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Combining Markowitz Portfolio Model and Simplex Algorithm to Achieve Sustainable Land Management Objectives: Case Study of Rivadavia Banda Norte, Salta (Argentina)

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  • José Alex Gualotuña Parra

    (Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería Agronómica, Alimentaria y de Biosistemas, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain)

  • Omar Valverde-Arias

    (Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería Agronómica, Alimentaria y de Biosistemas, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain
    Centro de Estudios e Investigación para la Gestión de Riesgos Agrarios y Medioambientales (CEIGRAM), 28040 Madrid, Spain)

  • Ana M. Tarquis

    (Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería Agronómica, Alimentaria y de Biosistemas, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain
    Centro de Estudios e Investigación para la Gestión de Riesgos Agrarios y Medioambientales (CEIGRAM), 28040 Madrid, Spain)

  • Juan B. Grau Olivé

    (Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería Agronómica, Alimentaria y de Biosistemas, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain)

  • Federico Colombo Speroni

    (Instituto de Sustentabilidad Urbana y Territorial, Universidad Católica de Salta, Salta A4400, Argentina)

  • Antonio Saa-Requejo

    (Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería Agronómica, Alimentaria y de Biosistemas, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain
    Centro de Estudios e Investigación para la Gestión de Riesgos Agrarios y Medioambientales (CEIGRAM), 28040 Madrid, Spain)

Abstract

Land use planning involves making an appropriate decision and selecting a use over other alternatives. A step-by-step methodology was developed to evaluate the optimal combination of regional land use technologies and the spatial allocation. For a realistic approach, a case study (specifically Rivadavia department, Salta, Argentina) is considered, which has deforestation problems and the advance of intensive and extractive agriculture. Five management techniques are considered for the area: precision agriculture (T1), advance livestock farming (T2), payment for ecosystem service (T3), traditional agriculture–livestock farming—Criollo (T4), and traditional forest management—Wichi (T5). A land evaluation on a GIS model is carried out to obtain the land suitability for each technique. Analyzing local experts’ opinions using the Markowitz portfolio methodology allows us to obtain an optimal combination of techniques. Finally, a Simplex method analysis linked with the GIS is performed to allocate the five techniques over the territory maximizing land suitability and in compliance with percent surface assignments. The result assigns each GIS polygon to a specific technique, reaching optimal land suitability in 92% of the territory. Natural capital and social attributes had a significant and complex impact on technology choice, but objective and optimized approaches in their allocation were possible and provides valuable information to guide public policies.

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  • José Alex Gualotuña Parra & Omar Valverde-Arias & Ana M. Tarquis & Juan B. Grau Olivé & Federico Colombo Speroni & Antonio Saa-Requejo, 2023. "Combining Markowitz Portfolio Model and Simplex Algorithm to Achieve Sustainable Land Management Objectives: Case Study of Rivadavia Banda Norte, Salta (Argentina)," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(14), pages 1-22, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:15:y:2023:i:14:p:11050-:d:1194334
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