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Project Sample: Greenhouse farming in Almería (Spain)

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  • An overview of the sample project "Greenhouse farming in Almería" (Spain),
  • The instructions for completing the sample project "Greenhouse farming in Almería" (Spain; base year 1987),
  • The instructions for completing the sample project "Greenhouse farming in Almería" (Spain; base year 2016).

Project description

The example of greenhouse farming in Almería deals with human induced environmental transformation and land-use change caused by intensive agriculture. In past decades, fruit plantations in southern Spain have been expanding tremendously. Large areas are covered by a variety of glasshouses instead of natural landscapes. Students analyse the transformation of the environment by working with satellite data as well as assess regional impacts on people and the envi-ronment.