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Department of Applied Economics, Faculty of Economics, University of Malaga, Spain. |
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BiographyProfessor (Associate) of the Department of Applied Economics (Economic Structure) at University of Malaga and member of the Water, Environmental and Agricultural Resources Economics (WEARE) research group. He has extensive research experience in microeconomic and macroeconomic analysis, with special emphasis in the field of water and environmental economics. He holds a Ph.D. in Economics (University of Seville, Spain) and a Master’s degree in International Business (University College Dublin, Ireland). He has extensive international professional experience of more than 10 years in the industrial sector. He has worked as lecturer and researcher at the University of Seville, San Pablo-CEU University, University of Cordoba, Instituto de Investigaciones Económicas de la UNAM (Ciudad de México, Mexico) and the UFZ-Helmholtz Center for Environmental Research (Leipzig, Germany). Mentor of start-ups related to water services at the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) and the University of Malaga. His research has been published in numerous high-impact international journals and participates in various international and national projects related to his research fields. Research Interests
Alfonso’s current research projects include:
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Most relevant Peer-reviewed publications2024 Expósito, A., Berbel, J. (2024). Water and the Water Framework Directive. In Koundouri, P.; Almanos, A. Elgar Encyclopedia of Water Policy, Economics and Management, Edward Elgar Publishing. doi: 10.4337/9781802202946.00078 Expósito, A., Díaz-Cano, E. and Berbel, J. (2024). The potential use of reclaimed water for irrigation purposes: Is it overestimated?, Water Resources Management, doi: 10.1007/s11269-024-03878-w Expósito, A., Lorenzo López, A.M. and Berbel, J. (2024). How much does reclaimed wastewater cost? A comprehensive analysis for irrigation uses in the European Mediterranean context, Water Reuse, doi: 10.2166/wrd.2024.040 2023 Expósito, A., Kahil, T. and Berbel, J. (2023). Editorial — Advances in Hydro-Economic Modeling for Sustainable Basin Management in a Context of Climate Change, Water Economics and Policy 9(1):2302001 doi: 10.1142/s2382624x23020010 Martínez-Dalmau, J., Gutiérrez-Martín, C., Expósito, A. and Berbel, J. (2023). Analysis of water pricing policy effects in a Mediterranean basin through a hydroeconomic model, Water Resources Management doi: 10.1007/s11269-023-03446-8 Tocados-Franco, E., Berbel, J. and Expósito, A. (2023). Water policy implications of perennial expansion in the Guadalquivir River Basin (southern Spain), Agricultural Water Management 282:108286 doi: 10.1016/j.agwat.2023.108286 2022 Berbel, J. and Expósito, A. (2022). A decision model for stochastic optimization of seasonal irrigation-water allocation, Agricultural Water Management 262:107419 doi: 10.1016/j.agwat.2021.107419 Carvalho, P.N., Finger, D.C., Masi, F., Cipolletta, G., Oral, H.V., Tóth, A., Regelsberger, M. and Expósito, A. (2022). Nature-based solutions addressing the water-energy-food nexus: Review of theoretical concepts and urban case studies, Journal of Cleaner Production 338:130652 2021 Expósito, A., Espinosa, M. and Villa-Damas, A. (2021). Valuing visitor willingness to pay for urban green space conservation: Case of Maria Luisa park in Seville, Spain, Journal of Urban Planning and Development 147(3) doi: 10.1061/(ASCE)UP.1943-5444.0000700 Nika, C.-E.; Expósito, A.; Kisser, J.; Bertino, G.; Oral, H.V.; Dehghanian, K.; Vasilaki, V.; Iacovidou, E.; Fatone, F.; Atanasova, N.; Katsou, E. Validating Circular Performance Indicators: The Interface between Circular Economy and Stakeholders. Water 2021, 13, 2198. 