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The prospects of terrace agriculture as an adaptation to climate change in L atin A merica
Author(s) -
Bocco Gerardo,
Napoletano Brian M.
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
geography compass
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.587
H-Index - 65
ISSN - 1749-8198
DOI - 10.1111/gec3.12330
Subject(s) - terrace (agriculture) , terrain , agriculture , climate change , sustainability , adaptation (eye) , geography , environmental resource management , environmental science , ecology , geology , archaeology , oceanography , physics , cartography , optics , biology
Abstract This paper analyzes slope management through terrace agriculture in Latin America's hilly to mountainous terrain to assess the practice's potential role in climate‐change adaptation in the region. We review the historical geography of slope management in variable climates and highlight the role of social, rural innovation, and hybrid knowledge in the face of climate change's effects on agriculture. Although the literature on terrace agriculture in the region is extensive, further research is needed to better foresee the future of terrace agriculture, particularly in terms of its role in facing sustainability challenges posed by future climate change.