Valencian Observatory of Governance and Public Administration - OVAGAP

Reference of the Group:

GIUV2025-651

 
Description of research activity:

OVAGAP aims to bring together researchers from the University of Valencia and from various institutes, universities, and research centers whose fields of study include the analysis of institutional factors that facilitate or hinder (barriers) the achievement of optimal indicators of environmental governance, with special attention to the management of resources and spaces in the Valencian Community. In addition, OVAGAP is committed to highlighting the University of Valencia's role in disseminating and raising awareness through the updating and transfer of scientific knowledge about past trajectories, present realities, and future scenarios of a climatic and institutional nature, all related to the role of Public Administrations in the governance of Valencian natural resources. Therefore, OVAGAP's actions are aimed at gathering scientific evidence, generating knowledge, and disseminating research results that strengthen the social and institutional capacities of the Valencian environmental governance system through the prioritized analysis of administrative variables.

 
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Scientific-technical goals:
  • Analizar y evaluar la participacion conjunta de Administraciones Publicas, actores de la sociedad civil e instituciones academicas en la elaboracion de propuestas para mejorar la eficacia de las politicas publicas destinadas a la proteccion ambiental de recursos y espacios naturales protegidos de la Comunitat Valenciana.
  • Contribuir a la generacion y actualizacion de conocimiento cientifico sobre la gobernanza ambiental de la Comunitat Valenciana, identificando las barreras y facilitadores institucionales que influyen en las politicas publicas de gestion sobre espacios protegides.
  • Divulgar entre el conjunto de la sociedad los principales hallazgos en materia de gobernanza sobre distintas figuras de proteccion ambiental, asi como proponer alternativas eficaces de gestion a traves de distintas metodologias de dialogo entre saberes tradicionales, profesionales y academicos sobre las materias que son objeto de atencion por parte de OVAGAP
  • Favorecer la constitucion de redes entre Administraciones Publicas, actores de la sociedad civil y grupos de investigacion para generar sinergias que fortalezcan las capacidades institucionales de gobernanza ambiental frente a los distintos escenarios climaticos definidos por las principales estrategias prospectivas mas recientes.
 
Research lines:
  • Adaptation, Mitigation, and Management of the Effects and Impacts of Climate Change Analysis and Evaluation of Institutional Barriers and Facilitators.The group addresses climate change adaptation, mitigation and management, analysing institutional barriers and facilitators for environmental governance. It promotes institutional innovation and new governance schemes, with an emphasis on citizen participation, dissemination and awareness-raising.
 
Group members:
Name Nature of participation Entity Description
BERNABE ALDEGUER CERDADirectorUniversitat de València
Research team
MELANY BARRAGAN MANJONMemberUniversitat de València
JOAN ENGUER SAUSMemberUniversitat de València
EMILIO BARBA CAMPOSCollaboratorUniversitat de València
GONZALO PARDO BENEYTOCollaboratorUniversitat de València
OSCAR BARBERA ARESTECollaboratorUniversitat de València
IRENE LUJAN CLIMENTCollaboratorUniversitat de València
GEMA SÁNCHEZ MEDEROCollaboratorUniversidad Complutense de Madridtenured university professor
IRENE BELMONTE MARTÍNCollaboratorUniversidad Miguel Hernández de Elchetenured university professor
 
CNAE:
  • -
 
Associated structure:
  • Constitutional Law, Political and Administrative Sciences