As stated by the Councillor for Towns and Villages of Valencia, the project aims to overcome the lack of studies, research and publications on villages and their history, geography, evolution and demographics. Josep Montesinos, Dean of the Faculty of Geography and History, highlights the absence of previous researches on this subject: "The information available is minimal and diffuse, so the work has been carried out on the land and based on the existing sources".

In turn, Juan Piqueras gives a detailed description of the contents of this initial study which, once complete, will be edited by the City Council during this year. As he explains, the research information is based on several thematic elements: origins and development of Valencian towns and villages, physical frame (Geomorphology); historical evolution of the orchard landscapes (its crops and owners); a specific analysis of the 15 villages and 4 hamlets; origins of the place names; historical evolution of the population and their economic bases; demography (evolution, current composition and origins of the inhabitants); planimetry and districts demarcation; city maps (local heritage: churches, chapels, civil buildings, etc.); scattered settlements (farmhouses or dispersed residences and emblematic examples as cabins and caves); health, educational and commercial services; and, finally, a section on transport and communication routes.

"We believe that this research was absolutely essential to approach the history of Valencian towns," assures Beamud. He also states that “so far, there was practically no serious documentation, or studies on these aspects or on the impact of the agriculture on the development of these populations". For this reason, Professor Piqueras' work involves "an inclusive trace from the Muslim origins of the towns, through the period of the conquest. As well as a review of the villages through the different historical eras, not only as part of the towns of Valencia as a whole, but also differentiating each of them individually".

The Councillor outlines that "the aim of this initiative is to place our towns on the map and on the political and public agenda as what they are: the fourth ring road of the city of Valencia. The first one corresponds to the historical sphere; the second to the bourgeois expansion and the third to the contemporary. This fourth ring road is the one that preserves the city of Valencia in its peculiarity and history”. The Councillor also highlights the value of this rural and agrarian area, “especially, given the environmental crisis we are living”.

Juan Piqueras complains about the lack of previous studies and states that a plan of the urban evolution of each town has been drawn up using the existing documentation (the oldest dates back to 1893) and aerial photographs. Likewise, for the historical cartography section, maps have been used, the oldest dates back to 1695 (Cassaus map).

The research covers a wide range of topics, from the current and long-term anthropological and demographic configuration to more specific aspects, such as the location of economic and cultural landmarks like the salt lakes of El Palmar.