Economic development and groundwater sustainability

Tortajada, C. and González-Gómez, F. (2022) Economic development and groundwater sustainability. In: Oxford Encyclopedia of Water Resources Management and Policy. Oxford University Press. (doi: 10.1093/acrefore/9780199389414.013.789)

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Abstract

An analysis is made of the relationship between economic development and water sustainability in Campo de Dalías, in southeastern Spain. What used to be a poor, deserted region based on traditional agriculture has become one of the most prosperous regions in Spain. Economic development has been based on highly productive greenhouse agriculture, but this has resulted in the overexploitation of the aquifer that supplies water to different users in the region. Contradictions are considered between economic development and water sustainability in the area, as well as the plans and policies that have been put in place to improve the status of the aquifer but that have had limited success so far.

Item Type:Book Sections
Status:Published
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID:Tortajada, Professor Cecilia
Authors: Tortajada, C., and González-Gómez, F.
College/School:College of Social Sciences > School of Social & Environmental Sustainability
Publisher:Oxford University Press
Published Online:22 November 2022

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