TAILIEUCHUNG - The rise of the Mediterranean woody crops in Southern Spain

The management of digitized spatial information has allowed us to map the evolution of the land uses of the olive grove, the vineyard and the almond orchard in each of the provinces where the regional specialization in these crops is greatest. This has allowed us to learn the key spatial/temporal aspects of these processes of change that are far from complete and that have led to a profound modification of agricultural landscapes, such that fragmentation and polyculture are giving way to geometry, compactness and the concentration of monoculture. | TẠP CHÍ PHÁT TRIẺN KHOA HỌC CÔNG NGHỆ CHUYÊN SAN KHOA HỌC XÃ HỘI VÀ NHÂN VĂN TẬP 1 SỐ 1 2018 5 The rise of the Mediterranean woody crops in Southern Spain Garrido Almonacid A. Sanchez Martinez J. D. Abstract The area occupied by woody crops in Spain has undergone an enormous increase in size and more importantly a profound green revolution that generates enormous harvest volumes that nourish the important national agro-export sector where products such as olive oil wine and almonds reach a notable significance. The processes of intensification follow a common pattern which involves the occupation of the flattest and most fertile soils by firms with an ownership structure favourable for investment the use of new varieties and the design of denser planting patterns in which irrigation is an indispensable element and mechanization ubiquitous. The management of digitized spatial information has allowed us to map the evolution of the land uses of the olive grove the vineyard and the almond orchard in each of the provinces where the regional specialization in these crops is greatest. This has allowed us to learn the key spatial temporal aspects of these processes of change that are far from complete and that have led to a profound modification of agricultural landscapes such that fragmentation and polyculture are giving way to geometry compactness and the concentration of monoculture. Keywords almond changes in land uses olive grove productivism vineyard 1. INTRODUCTION The major trends in the evolution of land use in Spain in recent decades are in general terms the reduction in the area under cultivation the increase of irrigation and the expansion of woodlands. These are all manifestations of the same process that involves either abandoning agricultural activities or extending them from the places that turn out to be less productive in order to concentrate efforts on those areas that facilitate productivism. In this context the area occupied by Received 12 12 2017 .

• Môi trường
• The Mediterranean woody crops in Southern Spain
• Changes in land uses
• The concentration of monoculture
• The key spatial temporal aspects
• The regional specialization