2020 Berbel, J. and Expósito, A. (2020). The theory and practice of water pricing and cost recovery in the Water Framework Directive, Water Alternatives 13(3):659-673 Borrego-Marín, M.M., Expósito, A. and Berbel, J. (2020). A simplified hydro-economic model of Guadalquivir river basin for analysis of water-pricing scenarios, Water 12(7):1879 Expósito, A., Beier, F. and Berbel, J. (2020). Hydro-economic modelling for water-policy assessment under climate change at river basin scale: A review, Water 12(6):1559 Expósito, A. and Berbel, J. (2020). The economics of irrigation in almond orchards. Application to southern Spain, Agronomy 10(6):796 doi: 10.3390/agronomy10060796 Expósito, A. and Velasco, F. (2020). Exploring environmental efficiency of the European agricultural sector in the use of mineral fertilizers, Journal of Cleaner Production 253 Nika, C.E., Vasilaki, V., Expósito, A. and Katsou, E. (2020). Water cycle and circular economy: developing a circularity assessment framework for complex water systems, Water Research 187:116423 doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2020.116423 2019 Berbel, J., Borrego-Marín, M.M., Expósito, A., Giannoccaro G., Montilla-López N.M., Roseta-Palma C. (2019). Analysis of irrigation water tariffs and taxes in Europe, Water Policy 21(4):806-825 doi: 10.2166/wp.2019.197 Berbel, J., Expósito, A., Borrego-Marín , M.M. (2019). Conciliation of competing uses and stakeholder rights to groundwater: An evaluation of Fuencaliente aquifer (Spain). International Journal of Water Resources Development 35(5):830-846 doi: 10.1080/07900627.2018.1491392 Berbel, J., Expósito, A., Gutiérrez-Martín, C. and Mateos L. (2019). Effects of the Irrigation Modernization in Spain 2002–2015, Water Resources Management 33(5):1835-1849 doi: 10.1007/s11269-019-02215-w Expósito, A. (2019). Valuing households’ willingness to pay for water transfers from the irrigation sector: a case study of the city of Seville (southern Spain), Sustainability 11(24):6982 doi: 10.3390/su11246982 Expósito, A., Berbel, J. (2019). Drivers of irrigation water productivity and basin closure process: Analysis of the Guadalquivir river basin (Spain). Water Resources Management, 33(4):1439-1450 doi: 10.1007/s11269-018-2170-7 Expósito, A., Pablo-Romero, M. P.; Sanchez-Braza, A. (2019). Testing EKC for Urban Water Use: Empirical Evidence at River Basin Scale from the Guadalquivir River, Spain. ASCE Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management. 145(4): 04019005 doi: 10.1061/(ASCE)Wr.1943-5452.0001052 Pablo-Romero, M.P.; Sanchez-Braza, A.; Expósito, A..(2019). Industry level production functions and energy use in 12 EU countries. Journal of Cleaner Production. Vol. 212. Pag. 880-892 doi: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.11.296 2018 Expósito, A.. (2018). Irrigated agriculture and the cost recovery principle of water services: Assessment and discussion of the case of the Guadalquivir River Basin (Spain), Water 10(10) doi: 10.3390/w10101338 Berbel, J., Gutiérrez-Martín, C., Expósito, A., (2018). Impacts of irrigation efficiency improvement on water use, water consumption and response to water price at field level. Agricultural Water Management 203:423-429 doi: 10.1016/j.agwat.2018.02.026 Berbel, J., Expósito, A. (2018). Economic challenges in the EU Water Directive Framework reform and implementation. European Planning Studies 16(1):20-34 doi: 10.1080/09654313.2017.1364353 Expósito, A., Velasco F. (2018). Municipal solid-waste recycling market and the European 2020 Horizon Strategy: A regional efficiency analysis in Spain. Journal of Cleaner Production 72:938-948 doi: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.10.221 Berbel, J., Expósito, A., Mateos, L. (2018). The importance of the groundwater governance in the global change context: a proposal for a Mediterranean aquifer (Llanos de la Puebla, Spain). In: Groundwater and Global Change in the Western Mediterranean Area, pp. 35-42. Springer International. ISBN: 978-3-319-69355-2 2017 Expósito, A., Berbel J. (2017). Why is water pricing ineffective for deficit irrigation schemes? A case study in southern Spain. Water Resources Management 31(3): 1047-1059 doi: 10.1007/s11269-016-1563-8 Expósito, A., Berbel J. (2017). Agricultural irrigation water use in a closed basin and the impacts on water productivity: The case of the Guadalquivir river basin (Southern Spain). Water 9(2):136 doi: 10.3390/w9020136 Expósito, A., Berbel J. (2017). Sustainability implications of deficit irrigation in a mature water economy: a case study in southern Spain. Sustainability 9(7):1144 doi: 10.3390/su9071144 Expósito, A., Berbel J. (2017). Evolución de la productividad del agua en el proceso de cierre de la cuenca del Guadalquivir. In: Análisis de los efectos de la modernización de regadíos. Vol. Serie Economía, pp. 309-328. Cajamar Caja Rural. ISBN 978-84-95531-83-4 2016 Expósito, A., Berbel J. (2016). Microeconomics of deficit irrigation and subjective water response function for intensive olive groves Water 8(6):254 doi: 10.3390/w8060254 |
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