Monitoring and Evaluation Mechanisms in Spatial Planning in Andalusia, Spain

Los mecanismos de evaluación y seguimiento de los planes de ordenación del territorio comprenden todos los procesos previstos y regulados en estos planes con la función de favorecer su evaluación, seguimiento y retroalimentación. En este trabajo se analizan los mecanismos que forman el sistema de seguimiento y evaluación de los planes de ordenación del territorio andaluces, como parte del sistema de gobernanza territorial de esta región meridional española, a partir del examen de los propios planes, la normativa vigente y aplicación de la misma por parte de los órganos competentes. Hasta qué punto su implementación hasta la fecha ha resultado exitosa en el caso de Andalucía también será objeto de análisis crítico, puesto que el desarrollo establecido, tanto en la normativa como en la práctica en esta materia, presenta algunas carencias y dificultades que se agravan por la limitación de recursos en el contexto de crisis económica actual.Monitoring and evaluation mechanisms of spatial plans are regulated processes in these plans to promote their evaluation, monitoring and feedback. In this paper we analyze the mechanisms for Andalusia spatial planning, as part of the territorial governance system of this Spanish southern region, through an examination of the plans & regulations and their implementations by the competent bodies and agencies

Mecanismos de evaluación, seguimiento y gestión de instrumentos de ordenación del territorio. Análisis internacional comparado

Esta tesis doctoral tiene como punto de partida el trabajo de investigación final del Master Universitario Oficial de Ordenación y Gestión del Desarrollo Territorial y Local de la Universidad de Sevilla (Facultad de Geografía e Historia) titulado “Indicadores de evaluación y seguimiento en planes de ordenación del territorio”. Además, su desarrollo ha sido financiado a través de la concesión de una Beca de Formación para el Profesorado Universitario del Ministerio de Educación, Cultura y Deporte - Gobierno de España- (Programa de Becas FPU), a través de la cual el doctorando también ha disfrutado de una estancia breve de investigación en Tucson, en la Universidad de Arizona (Estados Unidos). Actualmente vivimos en un período altamente competitivo y la producción científica en forma de publicaciones científicas se ha convertido en el baremo de calidad fundamental utilizado para medir los rendimientos en la carrera académica y profesional universitaria. En consecuencia, la función del doctorando no únicamente pasa por las labores de investigación y desarrollo de estudios originales para la tesis sino que, en parte, es necesario y positivo, adquirir experiencia y realizar aportaciones científicas como parte del proceso formativo durante la duración del periodo de doctorado. De forma coherente, esta tesis se nutre de varias experiencias en proyectos de investigación y de publicaciones realizadas por el propio doctorando en connivencia o conjunción con la Directora de esta tesis, la Doctora Belén Pedregal Mateos (Departamento de Geografía Humana. Facultad de Geografía e Historia, Universidad de Sevilla).Premio Extraordinario de Doctorado U

Marco conceptual y componentes clave para el seguimiento y evaluación en la ordenación del territorio

Este artículo destaca la importancia de un buen marco conceptual para abordar los procesos de seguimiento y evaluación en la ordenación del territorio en España. El objetivo de este trabajo es el de coordinar las distintas aportaciones teóricas que tratan el seguimiento y la evaluación en la ordenación del territorio con el fin de proponer una serie de elementos y factores clave para esta práctica en España. A través de un examen de la literatura académica internacional y nacional pertinente, así como del análisis de casos en las comunidades autónomas españolas se obtienen los elementos y factores claves propuestos. Entre estos, destacan la importancia de la gobernanza territorial y la coordinación entre actores territoriales, la participación ciudadana, el aprendizaje mutuo durante todo el proceso de planificación y la importancia de las experiencias previas en esta materia

Monitoring and Evaluation Framework for Spatial Plans: A Spanish Case Study

Spatial planning, as a regional and subregional public policy, establishes a territorial integral vision implemented through spatial plans, aimed at achieving a balanced and sustainable spatial development and improving quality of life. To enhance the effectiveness of these plans, evaluation and monitoring are needed. This paper critically analyses the monitoring and evaluation framework for spatial plans in Spain. Based on extensive literature, legislative, and document review, as well as in-depth interviews with key stakeholders, the paper describes the legal provisions of spatial plans and how they work in practice. One of the main conclusions is that, although many laws and spatial plans have been adopted in Spain, they do not include sufficient details and provisions regarding basic monitoring and evaluation procedures. This practice is in fact highly dependent on the political will of regional governments. The main progress on monitoring and evaluation of spatial plans is achieved thanks to the enforcement of environmental legislation. Finally, it is suggested that the role of specific bodies, public participation, territorial observatories, and indicator systems should be strengthened as key elements of the evaluation and monitoring procedures for spatial planning

Urban comprehensive planning in the United States: the case of Arizona and Pima County

In an instructive way, the theoretical framework of urban comprehensive planning in the United States is presented. Emphasis on the impact of the Smart Growth policies in many American states is placed, such as Arizona in the 1990s. The analysis of the urban comprehensive plans, supported by interviews with experts, allows to get deep into the territorial governance and social innovation planning methodologies. The conclusions of this article show new efforts in citizen participation and good practices to take into account for spatial planning in Spain and Europe

