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Humans have traditionally sought provisioning services from rural areas, but society is becoming increasingly aware of other services that rural areas provide to human beings, agroecosystem services. At the same time, however, certain dysservices can be identified. The analysis of agroecosystem services and dysservices is a key point to consider in decision-making processes and provides a tool for acting on sustainability. Notwithstanding, few approaches to the dairy sector exist with this focus, and they often do not incorporate the vision of the actors from the entire value chain. The aim of the present paper is to identify agroecosystem services and dysservices deriving from the dairy farming in Galicia (Spain), as perceived by actors linked to this sector. The methodology followed a bottom-up approach (Focus Group) and identified 19 agroecosystem services (S) and 9 dysservices (D) grouped into four main categories: provisioning (6S/0D), environmental quality (5S/5D), rural vitality (6S/2D), and cultural heritage and quality of life (2S/1D). The results show strong awareness of services and dysservices, in particular as regards rural vitality (mainly related to employment and income generation) and environmental services (dyservices linked to intensive systems). We have, however, detected a significant gap in awareness of certain classical environmental services (carbon sequestration of pastures). Finally, one of the innovative findings is the identification of rural vitality services and dysservices, including the social role that farming plays in consolidating the population in rural areas, and in preserving local traditions and culture.
Ibán Vázquez-González; María Pérez-Fra; Ana García-Arias; Bernardo Valdês-Paços; Edelmiro López-Iglesias. Rendered Agroecosystem Services and Dysservices of Dairy Farming: A Bottom-Up Approach in Galicia (Spain). Sustainability 2021, 13, 8509 .
AMA StyleIbán Vázquez-González, María Pérez-Fra, Ana García-Arias, Bernardo Valdês-Paços, Edelmiro López-Iglesias. Rendered Agroecosystem Services and Dysservices of Dairy Farming: A Bottom-Up Approach in Galicia (Spain). Sustainability. 2021; 13 (15):8509.
Chicago/Turabian StyleIbán Vázquez-González; María Pérez-Fra; Ana García-Arias; Bernardo Valdês-Paços; Edelmiro López-Iglesias. 2021. "Rendered Agroecosystem Services and Dysservices of Dairy Farming: A Bottom-Up Approach in Galicia (Spain)." Sustainability 13, no. 15: 8509.
Edelmiro López Iglesias. Factores estruturais que contribúen ao problema dos incendios en Galicia. Unha nova xeración de lumes? Actas do Coloquio Galaico-Portugués sobre Incendios Forestais 2021, 1 .
AMA StyleEdelmiro López Iglesias. Factores estruturais que contribúen ao problema dos incendios en Galicia. Unha nova xeración de lumes? Actas do Coloquio Galaico-Portugués sobre Incendios Forestais. 2021; ():1.
Chicago/Turabian StyleEdelmiro López Iglesias. 2021. "Factores estruturais que contribúen ao problema dos incendios en Galicia." Unha nova xeración de lumes? Actas do Coloquio Galaico-Portugués sobre Incendios Forestais , no. : 1.
The analysis and explanation of the diverse rural dynamics might help to design better targeted rural development policies. We focus on Galicia (Spain) as a case study of a region in demographic decline, in order to trace what factors are associated with the recovery of specific rural areas. Since demographic ageing and depopulation are often an inheritance from strong migration processes in the past, and the resulting imbalances, we use a statistical method by Martínez Filgueira, Peón & López Iglesias (2017) to remove thedemographic drag due to past migration. We then perform a multivariate statistical analysis that explores the relationship of the municipalities’ population growth beyond the drag with a total of 50 indicators in 10 domains, including territorial, such as infrastructures and remoteness, economic diversification, the profitability of business activities, human capital, and quality of life indicators, such as access to public services and trends of rurbanisation. We obtain mixed results for the dichotomy ‘entrepreneurshipversus quality of life’. The main findings are the evidence of agglomeration economies –the distance to the main cities and the size of the county capital– and the positive impact of socio-economic variables such as disposable income and stock of human capital. In addition, we obtain a correspondence between rural areas in recovery and a higher density of companies and self-employment in the services sector.
