Part 1 The foundations of economic valuation: the uses of economic valuation the nature of economic valuation and economic efficiency economic valuation and other values economic valuation when there are no markets economic valuation and the demand curve willingness to pay and willingness to accept total economic value and aggregation total economic value aggregating across individuals - stakeholder analysis aggregating across individuals - distributional adjustments aggregation over time stated preferences and public participation. Part 2 Commissioning a stated preference study: defining the context is economic valuation necessary and credible? what alternative and appropriate procedures are available? how credible will the results be? the cost of the study "mixed" valuation and non-valuation approaches choosing between economic valuation techniques use and non-use values attributes and total values hard versus soft data contexts where given techniques cannot be applied other considerations commissioning a valuation study - a checklist social goals and CBA the required level of accuracy the issue of "standing" issues with stated preference techniques using expert advice assessing the consultants a typical workplan for a stated preference study. Part 3 Population, sample and survey mode: defining the target population the need for and the importance of sampling the sampling frame choosing the sample non-probabilistic design probabilistic design choosing the survey mode choosing the sample size. Part 4 Designing a contingent valuation questionnaire: useful lessons from other disciplines the stages of designing a CV questionnaire what is the policy change being valued? constructing the valuation scenario eliciting monetary values debriefing and follow-up questions attitudes, opinions, knowledge and uses demographics questionnaire structure pre-testing the main survey. Part 5 Contingent valuation - analyzing the results: contingent valuation data sets data on WTP missing data on WTP data on determinants of WTP missing data on household characteristics specification of the bid function the theoretical model the analyst's model -the utility difference approach the analyst's model - the bid function approach which are better - utility difference models or bid function models? estimating mean and median WTP models for testing the validity of WTP values models for benefits transfer exercises conclusions. Part 6 Designing a choice modelling questionnaire: what is choice modelling? main CM approaches choice experiments contingent ranking contingent rating paired comparisons common design stages selection of attributes assignment of levels choice of experimental design construction of choice sets measurement of preferences advantages and disadvantages of choice experiments relative to other economic valuation techniques advantages disadvantages do choice modelling approaches solve a

Economic Valuation with State-Preference Techniques: A Manual

Underground cellar thermal simulation: Definition of a method for modelling performance assessment based on experimental calibration

The wine hedonic price models in the "Old and New World": state of the art Modelo de precios hedónicos aplicado al vino del "Nuevo y del Viejo Mundo": estado del arte

Fil: Mussetta, Paula Cecilia. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas. Centro Cientifico Tecnologico Conicet - Mendoza. Instituto de Ciencias Humanas, Sociales y Ambientales; Argentina

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Vulnerabilidad de productores rurales de Mendoza ante el Cambio Ambiental Global: clima, agua, economía y sociedad Producer's vulnerabilities to Global Environmental Change: climate, water, economy and society

Resumen es: El sector del vino experimenta, en las ultimas decadas, un vertiginoso proceso de cambio y nuevas dinamicas, que estan afectando el desempeno y estrat...

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Análisis de los factores explicativos de la rentabilidad de las empresas vinícolas de Castilla-La Mancha

The concept of sustainability implies a long-term relationship between human been and nature. Sustainable production systems are those systems capable of remaining in the time since they promote the conservation of natural resources, social capital and generate enough economic rents to support themselves. Growing vine and wine activities in Mendoza (Argentina) provide numerous benefits to the agricultural sector which is responsible for the use and pollution of natural resources. There are several indicators that show information of the viticulture sector, but most of them focus on physical and economic aspects. This work consists in the selection of indicators based on the theoretical concept of sustainability that request to integrate the three system's dimensions: economic, social and environmental. This was applied to the viticulture sector in Mendoza, therefore indicators were designed which are able to characterize it following the concept of sustainability. The selected indicators resulted appropriate to describe the grade of sustainability in every dimension (social, economic and environmental) aspects and were easy to obtain and to understand.

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Propuesta de indicadores de sustentabilidad para la producción de vid en Mendoza, Argentina

When a potential customer decides to purchase wine, he does so under the infl uence of factors related not only to the product quality but also to his knowle...

