Changing mountain farmscapes: vulnerability and migration drivers in the Paute River watershed,Southern Ecuador  

作　　者：Mario E.DONOSO Fausto O.SARMIENTO 

机构地区：[1]Unit of Engineering,Industry and Construction,Catholic University of Cuenca,Cuenca 010150,Ecuador [2]VLIR-IUC Program in Migration and Local Development,University of Cuenca-Flemish Universities,Cuenca 010150,Ecuador [3]Neotropical Montology Collaborator,Department of Geography,University of Georgia,Athens,Ga.30602,USA

出　　处：《Journal of Mountain Science》2021年第7期1902-1919,共18页山地科学学报（英文）

基　　金：funds from the VULPES project (NSF-1624207)。

摘　　要：Abrupt changes in land use/land cover have often characterized Andean rural landscapes.This is particularly notorious in the Paute River watershed in southern Ecuador.We seek to show how,under tenets of the global economy,rural mountain landscapes suffer constant modifications due to the agricultural practices of dwellers and migrants.Erosion of arable slopes takes center stage in analyzing vulnerability due to the high erodibility factor found in this watershed.By using remote sensing and GIS applications,we analyzed the potential erodibility with intersections of rural development constraining of ecosystem services,including the production of water,food,and cultural values in the Paute River watershed.We found six sources of migratory flows and analyzed topographic and elevation effects in potential erodibility indexes of agroecological options to ameliorate the environmental stress.We identified factors associated with migration trends observed in the area and assessed vulnerability issues of resource management that could prevent deforestation,soil erosion,and acculturation amidst the pressures of development in the region.We conclude that sustainable development options can be implemented with a watershed management approach oriented to diminish emigration.This approach shall be integrative,inclusive,and respectful of the rich biocultural diversity heritage conservation of southern Ecuador.

关 键 词：Farmscapes ERODIBILITY MIGRATION RURALITY Paute-Ecuador 

分 类 号：X171.1[环境科学与工程—环境科学]