Reconnecting People with Nature through Agriculture

• Other Authors: Vicente-Vicente, José Luis (Editor), Quintas-Soriano, Cristina (Editor), López-Rodríguez, María D. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2022
• Subjects: Research & information: general; community supported agriculture; alternative food networks; spatial proximity; relational proximity; cross-national case study; sustainable agriculture; rural-urban interaction; agroecology; youth; human-nature connectedness; sustainability transitions; depopulation; ecological agriculture; water conservation; double-hurdle model; interpretative structural modeling; adoptions; threatened plant; agriculture; Spain; land use; conservation; human-nature reconnection; cultural landscapes; drivers of change; landscape planning; landscape stewardship; mixed methods; participatory governance; rural abandonment; stakeholder inclusion; urban growth; participatory mapping; ecosystem services; demand; PGIS; agricultural landscapes; human nature connectedness; agricultural innovations; multi-level perspective; agricultural knowledge and innovation systems (AKIS); conservative agriculture practices; knowledge co-production; mediterranean horticulture; integrated pest management; greenhouses; soil health; biological control; pond naturalisation; collective action; socio-ecological systems; sustainable agricultural transition; consumers/citizens; sustainable consumption; innovative business models; alternative agri-food networks (AAFNs); human-nature connectedness (HNC); multi-level perspective (MLP); community-supported agriculture (CSA); cooperatives; food systems governance; public policy; inclusive multilateralism; rights-based approach; biodiversity; climate change; nature; foodshed archipelago; proximity food supply chains; spatial signature; city-region; food self-sufficiency; regional food security; agricultural diversification; food planning; regional food system; food policy; socioecological systems; local identity; world heritage site; n/a
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An increasing number of people live in cities. In recent decades, this, combined with rural abandonment and landscape polarisation, has resulted in high land ownership concentrations and agricultural intensification. This, in turn, has resulted in a significant decrease in the resilience of agricult...