Xavier Simón is a University Professor at the University of Vigo in the department of Applied Economy.

His main lines of research are on the field of ecological economy. He is currently developing two lines of research: energy transition and rural environment; analysis of food systems for sustainability.

Highlighted production:

• Among her publications it should be remarkable:
• Copena; Pérez Neira; Macías; Simón. Community forest and mushrooms: Collective action initiatives in rural areas of Galicia. Forest Policy and Economics. 135, pp. 102660. 14/01/2022.
• Pérez-Neira; Simón; Copena. Agroecological public policies to mitigate climate change: public food procurement for school canteens in the municipality of Ames (Galicia, Spain). Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems. pp. 1 - 27. Taylor and Francis, 2021. Disponible en Internet en: . ISSN 2168-3573
• Armengot; Beltrán; Schneider; Simón; Pérez-Neira. Food-energy-water nexus of different cacao production systems from a LCA approach. Journal of Cleaner Production. 304, pp. 126941. Elsevier, 2021. Disponible en Internet en: . ISSN 0959-6526
• David Pérez-Neira; Damián Copena; Laura Armengot; Xavier Simón. Transportation can cancel out the ecological advantages of producing organic cacao: The carbon footprint of the globalized agrifood system of ecuadorian chocolate. Journal of Environmental Managment. 276, pp. 111306. Elsevier, 15/12/2020. Disponible en Internet en: . ISSN 0301-4797
• Xavier Simón Fernández; Damián Copena Rodríguez; María Montero Muñoz. Strong wind development with no community participation. The case of Galicia (1995–2009). Energy Policy. 133, pp. 110930. Elsevier, 19/09/2019. Disponible en Internet en: . ISSN 0301-4215