napoli, Mario Cozzi
      Pages 191-207Open Access
    3. Wildlife Agriculture Interactions, Spatial Analysis and Trade-Off Between Environmental Sustainability and Risk of Economic Damage

      • Mario Cozzi, Severino Romano, Mauro Viccaro, Carmelina Prete, Giovanni Persiani
      Pages 209-224Open Access
    4. The Sustainability of Non-renewable Resources Use at Regional Level: A Case Study on Allocation of Oil Royalties

      • Mauro Viccaro, Benedetto Rocchi, Mario Cozzi, Severino Romano
      Pages 225-241Open Access
    5. Land Use Sector Involvement in Mitigation Policies Across Carbon Markets

      • Severino Romano, Simone Targetti Ferri, Gennaro Ventura, Francesco Di Napoli, Mario Cozzi
      Pages 243-254Open Access
    6. Evaluating the Role of Soil Variability on Potential Groundwater Pollution and Recharge in a Mediterranean Agricultural Watershed

      • Antonio Coppola, Alessandro Comegna, G. Dragonetti, Lorenzo De Simone
      Pages 255-269Open Access

About this book

This book is focused on the challenges to implement sustainability in diverse contexts such as agribusiness, natural resource systems and new technologies.

The experiences made by the researchers of the School of Agricultural, Forestry, Food and Environmental Science (SAFE) of the University of Basilicata offer a wide and multidisciplinary approach to the identification and testing of different solutions tailored to the economic, social and environmental characteristics of the region and the surrounding areas.

Basilicata’s productive system is mainly based on activities related to the agricultural sector and exploitation of natural resources but it has seen, in recent years, an industrial development driven by the discovery of oil fields. SAFE research took up the challenge posed by market competition to create value through the sustainable use of renewable and non-renewable resources of the territory. Moreover, due to its unique geographical position in the middle of the Mediterranean basin, Basilicata is an excellent “open sky” laboratory for testing sustainable solutions adaptable to other Mediterranean areas. This collection of multidisciplinary case studies and research experiences from SAFE researchers and their scientific partners is a stimulating contribution to the debate on the development of sustainable techniques, methods and applications for the Mediterranean regions.

Editors and Affiliations

  • School of Agricultural, Forestry, Food and Environmental Science (SAFE), University of Basilicata, Potenza, Italy

    Antonella Vastola

About the editor

Prof. Vastola (Editor) is specialist for agro-food marketing, economy of quality and consumer behaviour. Her current research interests are sustainability of the agro-food system, consumer behaviour with regard to alcoholic beverages and agro-food marketing and web marketing of wine. The researchers of the School of Agricultural, Forestry, Food and Environmental Science (SAFE) of the University of Basilicata are addressing their scientific efforts to test and to find solutions adaptable to the economical, social and environmental characteristics of this territory.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Sustainability of Agro-Food and Natural Resource Systems in the Mediterranean Basin

  • Editors: Antonella Vastola

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-16357-4

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and the Author(s) 2015

  • License: CC BY-NC

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-16356-7Published: 06 May 2015

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-20054-5Published: 12 June 2015

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-16357-4Published: 24 April 2015

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXVIII, 397

  • Number of Illustrations: 32 b/w illustrations, 48 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Agriculture, Food Science, Environmental Science and Engineering

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