RT Journal Article
T1 Main environmental features leading to recent land abandonment in Murcia Region (southeast Spain)
A1 Alonso Sarría, Francisco
A1 Martínez Hernández, Carlos
A1 Romero Díaz, Asunción
A1 Cánovas García, Fulgencio
A1 Gomariz Castillo, Francisco
AB Land abandonment is a global phenomenon whose environmental consequences are difficult to assess. The Murcia region is one of the most arid regions in southern Europe and also one of the most prone to land abandonment. This study researches which environmental features are more relevant to explain abandonment at the agricultural plot scale. Geomorphometric features were measured at different scales to investigate which scales could be more relevant. Two different models have been used: logistic regression, a statistical model that allows the interpretation of the involved features, and Random Forest, a machine learning model with a higher predictive power but lower interpretability. The combined use of both such models allows a set of predictors to be selected, which, when used with Random Forest, produce a map that is highly accurate for predicting abandonment and, when used with logistic regression, produce an interpretable model. The main conclusion is that climate is the most relevant factor to explain land abandonment.
PB Wiley
SN 1085-3278
YR 2015
FD 2015
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/94780
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/94780
LA eng
NO Alonso-Sarría, F., Martínez-Hernández, C., Romero-Díaz, A., Cánovas-García, F., & Gomariz-Castillo, F. (2016). Main Environmental Features Leading to Recent Land Abandonment in Murcia Region (Southeast Spain). Land Degradation and Development, 27(3), 654-670. https://doi.org/10.1002/LDR.2447
NO Versión aceptada (postprint) disponible en el espacio personal del siguiente repositorio: https://www.ucm.es/carlos-martinez-hernandez/publications-repositoryAfiliación del autor Carlos Martínez-Hernández en el momento de publicación del artículo: Departamento de Geografía, Universidad de Murcia.This study was carried out within the framework of the research project 15233/PI/10, funded by Fundación Séneca.
NO Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (España) 
DS Docta Complutense
RD 12 abr 2025