David Peón Pose; Xose Manuel Martínez Filgueira; Edelmiro López-Iglesias. Productive vs. residential economy: Factors behind the recovery of rural areas in socioeconomic decline. Revista Galega de Economía 2020, 29, 1 -30.
AMA StyleDavid Peón Pose, Xose Manuel Martínez Filgueira, Edelmiro López-Iglesias. Productive vs. residential economy: Factors behind the recovery of rural areas in socioeconomic decline. Revista Galega de Economía. 2020; 29 (2):1-30.
Chicago/Turabian StyleDavid Peón Pose; Xose Manuel Martínez Filgueira; Edelmiro López-Iglesias. 2020. "Productive vs. residential economy: Factors behind the recovery of rural areas in socioeconomic decline." Revista Galega de Economía 29, no. 2: 1-30.
In the last 30 years, the Galician agricultural and agri-food sector has had to face deep changes in its operating environment, as a result of changes in markets, policies and societal demands. In that context, the sector has shown in some aspects a remarkable dynamism and response capacity. Examples include the growth of milk production, which allowed Galicia to consolidate its position among the top ten dairy regions of the EU, or the development of differentiated and quality productions, mainly in beef and wine. With regard to production technology, the agricultural sector maintained a high investment effort which, coupled with the accelerated decrease in labor, made it possible to correct the low rate of capital per worker. This investment effort also allowed the consolidation of a set of medium-sized professional holdings, still minority in number but already the productive core of the sector. However, despite the advances, the agri-food chain continues to register strong deficiencies, especially in two aspects: structural deficits in the land base of farms and land uses, and the weakness of the agroindustry. Deficiencies that have caused an increase in the deficit of the agri-food trade balance in the last three decades.
Edelmiro López-Iglesias. The agricultural and agri-food sector in Galicia; assessment of changes from European integration, 1986-2016. Revista Galega de Economía 2019, 28, 1 -20.
AMA StyleEdelmiro López-Iglesias. The agricultural and agri-food sector in Galicia; assessment of changes from European integration, 1986-2016. Revista Galega de Economía. 2019; 28 (3):1-20.
Chicago/Turabian StyleEdelmiro López-Iglesias. 2019. "The agricultural and agri-food sector in Galicia; assessment of changes from European integration, 1986-2016." Revista Galega de Economía 28, no. 3: 1-20.
The natural experiment provided by the opening of a section that completed the A8 motorway in Mariña de Lugo, a rural area in Galicia (Spain), offers an opportunity to identify whether spread or backwash effects in economic activity are observed. The new section directly affects only a small strip of the territory, ‐ where the transition from the inland rural areas to the more dynamic coastal area takes place. This allows us to test a separate dual inner‐coastal socio‐economic performance after the opening of the new road – an analysis that has rarely been performed for rural areas in developed countries. We study the impact over population growth, employment and business financial results, using the differences‐in‐differences approach. The results we obtain are consistent with the spread hypothesis for the nearest municipality to the new road section, while the spread effects did not disseminate to the neighbouring municipalities. These global results hide a different performance at the sector level, positive for transport and manufacturing companies, and negative for retail firms and hospitality.
David Peón; Jorge Rodríguez‐Álvarez; Edelmiro López‐Iglesias. Spread or backwash: The impact on population dynamics and business performance of a new road in a rural county of Galicia (Spain). Papers in Regional Science 2019, 98, 2479 -2502.
AMA StyleDavid Peón, Jorge Rodríguez‐Álvarez, Edelmiro López‐Iglesias. Spread or backwash: The impact on population dynamics and business performance of a new road in a rural county of Galicia (Spain). Papers in Regional Science. 2019; 98 (6):2479-2502.
Chicago/Turabian StyleDavid Peón; Jorge Rodríguez‐Álvarez; Edelmiro López‐Iglesias. 2019. "Spread or backwash: The impact on population dynamics and business performance of a new road in a rural county of Galicia (Spain)." Papers in Regional Science 98, no. 6: 2479-2502.
