Agricultural terraces in the Mediterranean mountain: a review of literature

Authors

  • J. Rodríguez-Aizpeolea Departamento de Geografía. Facultad de Geografía e Historia. Valencia
  • T. Lasanta-Martínez Instituto Pirenaico de Ecología (CSIC)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3989/pirineos.1992.v139.184

Keywords:

Terraces, Land-use, Soil conservation, Origin and classification of terraces, Spatial distribution, Mediterranean mountains

Abstract


The most common subjects in the literature on agricultural terraces are reviewed, their temporal and spatial origin, classification, the traditional and present-day management of the terraced slopes and the geomorphological evolution of them both during the working and after the abandonment.

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Published

1992-06-30

How to Cite

Rodríguez-Aizpeolea, J., & Lasanta-Martínez, T. (1992). Agricultural terraces in the Mediterranean mountain: a review of literature. Pirineos, 139, 105–123. https://doi.org/10.3989/pirineos.1992.v139.184

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NO_SECCION_CON_RESUMEN