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Can Neo-Rural Initiatives Bolster Community Resilience in Depopulated Coupled Human and Natural System?: Insights From Stakeholder Perceptions in Central Spain

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dc.contributor.authorSansilvestri, Roxane
dc.contributor.authorLucio, José Vicente de
dc.contributor.authorSeijo, Francisco
dc.contributor.authorZavala, Miguel
dc.contributor.funderHorizon 2020 Framework Programme
dc.contributor.funderEuropean Commission
dc.contributor.funderMinisterio de Ciencia e Innovación
dc.contributor.funderMinisterio para la Transición Ecológica y el Reto Demográfico
dc.contributor.rorhttps://ror.org/02jjdwm75
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-08T13:14:15Z
dc.date.available2024-07-08T13:14:15Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.description.abstractPreindustrial era agro-sylvopastoral land uses have influenced structure,function and disturbance in Mediterranean type mountainous landscapes for millennia. In this study we analyze through semi-structured interviews,stakeholder perceptions of coupled human and natural system (CHANS) community resilience in one such landscape; the municipality of Puebla de la Sierra,Madrid. The municipality is part of the Biosphere Reserve of the Sierra del Rincon and the Natura 2000 network and as such is subject to various conservationist regulations emanating from multiple levels of governance. In the preindustrial past most municipal lands formed an oak “dehesa” or open forest CHANS that made biomass extraction through pollarding compatible with pastoralism and shifting agriculture. After a period of rapid land-use change in the early 20th century—marked by the state led plantation of coniferous forests,the final decades of the last century were characterized by rural abandonment and the collapse of traditional forms of land use as well as the gradual transformation of the municipality into an eco-touristic,exurban destination for Madrid residents. More recently,the municipality has experienced an influx of neo-rural settlers in the area wishing to connect traditional knowledge and management with modern agro-environmental practices. In our study,we identify two limiting factors to community resilience in Puebla de la Sierra; governance and financing. The current governance model is perceived by respondents to be contrary to their reality and needs,which translates into environmental,urban and health regulations that,in their views,penalizes agroecological and small-scale economic activities. In addition,respondents believe there is a dearth of material and financial resources to initiate these transformative local actions which further weakens community resilience. Stakeholders however also identified other factors that reinforce community resilience such as a collective willingness to revive key traditional ecosystem management practices such as pollarding,the networks of trust existing between the people participating in these new initiatives and the capacity for deliberating between different visions of future development pathways amongst local stakeholders. Copyright © 2022 Sansilvestri,de Lucio,Seijo and Zavala.
dc.description.fundingtypeAs quadrant 4 shows “local authorities” demonstrate aesthetic and recreational values. These values are mainly expressed by the management plan to preserve the forest from wildfires and the financial support provided to develop the tourism economic development model they favor. This research has been partially funded by the Ministerio de la Transición Ecológica y el Reto Demográfico through a grant to Fundación Vida Sostenible. The contributions of Miguel Angel de Zavala and Francisco Seijo were supported by grant DARE (RTI 2018-096884-B-C32) Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovacion—MICINN
dc.description.fundingtypeSpain. The postdoctoral position of the main author, Roxane Sansilvestril, was supported by funding from the Marie Sklodowska-Curie fellows in the GOT Energy Talent Program (GA number 754382) in the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation program—H2020 MGA MSCA-COFUND-Mono. The content of this article does not reflect the official opinion of the European Union. Responsibility for the information and views expressed herein lies entirely with the authors.
dc.description.keywordagro-silvopastoral systems
dc.description.keywordcommand-and-control
dc.description.keywordneo-rurality
dc.description.keywordpsycho-social representation
dc.description.keywordtraditional management
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dc.identifier.citationSansilvestri, R., de Lucio, J. V., Seijo, F., & Zavala, M. A. (2022). Can Neo-Rural Initiatives Bolster Community Resilience in Depopulated Coupled Human and Natural System?: Insights From Stakeholder Perceptions in Central Spain. Frontiers in Environmental Science, 10, 869321.
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.3389/fenvs.2022.869321
dc.identifier.issn2296665X
dc.identifier.officialurlhttps://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85136504852&doi=10.3389%2ffenvs.2022.869321&partnerID=40&md5=287e4f5a467539288b8dce0fe7d03a3c
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14417/3037
dc.journal.titleFrontiers in Environmental Science
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherFrontiers Media S.A.
dc.relation.departmentEnvironmental Sciences
dc.relation.entityIE University
dc.relation.projectIDRTI 2018-096884-B-C32
dc.relation.schoolIE School of Science & Technology
dc.rightsAttribution 4,0 International
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dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectagro-silvopastoral systems; command-and-control; neo-rurality; psycho-social representation; traditional management
dc.subject.keywordagro-silvopastoral systems
dc.subject.keywordcommand-and-control
dc.subject.keywordneo-rurality
dc.subject.keywordpsycho-social representation
dc.subject.keywordtraditional management
dc.titleCan Neo-Rural Initiatives Bolster Community Resilience in Depopulated Coupled Human and Natural System?: Insights From Stakeholder Perceptions in Central Spain
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dc.volume.number10
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