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Concurrence agriculture-forêt en moyenne montagne : une responsabilité locale

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[eng] Competition between farming and forest in moderately mountainous areas - Unlike the rest of the world as a whole where forest areas are decreasing on a dramatic sale, in France woodland is progressing especially in moderately mountainous areas taking up space left by farming. This progress may well be in opposition to the objectives that have been given wide publicity, to maintain in these areas an agricultural population and activity. But the farming-forest competition is not often referred to either by politicians or by scientists. Their judgment is most often branch by branch. Even in texts intended to analyse the spatial aspects of planning there is this reticence. The term "zonage" is used to exorcise the fear of competition between grass and trees. The problems posed by this competition especially in moderately mountainous areas supposes that a choice should be made between farming and forestry objectives. Such choices cannot be made seriously bearing all the facts in mind except at a very decentralized level. They reflect local social forces. Two extreme cases are given : the Méjan Causse (1,4 inhabitants per sq. kilometre) and the Southern Vosges in Lorraine (100 inhabitants per sq. kilometre), illustrate this. [fre] Contrairement à ce qui se passe à l'échelle du monde où la forêt recule dramatiquement, en France les espaces boisés progressent, notamment en zone de moyenne montagne occupant des espaces délaissés par l'agriculture. Cette progression risque de s'opposer aux objectifs largement annoncés- de maintenir dans ces zones une population et une activité agricoles. Or la concurrence entre agriculture et forêt en termes d'espaces constitue un domaine où ni les politiques ni les scientifiques ne prennent fréquemment la parole. Les discours sont le plus souvent strictement sectoriels. La réserve que l'on constate subsiste même dans les textes visant à analyser les aspects spatiaux de l'aménagement : le terms de zonage y exorcise les craintes de compétition entre l'herbe et l'arbre. Les problèmes posés par cette compétition, notamment en moyenne montagne, supposent que des arbitrages soient faits entre des objectifs agricoles et forestiers ; de tels arbitrages ne sont possibles en connaissance de cause qu'à un niveau très décentralisé ; ils ne peuvent en effet qu'être le reflet des forces sociales en présence localement. L'exemple de deux cas extrêmes, le Causse Méjan (1,4 hab/km2) et les Vosges Lorraines méridionales (100 hab/km2) illustrent ces propos.

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  • A. Brun, 1978. "Concurrence agriculture-forêt en moyenne montagne : une responsabilité locale," Économie rurale, Programme National Persée, vol. 127(1), pages 54-57.
  • Handle: RePEc:prs:recoru:ecoru_0013-0559_1978_num_127_1_2594
    DOI: 10.3406/ecoru.1978.2594
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