Tesi etd-05272025-125554 |
Link copiato negli appunti
Tipo di tesi
Tesi di dottorato di ricerca
Autore
RIPAMONTI, ALICE
URN
etd-05272025-125554
Titolo
Sustainable livestock intensification in Mediterranean agrosilvopastoral systems
Settore scientifico disciplinare
AGRI-09/C - Zootecnia speciale
Corso di studi
SCIENZE AGRARIE, ALIMENTARI E AGRO-AMBIENTALI
Relatori
supervisore Prof. Mele, Marcello
supervisore Dott. Mantino, Alberto
supervisore Dott. Mantino, Alberto
Parole chiave
- agroecology
- agroforestry
- animal welfare
- climate change
- ecosystem services
- grassland
- heat stress
- modelling
- resilience
- technology
Data inizio appello
30/05/2025
Consultabilità
Non consultabile
Data di rilascio
30/05/2028
Riassunto
The PhD project builds on the rationale proposed by four key reviews (Bernués et al. 2011; Dumont et al. 2018; Aguilera et al. 2020; Pulina et al. 2021). The livestock sector is currently challenged by climate change and evolving society expectation. Specially, the beef sector is highly criticized because of its harmful impact on the environment. Despite the criticisms, beef cattle present opportunities for sustainable development. They contribute significantly to the socio-economic well-being of rural areas, offering high-nutritive-value food, and provide essential ecosystem services through grazing management. Therefore, identifying and implementing viable solutions is essential to transitioning towards sustainable livestock farming systems, particularly in mitigating environmental impacts while maintaining economic viability and social benefits. This PhD thesis explore agroforestry as a practice that combines sustainable intensification and agroecology. It focuses on facilitating the transition toward a sustainable livestock intensification in Mediterranean agrosilvopastoral systems by exploring five main research issues: (i) resilience toward climate change, (ii) grassland and grazing management, (iii) heat stress and animal welfare in extensive systems, (iv) quantification of ecosystem services, and (v) missing technology in extensive systems.
File
Nome file | Dimensione |
---|---|
La tesi non è consultabile. |