• A New Spatial Criteria Method to Delimit Rural Settlements towards Boundaries Equity: Land Use Optimization for Decision Making in Galicia, NW Spain 

      Barbosa Brandão, Vasco; Santé, Inés; Crecente, Rafael; Díaz Redondo, Carlos; Porta, Juan; Parapar López, Jorge; Doallo, Ramón; Ferreira Neto, José Ambrósio (MDPI, 2022)
      [Abstract] Rural settlements (RS) are a reality of rural areas. They consist of cluster of buildings and ways of life mainly associated with activities related to agriculture. As economic policies applied in rural development ...
    • A population-based iterated greedy algorithm for the delimitation and zoning of rural settlements 

      Porta, Juan; Parapar López, Jorge; Doallo, Ramón; Barbosa Brandão, Vasco; Santé, Inés; Crecente, Rafael (Pergamon Press, 2013)
      [Abstract] In this paper we present a Population-Based Iterated Greedy (PBIG) algorithm for delimiting and zoning rural settlements. Each cadastral plots is allocated to a category (traditional–historical, common or none) ...
    • A simulated annealing algorithm for zoning in planning using parallel computing 

      Santé, Inés; Fernández Rivera, Francisco; Crecente, Rafael; Boullón, Marcos; Suárez, Marcos; Porta, Juan; Parapar López, Jorge; Doallo, Ramón (Pergamon Press, 2016)
      [Abstract] There is an increasing demand for tools that support land use planning processes, particularly the design of zoning maps, which is one of the most complex tasks in the field. In this task, different land use ...
    • High performance genetic algorithm for land use planning 

      Porta, Juan; Parapar López, Jorge; Doallo, Ramón; Fernández Rivera, Francisco; Santé, Inés; Crecente, Rafael (Pergamon Press, 2013)
      [Abstract] This study uses genetic algorithms to formulate and develop land use plans. The restrictions to be imposed and the variables to be optimized are selected based on current local and national legal rules and ...
    • Optimizing parcel exchange among landowners: A soft alternative to land consolidation 

      Teijeiro, Diego; Corbelle-Rico, Eduardo; Porta, Juan; Parapar López, Jorge; Doallo, Ramón (Elsevier, 2020-01)
      [Abstract]: For decades, public policy has favored the use of land consolidation to reduce the fragmentation of land ownership. Private actors, on the other hand, have focused on the purchase, rental and exchange of land ...
    • Web-GIS tool for the management of rural land markets. Application to the Land Bank of Galicia (NWSpain) 

      Porta, Juan; Parapar López, Jorge; García, Paula; Fernández, Gracia; Touriño, Juan; Doallo, Ramón; Ónega, Francisco; Santé, Inés; Díaz, Pablo; Miranda, David; Crecente, Rafael (Springer, 2013)
      [Abstract] Land abandonment and stagnation of rural markets in the last few years have become one of the main concerns of rural administrations. The use of Web and GIS (Geographic Information System) technologies can help ...