Multi-Criteria Policy Scenarios Analysis for Public Management of Irrigated Agriculture

Laura Riesgo and José A. Gómez-Limón

No 239276, 89th Seminar, February 2-5, 2005, Parma, Italy from European Association of Agricultural Economists

Abstract: This paper presents a methodological approach to analysing combinations of different agricultural policy and irrigation water pricing alternatives. The approach takes into account the fact that farmers consider a broad set of criteria when they make decisions. Policy scenarios are simulated by means of multi-criteria mathematical programming models capable of simulating the future behaviour of farmers. The Multi-Attribute Utility Theory (MAUT) has been chosen as a methodological framework for model-building. A set of relevant economic, social and environmental attributes related to public criteria are also obtained as a way of measuring the efficiency of the suggested policy scenarios. This methodology has been applied to the Duero Basin in Spain.

Keywords: Community/Rural/Urban Development; Research Methods/Statistical Methods (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 24
Date: 2005-04
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.239276

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