Vinos de Mendoza: relación precio en góndola versus calidad en degustación a ciegas

Cuando un posible consumidor de vinos decide su compra, lo hace influenciado por factores relacionados no solo con la calidad del producto sino tambien con el conocimiento que tiene de la marca. Esta investigacion se inicio con un mapeo de vinos ofrecidos en puntos de venta minorista del Gran Mendoza, para luego realizar una degustacion a ciegas con panelistas de la provincia de Mendoza, de sectores de ingresos medios, cuya unica condicion era la de ser consumidor de vinos. Los vinos elegidos para degustar fueron los que tenian presencia importante en los lugares de venta. Ademas se realizo una seleccion en gondola simulada, con vinos presentados con sus precios y packaging. La apreciacion sensorial se complemento con el precio que el consumidor pagaria por lo que estaba degustando. En la seleccion en gondola el panelista no eligio el envase tetrabrik aunque despues, al degustar a ciegas el producto, habia predisposicion a pagar mayor precio que el de mercado. La explicacion de tal comportamiento podria encontrarse en que el envase tetrabrik podria asociarse a una clase social baja, mientras que la botella a las clases sociales de mayor ingreso. El analisis sensorial (sentidos: visual, olfativo, Rev. FCA UNCUYO. ISSN 0370-4661. Tomo 43. N° 1. Ano 2011. 111-125.

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Vinos de Mendoza: relación precio en góndola versus calidad en degustación a ciegas Wines of Mendoza: price on supermarket shelf vs. quality in blind tasting

The landscape is a perception of the agroecosystem valued as aesthetic, cultural, recreational and touristic, for conservation, among others. It is considered an environmental service and cultural heritage according to the International UN Conference 1972 (Paris, France). The agroecosystem of Mendoza's Northern Oasis creates a landscape with the presence of vineyards framed by the Andes, which is a scenic resource characterized as an environmental cultural service. The disordered process of urban growth in North of Mendoza, threatens the provision of the mentioned service. In this paper, a qualitative and a quantitative assessment aim to characterize the perceptions of urban residents on the vineyards landscape. Two methodologies were applied: expert opinion through focus groups and survey data collection. By working with focus groups, positive impacts of this kind of landscape were recognized. In the 638 surveys made in the urban area of Mendoza, a six landscape images valuation was requested (with a score of 1 to 10, where 10 is the maximum). The highest average scores were for the view of Aconcagua, secondly the agricultural landscape with vineyards and mountains and thirdly another view of vineyards in the North Oasis.

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Viticulture and landscape, values for the society in Mendoza, Argentina

Resumen El uso recreativo de un sector del Oasis Norte de Mendoza está amenazado por el avance urbano que reduce la calidad del paisaje. La valoración económica de bienes no transables, como es este caso, una zona rural periurbana, demanda técnicas específicas como la Valoración Contingente, basada en la Disposición a Pagar (DAP) social. Se construyó una base de datos provista por 650 encuestas personales. Se utilizó el algoritmo double bound del paquete DCchoice en idioma R para el cálculo de valor uso recreativo. Fue posible identificar las covariables que explican las variaciones de DAP y los intervalos de confianza. Se concluye que la sociedad local asigna valor a este agro ecosistema; está dispuesta a asignar recursos para preservar el servicio recreativo por aproximadamente $60/hogar/mes. Esta voluntad de pago está en función de la edad del encuestado, lugar de residencia, la preocupación frente al problema y el nivel de ingresos.

Laura V. Alturria

Papers

Propuesta de indicadores de sustentabilidad para la producción de vid en Mendoza, Argentina

Vinos de Mendoza: relación precio en góndola versus calidad en degustación a ciegas

Vinos de Mendoza: relación precio en góndola versus calidad en degustación a ciegas Wines of Mendoza: price on supermarket shelf vs. quality in blind tasting

Viticulture and landscape, values for the society in Mendoza, Argentina

Valoración del uso recreativo del paisaje de oasis de Luján de Cuyo y Maipú mediante el modelo Double Bound en R