Identifying Functionality of Peri-Urban Agricultural Systems: A Case Study

Some agricultural systems, especially peri-urban agricultural systems, are characterized as agricultural ecosystems that provide goods and services related to leisure and recreation, the process development beneficial to the environment, such as fixing CO2, the production of healthy and safe food, and the preservation of natural and cultural heritage. Public intervention in agriculture has traditionally been known as a basic economic task performed by the government whose main objective is food security. But now, agricultural policies have been increasingly challenged by civil society demand, such as a new agricultural model with stronger consideration for non-commodity goods and services. The main obstacles for public intervention are, knowing production of goods and services and externality by peri-urban agriculture system, and identifying what specific demands agriculture needs to satisfy social preferences for goods and services

Efecto de las intervenciones públicas en regeneración urbana: un modelo para evaluar su eficiencia

[ES] En el presente artículo se analizan los efectos que los programas de regeneración urbana, principalmente financiados con fondos públicos, tienen sobre el mercado inmobiliario en la zona de intervención. Estudiamos la evolución temporal de los precios y proponemos un modelo de precios hedónicos que relaciona las inversiones en las distintas intervenciones y los valores de mercado observados. Los resultados indican que los valores obtenidos por el método de los precios hedónicos son bastante representativos de los valores observados en el mercado de los bienes inmuebles. Al aislar el impacto de estas intervenciones en el valor de los bienes inmuebles de la zona de influencia, tenemos una estimación del beneficio social derivado de la intervención, que puede ser empleado como medida de la eficiencia de la rehabilitación pública llevada a cabo en los centros históricos.Cervelló Royo, RE.; Segura García Del Río, B. (2011). Efecto de las intervenciones públicas en regeneración urbana: un modelo para evaluar su eficiencia. CIRIEC-España. Revista de Economía Pública, Social y Cooperativa. Abril(70):33-54. http://hdl.handle.net/10251/308803354Abril7

Valoración social de los sistemas agrarios periurbanos. Aplicación al sistema periurbano de la Huerta de Valencia

[EN] The debate on the multifunctionality of agriculture and its connections with territorial policies are the basis of the most appropriate approach to legitimize public interventions in the agricultural sector. The main obstacle of this public intervention is to know the goods and services provided by agricultural systems and elicitation of the social preferences for them. We created a descriptive approach for the multifunctionality of agricultural systems that is based on the review of the scientific literature focused on multifunctionality and the goods and services of agricultural systems. The review shows a large variety of activities and approaches, which can be grouped by their economic dimension (E), social dimension (S) and environmental dimension (EN). Multicriteria techniques, such as the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP), can help elicit the priorities and the relative importance of different functions attributed by the society as a whole. The authorities can take into account these results to inform and support their political decisions. This paper describes a methodological approach to determine the Social Welfare Function (SWF) by using AHP. The proposed methodology is applied to the Huerta de Valencia, a rich peri-urban agricultural system with a variety of resources, around which there is an open political-institutional debate to define a protection scheme. The results are very interesting and useful to enrich this debate.[ES] El debate en torno a la multifuncionalidad de los sistemas agrarios, las reformulaciones más recientes del concepto y sus conexiones con las políticas territoriales, así como los corolarios más interesantes que resultan del mismo, constituyen la base de un enfoque muy apropiado para legitimar la intervención pública, en aras de la conservación de sistemas agrarios a los que se reconoce la provisión de ciertos bienes y servicios. Sin embargo, la dificultad de esta intervención pública tiene su mayor obstáculo en la determinación de las preferencias de la población por estos bienes y servicios que presta la agricultura por tratarse de bienes públicos sin mercado. Las técnicas de análisis multicriterio como Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) puede ayudar a valorar las prioridades de los distintos colectivos sociales afectados mediante el análisis de la importancia relativa que el conjunto de la sociedad otorga a las diferentes funciones. Los resultados pueden integrarse en las decisiones de política que adopten las autoridades que llevarán a la oferta de bienes públicos demandados por la sociedad.Los autores agradecen el soporte recibido del Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad de España, a través del Proyecto de investigación Técnicas multicriterio y toma de decisiones participativa para una gestion sostenible, Ref. ECO2011-27369.Marqués Pérez, I.; Segura García Del Río, B. (2015). Valoración social de los sistemas agrarios periurbanos. Aplicación al sistema periurbano de la Huerta de Valencia. En Irrigation, Society and Landscape. Tribute to Tom F. Glick. Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València. 1013-1026. https://doi.org/10.4995/ISL2014.2014.207OCS1013102

Drovers Roads as Environmental Assets: Use Value for Recreational Purposes of the Cañada Real del Reino de Valencia

