The division of Europe into regions with similar potential effectiveness and environmental consequences of pesticide application based on expert inclusive research |
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| Affiliation: | 1. CESAM, Department of Environment and Planning, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal;2. VITO, Flemish Institute for Technological Research, B-2400, Mol, Belgium;3. Brussels Environment, B-3000, Brussels, Belgium;4. Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Brescia, 25123 Brescia, Italy;5. TerrAria s.r.l., Milan, Italy;1. Department of Economic and Legal Studies – University of Naples “Parthenope”, Via Ammiraglio Ferdinando Acton, 38, 80133 Naples, Italy;2. Department of Philosophical, Pedagogical and Economic-Quantitative Sciences. University “G. D’Annunzio” of Chieti-Pescara. Viale Pindaro, 42, 65127 Pescara, Italy;3. Department of Philosophical, Pedagogical and Economic-Quantitative Sciences. University “G. D’Annunzio” of Chieti-Pescara, Viale Pindaro, 42, 65127 Pescara, Italy;1. Department of Environmental, Social and Spatial Change, Roskilde University, P.O. Box 260, DK 4000 Roskilde, Denmark;2. DHI, Agern Alle 5, DK 2970 Hoersholm, Denmark;3. The James Hutton Institute, Craigiebuckler, Aberdeen, UK |
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| Abstract: | A division of Europe into regions with similar climate and soil conditions, assuming similar pesticide effectiveness and environmental effects of their application, was developed by a combination of statistical cluster analysis and expert involvement for identifying clustering variables and weighing their importance. The experts identified 15 variables representing climatic, soil and crop structure data and weighted them. In order to maximally simplify the administrative work with pesticide registration resulting from the division of Europe into zones, the additional criteria in the procedure were: the zoning follows existing administrative borders, country divisions by zone boundaries are limited, and situations where a zone consists of parts separated by another zone are avoided. The results of the analyses were compared with the applicable EPPO classification and visualized on maps. The highest similarity was observed in the southern Mediterranean zone, the layout of which differed by only a few regions. The Alpine part, having specific conditions, was not distinguished among the EPPO zones. Our study very clearly delineated the Central European part, having a climate with continental influence, which is distributed among other zones in the EPPO classification. |
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| Keywords: | Pesticide Europe Cluster analysis Climate Soil EPPO zones |
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