Energetic assessment of the agricultural production system. A review
Energy holds a key role in farm systems. Cultivation is based on the conversion of solar
energy into biomass of interest. Fossil energy allows mechanized and high-yield agricultural …
energy into biomass of interest. Fossil energy allows mechanized and high-yield agricultural …
[HTML][HTML] Covid-19 and rural landscape: The case of Italy
M Agnoletti, S Manganelli, F Piras - Landscape and urban planning, 2020 - Elsevier
Throughout the covid-19 emergency, health authorities have presented contagion data
divided by administrative regions with no reference to the type of landscape, environment or …
divided by administrative regions with no reference to the type of landscape, environment or …
[HTML][HTML] Stocks, flows, services and practices: Nexus approaches to sustainable social metabolism
Societies use material and energy resources to build up, maintain and utilize long-lasting
structures such as buildings, infrastructures or machinery, ie entertain a 'social metabolism' …
structures such as buildings, infrastructures or machinery, ie entertain a 'social metabolism' …
[HTML][HTML] Sociometabolic research in Latin America: A review on advances and knowledge gaps in agroecological trends and rural perspectives
Current agricultural systems have reached a critical transition point in their biophysical
performance, social and environmental impacts, and energy patterns. The theoretical …
performance, social and environmental impacts, and energy patterns. The theoretical …
Understanding the long-term dynamics of forest transition: From deforestation to afforestation in a Mediterranean landscape (Catalonia, 1868–2005)
Abstract As other Mediterranean areas, Catalonia has experienced a forest transition
following rural abandonment during the last sixty years. The GIS reconstruction of three land …
following rural abandonment during the last sixty years. The GIS reconstruction of three land …
In search of substantive economics: Comparing today's two major socio-metabolic approaches to the economy–MEFA and MuSIASEM
JF Gerber, A Scheidel - Ecological Economics, 2018 - Elsevier
Ecological economics is largely about the 'substantive'(in 'kind') study of the economy, as
opposed to a purely 'formal'economic analysis (in 'money'). Following Kapp, Polanyi and …
opposed to a purely 'formal'economic analysis (in 'money'). Following Kapp, Polanyi and …
Exploring biodiversity patterns at the landscape scale by linking landscape energy and land use/land cover heterogeneity
Agricultural Biodiversity dynamics has been evaluated by social metabolism or by
landscape structure-function analysis. In this study, by using ELIA modeling, we used both …
landscape structure-function analysis. In this study, by using ELIA modeling, we used both …
Agroecosystem energy transitions in the old and new worlds: trajectories and determinants at the regional scale
Energy efficiency in biomass production is a major challenge for a future transition to
sustainable food and energy provision. This study uses methodologically consistent data on …
sustainable food and energy provision. This study uses methodologically consistent data on …
Opening the black box of energy throughputs in farm systems: A decomposition analysis between the energy returns to external inputs, internal biomass reuses and …
We present an energy analysis of past and present farm systems aimed to contribute to their
sustainability assessment. Looking at agroecosystems as a set of energy loops between …
sustainability assessment. Looking at agroecosystems as a set of energy loops between …
Modelling the scaling up of sustainable farming into Agroecology Territories: Potentials and bottlenecks at the landscape level in a Mediterranean case study
There is a need for a socioecological transition towards sustainable agri-food systems that
recover the organic functioning and the closure of socio-metabolic cycles at the lower …
recover the organic functioning and the closure of socio-metabolic cycles at the lower …