[EN] Drovers’ roads have been a key part of transhumant pastoralism for decades, being the routes on which to drive livestock, and it is for this reason that they are protected by Spanish law, specifically Law 3/1995, by which they were declared public goods. At the same time, their particular nature also means that they also possess characteristics which are typical of other types of public goods; therefore, in order to estimate their value, market-based techniques cannot be used. This study centres on a project for the restoration for recreational purposes of the Cañada Real del Reino de Valencia, a drovers’ road in the Valencia region of Spain. In order to establish its economic value, the contingent valuation method has been used: this is the most commonly used technique for the valuation of non-market goods and it is widely attested in the economic literature, being used in a large number of different settings. Assuming a useful life of 25 years and a social discount rate of 5%, the value of the Cañada Real del Reino de Valencia has been estimated at €441.82 million, indicating the value which society places on the drovers’ road. This estimation may assist in improving the efficiency of public spending policies.The translation of this paper was funded by the Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain.Guaita Pradas, I.; Segura García Del Río, B. (2014). Drovers Roads as Environmental Assets: Use Value for Recreational Purposes of the Cañada Real del Reino de Valencia. Journal of Environmental Protection. 5(16):1495-1508. doi:10.4236/jep.2014.516142S1495150851

Caracterización empresarial del cooperativismo de comercialización hortofrutícola de la Comunidad Valenciana: un análisis provincial

The agricultural co-operative system in the Valencian Community is a consolidated economic reality and a basic referent at a national level. Nowadays, the agricultural co-operative system in general, and the fruits and vegetables co-ops in particular, become a main element either in the market organization (mainly through the Agricultural Producers Organizations), or in the transfer of the added value of the different comercialization channels to producers. The specialized literature in this area has traditionally marked the existence of different models in the organization of the Valencian agricultural co-operative system, so the main object of this work is to analyze these potential differences in the managerial behaviour as well as the existence of different profitability in the established groups. Therefore we have selected a sample of co-operatives of Valencia and Castellón provinces for the 1988-89 to 1996-97 period (campaigns).Director, planification, rentability, investissment, Financement, Valencian regio.

An Analysis of Preferences in Housing Demand by Means of a Multicriteria Methodology (AHP). A More Sustainable Approach

[EN] This paper examines key aspects of the behavior of housing demand from a sustainable standpoint. Most studies have mainly focused on housing supply, looking at quantitative predictions without considering the qualitative relationship found between housing values and housing demand on a sustainable and microeconomic scale. We used a multicriteria decision methodology (analytic hierarchy process-AHP) for the analysis of preferences in demand, based on the theory of multi-attribute utility of housing, to determine the relative importance of each characteristic of housing and its influence on the decision-making process. For this purpose, we carried out the study over three main groups of stakeholders in the housing market: real estate surveyors, real estate agents, and housing buyers (the latter representing the housing demand). Results show that although there might be some slight discrepancies among the three groups in the decision-making process and the weighting of housing attributes, the three groups agree in most of the process, especially when defining the criteria and the importance that each criterion has on the process of valuation. This study provides important managerial and sustainable implications for the real estate market related to urban public policy, as we highlight which criteria are most preferred.Cervelló Royo, RE.; Segura, M.; Garcia-Perez, R.; Segura García Del Río, B. (2021). An Analysis of Preferences in Housing Demand by Means of a Multicriteria Methodology (AHP). A More Sustainable Approach. Sustainability. 13(14):1-16. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13147550116131

Truncated distributions of valuation multiples: an application to European food firms

[EN] Company valuation is increasingly used in company management for various purposes. However, in Spain, information that is useful for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) is non-existent. In order to broaden this information, a mass model for valuation of companies is proposed to enable valuation multiples to be obtained. This model has been applied to SMEs in the food sector in Spain. However, the asymmetry of the distributions obtained causes an upwards bias of the mean multiples and makes it difficult to establish statistically significant differences between the distributions. To solve this problem, an algorithm to eliminate outliers has been designed which enables the most probable range of values to be obtained for each multiple. The multiples obtained are compared with the multiples for European food companies listed on the stock market, revealing statistically significant differences.Ribal Sanchis, FJ.; Blasco Ruiz, A.; Segura García Del Río, B. (2009). Truncated distributions of valuation multiples: an application to European food firms. International Journal of Mathematics in Operational Research. 1(4):419-432. doi:10.1504/IJMOR.2009.026275S4194321

An urban regeneration model in heritage areas in search of sustainable urban development and internal cohesion

