A systemic comparative assessment of the multifunctional performance of alternative olive systems in Spain within an AHP-extended framework

Parra-López, Carlos; Calatrava-Requena, Javier; de-Haro-Giménez, Tomás

doi:10.1016/j.ecolecon.2007.05.004

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“…These comparisons were used to obtain the relative importance, or weight, of each criterion and adaptation measure. The criteria were chosen based on expert opinions and reviews of the multi-criteria literature on evaluation of adaptation strategies related to water and agriculture (de Bruin et al 2009;Parra-López et al 2008). In total, 20 in-depth interviews were undertaken among various stakeholders (policy-makers, farmers, environmental organizations and academics) selected following previous stakeholder mappings in the area (Varela-Ortega 2011).…”

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How can irrigated agriculture adapt to climate change? Insights from the Guadiana Basin in Spain

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Climate change is already affecting many natural systems and human environments worldwide, like the semiarid Guadiana Basin in Spain. This paper illustrates a systematic analysis of climate change adaptation in the Guadiana irrigation farming region. The study applies a solution-oriented diagnostic framework structured along a series of sequential analytical steps. An initial stage integrates economic and hydrologic modeling to evaluate the effects of climate change on the agriculture and water sectors. Next, adaptation measures are identified and prioritized through a stakeholder-based multi-criteria analysis.Finally, a social network analysis identifies key actors and their relationships in climate change adaptation. The study shows that under a severe climate change scenario, water availability could be substantially decreased and drought occurrence will augment. In consequence, farmers will adapt their crops to a lesser amount of water and income gains will diminish, particularly for smallholder farms. Among the various adaptation measures considered, those related to private farming (new crop varieties and modern irrigation technologies) are ranked highest, whereas publicfunded hard measures (reservoirs) are lowest and public soft measures (insurance) are ranked middle. In addition, stakeholders highlighted that the most relevant criteria for selecting adaptation plans are environmental protection, financial feasibility and employment creation. Nonetheless, the social network analysis evidenced the need to strengthen the links among the different stakeholder groups to facilitate the implementation of adaptation processes. In sum, the diagnostic framework applied in this research can be considered a valuable tool for guiding and supporting decision making in climate change adaptation and communicating scientific results.

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“…El 26,7% restante está explicado por la constante, lo cual signiica que la situación actual del olivar andaluz es valorada por los individuos, además de por las tres funciones ambientales considerada en el diseño, por algunas otras no recogidas en este ejercicio de valoración. Esta evidencia estaría en línea con numerosos resultados anteriores de investigación (Viladomiu y Rosell, 2004;Guzmán Álvarez, 2005;Kallas et al, 2006;Parra-López et al, 2008;EC, 2010;Salazar et al, 2010), que ponen de maniiesto el conjunto amplio de bienes pú-blicos (de carácter tanto ambiental como social) que el cultivo del olivar provee a la sociedad. Entre ellos pueden señalarse la provisión de paisajes agrarios tradicionales, la ijación de población en zonas rurales marginales, la conservación del patrimonio cultural (productos agrarios típicos), la seguridad alimentaria, etc., que no han sido considerados en nuestro diseño y que justiica este valor de la contante.…”

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Valoración económica de las técnicas sostenibles de manejo del suelo en el olivar andaluz

Gómez‐Limón¹,

Barreiro‐Hurlé²

2012

Cuadernos de Economía

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“…The target has been to choose the best options for transferring environmentally sound technologies to developing countries (Ramanathan, 2002), to determine the priority of use of alternative irrigation technologies (Karami, 2006), to assess different research trajectories concerning biotechnology in order to select the most promising research activities (Braunschweig, 2000), or to compare conventional cultivation techniques with regard to others judged more environmentally-friendly (Parra et al, 2007(Parra et al, , 2008. Even though pursuing this line of research, we intend to avoid some of the shortcomings of AHP that frequently surface when facing complex real-world situations.…”

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A comparative analysis of the sustainability of rice cultivation technologies using the analytic network process

Reig

Aznar

Estruch

2010

Span. j. agric. res.

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Sustainability of local farming systems and technologies is a very important issue that faces notorious measurement difficulties. Multi-criteria methods may help researchers to solve empirical problems in the construction of composite sustainability indicators and in ranking agricultural technologies according to their sustainability. This paper shows how a multi-criteria decision-making technique, the Analytic Network Process (ANP), can be fruitfully employed to this end. Contrary to simpler and hierarchical goal-criteria-alternative approaches, in ANP all the elements in the network can be related in any possible way, which means that a network can incorporate feedback and interdependent relationships within and between clusters. We illustrate the use of ANP by ranking three rice cultivation technologies -that we call unrestricted traditional, agro-environmental and ecological-in the rice fields of the Albufera Natural Park in Valencia (Spain), using economic, environmental and socio-cultural sustainability criteria. Rice is a multifunctional crop in this area, as flooded rice fields act as semi-natural wetlands, with important ecological consequences, mainly connected with the protection of biodiversity. We show that the ANP methodology is perfectly suited to tackling the complex interrelations involved in sustainability evaluation in this case. We find the ecological cultivation system to be the most sustainable technology. The agro-environmental system ranks second, while the unrestricted system is ranked third. Our results also show that if only the economic dimension of sustainability were considered, the order would be reversed, with traditional unrestricted and ecological technologies exchanging places and the agro-environmental system remaining in second place.Additional key words: biodiversity protection, ecosystems, multi-criteria decision methods, ranking of technologies. Resumen Análisis comparativo de la sostenibilidad de tecnologías de cultivo del arroz mediante el método ANP (analytic network process)La sostenibilidad de los sistemas y tecnologías agrícolas locales es un tema que encara notables dificultades de medición. Los métodos multicriterio pueden ayudar a los investigadores en la construcción de indicadores agregados de sostenibilidad y en la ordenación de las tecnologías agrícolas de acuerdo con su sostenibilidad. Este trabajo muestra como una técnica de decisión multicriterio, el Analytic Network Process (ANP), puede ser empleada al respecto. Contrariamente a otros enfoques, en el ANP todos los elementos de la red pueden ponerse libremente en relación, lo que permite incorporar relaciones de interdependencia y realimentación. Su uso se ilustra ordenando tres tecnologías de cultivo del arroz -tradicional, agroambiental y ecológica-, en los arrozales del Parque Natural de la Albufera (Valencia), con criterios de sostenibilidad económicos, ambientales y socioculturales, que recogen el carácter multifuncional del cultivo del arroz en esta zona. Los resultados muestran que la metodol...

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A systemic comparative assessment of the multifunctional performance of alternative olive systems in Spain within an AHP-extended framework

Cited by 86 publications

References 37 publications

How can irrigated agriculture adapt to climate change? Insights from the Guadiana Basin in Spain

How can irrigated agriculture adapt to climate change? Insights from the Guadiana Basin in Spain

Valoración económica de las técnicas sostenibles de manejo del suelo en el olivar andaluz

A comparative analysis of the sustainability of rice cultivation technologies using the analytic network process

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