La industria láctea de Ecuador ha presentado un moderado crecimiento en las últimas dos décadas, esto como respuesta al dinamismo económico del sector, y luego de que una buena parte de las unidades de producción agraria orientaran esfuerzos y recursos a la consolidación del sistema pecuario nacional, principalmente en aquellos territorios localizados en la sierra central. Sin embargo, en términos de modernización e innovación tecnológica, la cadena láctea ha mostrado recesión, visto desde la presencia de un gran número de industrias o negocios de tipo artesanal, provocando asimetrías sociales entre sus productores. El comprender estas dinámicas llevó a los autores a la identificación de parámetros medibles tales como, productividad y competitividad, que dicho sea de paso, la teoría competitiva es adoptada como referente para el estudio de las estructuras agroalimentarias en zonas urbano-rurales de Ecuador. Finalmente, la revisión de literatura (en ciertos casos inexistente) dio paso a la aplicación de un estudio empírico, basado en encuestas a las industrias lácteas de Riobamba, logrando de esta forma, caracterizar los sistemas de producción y comercialización, al igual que los vínculos y acuerdos que mantienen las industrias con otros agentes de la cadena y la economía local.
Danny Zambrano Vera; Edelmiro López Iglesias. La industria de lácteos de Riobamba – Ecuador: dinámicas en la economía local. Economía y Negocios 2018, 9, 1 .
AMA StyleDanny Zambrano Vera, Edelmiro López Iglesias. La industria de lácteos de Riobamba – Ecuador: dinámicas en la economía local. Economía y Negocios. 2018; 9 (1):1.
Chicago/Turabian StyleDanny Zambrano Vera; Edelmiro López Iglesias. 2018. "La industria de lácteos de Riobamba – Ecuador: dinámicas en la economía local." Economía y Negocios 9, no. 1: 1.
In this work, we characterized the food-processing system used by the population of the Tehuantepec Isthmus (Mexico), largely of zapotec origin. Also, we examined the relationship of the system to the native cornzapalotechico, and assessed its potential for retaining its food sovereignty. For this purpose, we performed extensive empirical fieldwork involving peasant and consumer surveys, and also on interviews with key local informants. Based on the results, the native cereal, which accounts for more than one half of the food intake for the locals, is cropped by a high proportion of peasants in the region. As confirmed here, this native variety is used to produce a wide variety of highly complex and diverse foods that remain the dietary basis for the isthmian population as a legacy of the pre-Hispanic Mesoamerican counterfoil. Available empirical evidence suggests that this food system, linked to the cereal’s biocultural model, has allowed the population to retain a high level of food sovereignty or autonomy.
Alejandro Nuricumbo Linares; Edelmiro López Iglesias; Jesús Simal-Gándara; Agueda Gómez Suárez. The Biocultural System of the Native Corn Zapalote chico in the Tehuantepec Isthmus (Mexico). Sustainable Food Production 2018, 1, 1 -10.
AMA StyleAlejandro Nuricumbo Linares, Edelmiro López Iglesias, Jesús Simal-Gándara, Agueda Gómez Suárez. The Biocultural System of the Native Corn Zapalote chico in the Tehuantepec Isthmus (Mexico). Sustainable Food Production. 2018; 1 ():1-10.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAlejandro Nuricumbo Linares; Edelmiro López Iglesias; Jesús Simal-Gándara; Agueda Gómez Suárez. 2018. "The Biocultural System of the Native Corn Zapalote chico in the Tehuantepec Isthmus (Mexico)." Sustainable Food Production 1, no. : 1-10.
Edelmiro López Iglesias; David Peon; Jorge Rodríguez-Álvarez. Mobility innovations for sustainability and cohesion of rural areas: A transport model and public investment analysis for Valdeorras (Galicia, Spain). Journal of Cleaner Production 2018, 172, 3520 -3534.
AMA StyleEdelmiro López Iglesias, David Peon, Jorge Rodríguez-Álvarez. Mobility innovations for sustainability and cohesion of rural areas: A transport model and public investment analysis for Valdeorras (Galicia, Spain). Journal of Cleaner Production. 2018; 172 ():3520-3534.
