This volume collects the best scientific contribution presented in the 3 rd World Conference on Terraced Landscapes held in Italy from 6 th to 15 th October 2016, offering a deep and multifaceted insight into the remarkable heritage of terraced landscapes in Italy, in Europe and in the World (America, Asia, Australia). It consists of 2 parts: a geographical overview on some of the most important terraced systems in the world (1 st part), and a multidisciplinary approach that aims to promote a multifunctional vision of terraces, underlining how these landscapes meet different needs: cultural and historical values, environmental and hydrogeological functions, quality and variety of food, community empowerment and sustainable development (2 nd part).

The volume offers a great overview on strengths, weaknesses, functions and strategies for terraced landscapes all over the world, summarizing in a final manifest the guidelines to provide a future for these landscapes as natural and cultural heritage.

Offers a rich and updated overview of the situation of some of the most relevant terraced areas in Europe and in the World Offers a first time multifunctional approach to terraced areas, underlining their different values emerging from a multidisciplinary perspective (ecology, geomorfology, economy, anthropology, social geography, rural and urban planning) Invites to share a common vision and commitment to safeguard and enhance the multifaceted values of regional terraced systems in the framework of an international perspective and network

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This volume collects the best scientific contribution presented in the 3rd World Conference on Terraced Landscapes held in Italy from 6th to 15th October 2016, offering a deep and multifaceted insight into the remarkable heritage of terraced landscapes in Italy, in Europe and in the World (America, Asia, Australia). It consists of 2 parts: a geographical overview on some of the most important terraced systems in the world (1st part), and a multidisciplinary approach that aims to promote a multifunctional vision of terraces, underlining how these landscapes meet different needs: cultural and historical values, environmental and hydrogeological functions, quality and variety of food, community empowerment and sustainable development (2nd part). The volume offers a great overview on strengths, weaknesses, functions and strategies for terraced landscapes all over the world, summarizing in a final manifest the guidelines to provide a future for these landscapes as natural and cultural heritage.

Inhalt
Introduction; Mauro Varotto et al.- Part 1: Terraced landscapes in the world: a general overview.- 2. Terraced vineyards in Europe: the historical persistence of highly specialized regions; Luca Bonardi.- 3. Italian terraced landscapes: the shapes and the trends; Mauro Varotto et al.- 4. Slovenian terraced landscapes; Luka Aman Momirski.- 5. Landscape typology of French agrarian terraces; Jean-François Blanc.- 6. Terraced fields in Spain: landscapes of work and beauty; Sabina Asins Velis.- 7. Terraced landscapes in the Canary Islands: La Gomera, the terrace island; Lidia Esther Romero Martín et al.- 8. Terraced landscapes in Perù: terraces and social water management; Lianet Camara, Mourik Bueno de Mesquita.- 9. Australian dry stone terraces: an historical and contemporary interpretation; Raelene Marshall.- 10. Agricultural terraces in Mexico; José Manuel Pérez Sánchez.- Part 2: Towards a multifunctional vision of terraced landscapes.- 11. Mapping agricultural terraces. Methodologies applied in the MAPTER project; Francesco Ferrarese et al.- 12. Terraced landscapes: land abandonment, soil degradation, and suitable management; Paolo Tarolli et al.- 13. Health, seeds, diversity and terraces; Salvatore Ceccarelli.- 14. Comparative studies on pattern and ecosystem services of the traditional rice agricultural landscapes in East Asia; Yuanmei Jiao et al.- 15. Terraced lands: from put in place to put in memory; Ada Acovitsióti-Hameau.- 16. Economic analysis of the traditional cultural terraced olive-growing landscape and participatory planning process; Biancamaria Torquati et al.- 17. The multidimensional benefits of terraced landscape regeneration: an economic perspective and beyond; Luigi Fusco Girard et al.- 18. The challenge of tourism in terraced landscapes; Theano S. Terkenli et al.- 19. Innovative practices and strategic planning on terraced landscapes with a view to building new Alpine communities; Federica Corrado, Erwin Durbiano.- 20. Planning, policies and governance for terraced landscape: a general view; Enrico Fontanari, Domenico Patassini.- 21. Integrated policies for terraces: the role of landscape observatories; Anna Marson.