Transition to agri-food sustainability, assessing accelerators and triggers for transformation: Case study in Valencia, Spain

[EN] The agri-food regime faces urgent structural and ethical challenges to advance towards sustainability; therefore, the search for triggers, accelerators and supports for sustainability transition is of outstanding scientific and social interest. Valencia's agri-food system is challenging the status quo with creative initiatives, self-organisation and a transformative process in agri-food policy, including local food governance and agroecological transition. Through interpretative research combining qualitative methods, this analysis assesses accelerators and reveals the triggers of this process of change in Valencia's agri-food system. The study uses the Urban Transformative Capacity Framework (UTCF), which has been empirically applied to the agri-food system for the first time, in order to understand its scope and limitations. The case study was contextualised with the Multi-Level Perspective (MLP), which provided temporality and a larger scale view. The merging of frameworks revealed specific triggers and dynamics of the pre-development of capacities for transition, involving different actors and levels, in which empowered social movements and their informal governance spaces play a key role. The ultimate purpose of this study is to contribute to local agri-food transition processes, along with focusing priorities for action, actively involving research in the process.Special thanks to the reviewers and the interviewees for their time and participation in the study. This work was supported by the Spanish public administration under the grants FJCI-2017/31807 (MICIU) and by the National Research and Development Agency (ANID) of Chile. It was also supported by the ADSIDEO project AD-1909 (Universitat Politecnica de Valencia) . Funding for open access charge: CRUE-Universitat Politècnica de València.Sarabia, N.; Peris Peris, J.; Segura-Calero, S. (2021). Transition to agri-food sustainability, assessing accelerators and triggers for transformation: Case study in Valencia, Spain. Journal of Cleaner Production. 325:1-12. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.12922811232

Advancing Co-governance through Framing Processes: Insights from Action-Research in the Requena-Utiel Aquifer (Eastern Spain)

In recent years, co-management has been highlighted in the scientific literature as fundamental strategy for groundwater control. However, the development of this institutional architecture is complex and presents important pitfalls and challenges. In this article we analyse the recent experience of co-management in the Requena-Utiel aquifer (Spain), based on a participatory action research. It aims to advance the co-management of groundwater by facilitating a consensus among users, as a basis on which to support future self-governance measures. We used a cognitive framing approach, developed through interviews with local stakeholders, to analyse the conflicting visions on the aquifer management; and we developed an interactive framing approach, through workshops, to achieve a shared understanding of aquifer co-management. The research demonstrates the usefulness of these approaches to promote collective action and co-management in groundwater. It showed the key role that information and transparency play in gaining shared understanding and improving co-management; but also the difficulties of users in establishing agreements that question the current status quo on the aquifer

Living Lab on improving groundwater governance in the Requena-Utiel aquifer

Resumen del trabajo presentado en el 7th IAHR Europe Congress, celebrado en Atenas (Grecia) del 07 al 09 de septiembre de 2022.The European research projects InTheMED and eGROUNDWATER share the aim of promoting innovative and sustainable management of the Mediterranean aquifers. One of the ways to achieve this objective is the creation of dynamic spaces in which all interested actors can cooperate, experiment and evaluate innovative ideas, different scenarios and new technologies on real cases of interest. In this regard, a living lab on improving groundwater governance, coordinated by the eGROUNDWATER team with the participation of the InTheMED team, was organized including all stakeholders who play a significant role in the management of the Requena-Utiel aquifer, which is a shared pilot site of the two projects. The aim of the living lab was to identify, together with stakeholders, problems and mitigation measures, and to evaluate possible strategies to satisfy the individual needs according to a sustainable use of the groundwater resources.Research financed by the InTheMED project, which is part of the PRIMA Programme supported by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme (GA n. 1923). It has also received funding from the eGROUNDWATER project (GA n. 1921), part of the PRIMA programme supported by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme

Measurement of t(t)over-bar normalised multi-differential cross sections in pp collisions at root s=13 TeV, and simultaneous determination of the strong coupling strength, top quark pole mass, and parton distribution functions

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Measurement of the top quark forward-backward production asymmetry and the anomalous chromoelectric and chromomagnetic moments in pp collisions at √s = 13 TeV

Abstract The parton-level top quark (t) forward-backward asymmetry and the anomalous chromoelectric (d̂ t) and chromomagnetic (μ̂ t) moments have been measured using LHC pp collisions at a center-of-mass energy of 13 TeV, collected in the CMS detector in a data sample corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 35.9 fb−1. The linearized variable AFB(1) is used to approximate the asymmetry. Candidate t t ¯ events decaying to a muon or electron and jets in final states with low and high Lorentz boosts are selected and reconstructed using a fit of the kinematic distributions of the decay products to those expected for t t ¯ final states. The values found for the parameters are AFB(1)=0.048−0.087+0.095(stat)−0.029+0.020(syst),μ̂t=−0.024−0.009+0.013(stat)−0.011+0.016(syst), and a limit is placed on the magnitude of | d̂ t| < 0.03 at 95% confidence level. [Figure not available: see fulltext.