Chicago/Turabian StyleEdelmiro López Iglesias; David Peon; Jorge Rodríguez-Álvarez. 2018. "Mobility innovations for sustainability and cohesion of rural areas: A transport model and public investment analysis for Valdeorras (Galicia, Spain)." Journal of Cleaner Production 172, no. : 3520-3534.
Xosé Martínez-Filgueira; David Peon; Edelmiro López Iglesias. Intra-rural divides and regional planning: an analysis of a traditional emigration region (Galicia, Spain). European Planning Studies 2017, 25, 1237 -1255.
AMA StyleXosé Martínez-Filgueira, David Peon, Edelmiro López Iglesias. Intra-rural divides and regional planning: an analysis of a traditional emigration region (Galicia, Spain). European Planning Studies. 2017; 25 (7):1237-1255.
Chicago/Turabian StyleXosé Martínez-Filgueira; David Peon; Edelmiro López Iglesias. 2017. "Intra-rural divides and regional planning: an analysis of a traditional emigration region (Galicia, Spain)." European Planning Studies 25, no. 7: 1237-1255.
The objective of this chapter is to provide an approach to the farmland abandonment problem in Galicia, the Spain’s north-western region. We describe the land use pattern that characterized the traditional agricultural system, and analyze the process of structural adjustment and changes in land use recorded in the last 50 years. The empirical basis is provided mainly by an original elaboration of agricultural census data for the period 1982–2009. The results show that in the last five decades the area devoted to crops and pastures was constrained to a small portion of the territory (just over 20%), while the agro-livestock uses of hill land which were very important up to the mid-twentieth century disappeared. All this led to a remarkable expansion of abandoned land, which currently occupies at least 20% of the regional area. The drivers of this farmland abandonment are diverse and vary from one zone to another. But among them the conditioners derived from the structure of land ownership must be emphasized, coupled with the poor functioning of the land market and leasing. Land abandonment has had a major impact on the dynamics of the agricultural sector, limiting the size of farms and causing an increasing intensification in a small portion of the territory. This has also led to severe environmental problems, especially forest fires. Consequently, improving mobility and land use should be a priority of agricultural and rural development policies in this region.
Edelmiro López Iglesias; Francisco Sineiro-García; Roberto Lorenzana-Fernández. Chapter 5 Processes of Farmland Abandonment: Land use Change and Structural Adjustment in Galicia (Spain). Beyond the Rural-Urban Divide: Cross-Continental Perspectives on the Differentiated Countryside and its Regulation 2013, 91 -120.
AMA StyleEdelmiro López Iglesias, Francisco Sineiro-García, Roberto Lorenzana-Fernández. Chapter 5 Processes of Farmland Abandonment: Land use Change and Structural Adjustment in Galicia (Spain). Beyond the Rural-Urban Divide: Cross-Continental Perspectives on the Differentiated Countryside and its Regulation. 2013; ():91-120.
Chicago/Turabian StyleEdelmiro López Iglesias; Francisco Sineiro-García; Roberto Lorenzana-Fernández. 2013. "Chapter 5 Processes of Farmland Abandonment: Land use Change and Structural Adjustment in Galicia (Spain)." Beyond the Rural-Urban Divide: Cross-Continental Perspectives on the Differentiated Countryside and its Regulation , no. : 91-120.
PRODER is a Spanish rural development programme based on the European Union's LEADER programme approach and financed by EU funds. In this paper, the authors analyse the level of involvement of the social participants and assess how such programmes can contribute to the development of new local dynamics and capabilities. The results highlight the difficulties in gaining effective involvement from people. Even in areas where significant social networks exist, the lack of a culture of participation among social and governmental organizations has hindered programme development and success. Recommendations to improve the LEADER approach are provided.
M. Mar Pérez-Fra; Edelmiro López Iglesias; Ana-Isabel García-Arias; Francisco Sineiro; Roberto Lorenzana. Representativeness and Civic Participation in Rural Development Programmes. Outlook on Agriculture 2012, 41, 215 -220.
AMA StyleM. Mar Pérez-Fra, Edelmiro López Iglesias, Ana-Isabel García-Arias, Francisco Sineiro, Roberto Lorenzana. Representativeness and Civic Participation in Rural Development Programmes. Outlook on Agriculture. 2012; 41 (3):215-220.