Purpose ¿ The purpose of this paper is to provide an analysis and an optimization model of the spatial impact for the externalities derived from urban regeneration and rehabilitation of degraded and segregated historic heritage areas. Design/methodology/approach ¿ From the amount invested and state intervention locations, an impact index is put forward. The spatial distribution of these impact indexes in the interventions' area of influence will be the basis for the analysis. Hence, by setting some specific objectives of the decision agent about this distribution homogeneity, and with the aim of avoiding inner segregation and to facilitate the sustainable urban development and cohesion of the neighborhood as a whole, a model which will allow the allocation of the budget available among the different locations fixed a priori is proposed. Findings ¿ It is found that by comparing the spatial distributions of impact indexes obtained in both situations, a measure of the urban regeneration and rehabilitation process and its impact can be obtained. Originality/value ¿ In order to favour the neighborhoods' internal cohesion and to avoid inner segregation, the model enables one to better address priority areas of intervention inside a historic heritage urban area and to better achieve sustainable urbanization by providing a more equitable and efficient managing of resources.Cervelló Royo, RE.; Garrido-Yserte, R.; Segura García Del Río, B. (2012). An urban regeneration model in heritage areas in search of sustainable urban development and internal cohesion. Journal of Cultural Heritage Management and Sustainable Development. 2(1):44-61. doi:10.1108/20441261211223261S446121Berliant, M., Peng, S.-K., & Wang, P. (2006). Welfare analysis of the number and locations of local public facilities. 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A model to evaluate and to optimize the spatial impact of the investments in urban regeneration

La revista Investigaciones Regionales forma parte del conjunto de publicaciones de libre acceso (Open Access Journals) por lo que el acceso a sus contenidos no conlleva ningún recargo para sus lectores o sus instituciones. Los lectores ''tienen el derecho a leer, descargar, copiar, distribuir, imprimir, buscar o enlazar los textos completos de sus contenidos'', según la definición de la Iniciativa por el Libre Acceso de Budapest (BOAI)[ES] Este trabajo presenta un modelo para el análisis y optimización del impacto espacial de las políticas urbanísticas de los gobiernos locales en materia de regeneración urbana y rehabilitación de zonas históricas degradadas. Partiendo del volumen de inversión y de la localización de las intervenciones públicas, se propone un índice de impacto de las mismas. La distribución espacial de estos índices de impacto en la zona de influencia de la intervención servirán de base para el análisis; así, fijándonos unos objetivos concretos del centro decisor sobre la homogeneidad de esta distribución, planteamos un modelo que de acuerdo al principio de equidad territorial nos permite asignar el presupuesto disponible entre las distintas localizaciones fijadas a priori. Mediante la comparación de la distribución espacial de los índices de impacto obtenidos podremos obtener una medida de evaluación del proceso de intervención y del impacto del mismo.[EN] This work provides an analysis and an optimization model of the spatial impact for the urban policies of local governments in terms of urban regeneration and rehabilitation of degraded historic areas. From the amount invested and state intervention locations, an impact index is put forward. The spatial distribution of these impact indexes in the interventions’ area of influence will be the basis for the analysis; hence, by setting some specific objectives of the decision agent about this distribution homogeneity, we propose a model which will allow us to allocate the budget available among the different locations fixed a priori. By means of a comparison between the spatial distributions of impact indexes obtained in both situations, a measure of the intervention process and its impact can be obtained.Cervelló Royo, RE.; Segura García Del Río, B. (2010). Un modelo para evaluar y optimizar el impacto espacial de las inversiones en regeneración urbana. Investigaciones Regionales. (17):125-138. http://hdl.handle.net/10251/60568S1251381

Improving Food Supply Chain Management by a Sustainable Approach to Supplier Evaluation

[EN] Increasing food supply chain sustainability means having to deal with many conflicting aspects and involves producers, several departments in distribution companies, and consumers. The objectives of this research are to develop models to solve real-world supplier evaluation problems and validate them with real data on fresh fruits in a supermarket chain. Literature review and results from a survey with managers from purchasing, logistics, and quality departments of a food distribution company are used to establish criteria, to first model the assessment of products and, second, to model supplier evaluation. A multicriteria hybrid approach is proposed, using multi-attribute utility theory (MAUT) to assess the quality of products and Preference Ranking Organisation Method for Enrichment Evaluation (PROMETHEE) to complete their evaluation with strategic criteria to be included in the second phase. The results allow companies to rank suppliers by product and classify them according to the main criteria categories, such as product strategy, food safety, economic, logistic, commercial, green image and corporate social responsibility. A sorting approach is also applied to obtain ordered groups of suppliers. Finally, the models proposed can form the core of a decision support system in order to create and monitor the supplier base in food distribution companies, as well as to inform sustainable decision making.This research was funded by the Regional Ministry of Education, Research, Culture and Sport of the Autonomous Government of the Valencian Region, Spain, grant number AICO/2017/066.Segura Maroto, M.; Maroto Álvarez, MC.; Segura García Del Río, B.; Casas-Rosal, JC. (2020). Improving Food Supply Chain Management by a Sustainable Approach to Supplier Evaluation. Mathematics. 8(11):1-23. https://doi.org/10.3390/math8111952S123811Ho, W., Xu, X., & Dey, P. K. (2010). 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