The mountain environment, a driver for adaptation to climate change
Authored by Cyril Piou, Etienne Delay, Herve Quenol
Date Published: 2015
DOI: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2015.05.008
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Abstract
The mountain environment is perceived today by vine-growers as a strong
structural constraint. Yet in the current context of climate change, in
which we turn to genetics, irrigation or innovation in cultural
practices to maintain production quality, could the mountain environment
emerge as a solution for adapting to climate change in vine-growing?
Here we explore the role of cooperative policies that may be deployed on
the territorial scale, using an agent-based model. Our model was based
on the viticulture of the Banyuls-Collioures AOC area, which is
characterized by small-scale vine-growers and marked by widespread
involvement in cooperative systems. The simulation results showed an
important role of cooperative policies not only to conserve narrow
production window and required vine quality, but also in respect of the
emblematic landscape structure. These results should foster vine-growers
to strengthen their cooperatives and adequately use these organizations
to mitigate future climate change impacts. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All
rights reserved.
Tags
Agent-based models
Management
Land-use change
Exploration
systems
Protocol
Temperature
Impact
Regions
Wine