Classification and ranking rural areas in Greece based on technical, economic and social indicators of the agricultural holdings. (2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Chatzinikolaou, Pathena; Bournaris, Thomas; Kiomourtzi, Fedra; Moulogianni, Christina; Manos, Basil
• Is Part Of: International journal of business innovation and research. Volume 9:Number 4(2015)
• Page Start: 455
• Page End: 469
• Publication Date: 2015
• Subjects: classification -- ranking -- technical indicators -- economic indicators -- social indicators -- rural areas -- Greece -- agricultural holdings -- agriculture -- cluster analysis -- multicriteria decision making -- MCDM -- PROMETHEE II -- Common Agricultural Policy -- CAP impact -- rural economies -- farm households -- farming; Management science -- Research -- Periodicals; Industrial management -- Technological innovations -- Periodicals; Industrial management -- Research -- Periodicals; 658.0072
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1751-0252

Abstract

This paper aims to classify and rank rural areas in Greece using a set of technical, economic and social indicators. For this purpose, we developed appropriate indicators and criteria applied hierarchical cluster analysis and the multicriteria method PROMETHEE II. In order to collect the appropriate data, a household survey carried out in the context of the research project CAP-IRE (assessing the multiple impacts of the Common Agricultural Policy on Rural Economies) which is a European FP7 funded project. A sample of 300 farm households located in the 16 prefectures of Macedonia and Thrace at Northern Greece was used to classify and rank these areas.