Chicago/Turabian StyleM. Mar Pérez-Fra; Edelmiro López Iglesias; Ana-Isabel García-Arias; Francisco Sineiro; Roberto Lorenzana. 2012. "Representativeness and Civic Participation in Rural Development Programmes." Outlook on Agriculture 41, no. 3: 215-220.
In this article, data bases from the 1989 and 1999 Agricultural Censuses are employed in order to elaborate a typology of the bovine farms in Galicia, which is based on the farms economic and demographic viability. The analysis allows us to conclude that the sector is integrated by three large groups of farms, with very different characteristics and perspectives. The first group is made of farms with economic and demographic viability, representing only 1/5 of the total although concentrating most of the output, whereas the second contains 1/3 of the total number of farms which are operated by farmers aged 55 or above without successor, and in its majority of very small size. Finally, the third is the most numerous group (50% of the total) and formed by farms with a more uncertain future, because they have possibility of succession but are not economically viable. Thus, the obtained results are used in three ways: to offer an analysis of the present structure of the sector, to interpret its recent transformations, and to project the tendencies for the next decade (1999-2009).
Francisco Sineiro García; Edelmiro López Iglesias; Roberto Lorenzana Fernández; Bernardo Valdês Paços. La tipología de las explotaciones en función de su viabilidad económica y demográfica; aplicación a las explotaciones de bovino en Galicia. Economía Agraria y Recursos Naturales 2011, 4, 63 -85.
AMA StyleFrancisco Sineiro García, Edelmiro López Iglesias, Roberto Lorenzana Fernández, Bernardo Valdês Paços. La tipología de las explotaciones en función de su viabilidad económica y demográfica; aplicación a las explotaciones de bovino en Galicia. Economía Agraria y Recursos Naturales. 2011; 4 (8):63-85.
Chicago/Turabian StyleFrancisco Sineiro García; Edelmiro López Iglesias; Roberto Lorenzana Fernández; Bernardo Valdês Paços. 2011. "La tipología de las explotaciones en función de su viabilidad económica y demográfica; aplicación a las explotaciones de bovino en Galicia." Economía Agraria y Recursos Naturales 4, no. 8: 63-85.
This paper analyzes the factors that contribute to changes in farming specialization, and it assesses the importance of such factors in the occurred transformations from dairy to cattle farms in Northern Spain. In line with this objective, we examine the role played on this process by the farms’ characteristics as well as farmers’ socio-economic factors. Furthermore, we asses the role played by public land consolidation policies, which were the main structural policies applied in this area during the last decades. Our data came from a representative sample of 458 livestock farms (active in 1999) in the province of ACoruña, during the period 1985-1999. From the total, 46 farms switched their productive orientation quitting dairy and entering into cattle production during the period of study. The rest kept their dairy specialization. Results indicate that dairy exit is positively related to farmer’s age. At the same time, it is negatively related to the following variables: dairy production per cow, total land, the existence of heirs, and the amount of family members working outside the farm. Furthermore, the fact that the farm had been involved in a land consolidation process did not have any direct effect on this change of productive orientation.
Alfonso Ribas Álvarez; Edelmiro López Iglesias; Maria Loureiro. Los factores determinantes del paso de las explotaciones de la leche a la carne en la Cornisa Cantábrica: Análisis empírico para una comarca del interior de Galicia. Economía Agraria y Recursos Naturales 2011, 6, 139 -156.
AMA StyleAlfonso Ribas Álvarez, Edelmiro López Iglesias, Maria Loureiro. Los factores determinantes del paso de las explotaciones de la leche a la carne en la Cornisa Cantábrica: Análisis empírico para una comarca del interior de Galicia. Economía Agraria y Recursos Naturales. 2011; 6 (11):139-156.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAlfonso Ribas Álvarez; Edelmiro López Iglesias; Maria Loureiro. 2011. "Los factores determinantes del paso de las explotaciones de la leche a la carne en la Cornisa Cantábrica: Análisis empírico para una comarca del interior de Galicia." Economía Agraria y Recursos Naturales 6, no. 11: 139-156.