Community resilience, land degradation and endogenous lock-in effects: evidence from the Alento region, Campania, Italy. Issue 3 (3rd March 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Wilson, Geoff; Quaranta, Giovanni; Kelly, Claire; Salvia, Rosanna
• Is Part Of: Journal of environmental planning and management. Volume 59:Issue 3(2016)
• Page Start: 518
• Page End: 537
• Publication Date: 2016-03-03
• Subjects: community resilience -- lock-ins -- land degradation -- Italy; City planning -- Periodicals; City planning -- Great Britain -- Periodicals; Regional planning -- Periodicals; Regional planning -- Great Britain -- Periodicals; 333.7
• DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2015.1024306
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0964-0568

Abstract

Abstract : This study analyses social, economic and political "lock-ins" for understanding community resilience and land degradation. The study focuses on lock-ins from within communities, using four case study communities in Italy affected by land degradation. The analysis highlights the complex interrelationships between various lock-ins, and suggests that the communities are on declining resilience pathways that may lead to increasing difficulties in addressing land degradation issues in future.