River restoration in Spain: Theoretical and practical approach in the context of the European Water Framework Directive

Environmental Management

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 123-139

  González Del Tánago, Marta ^a   García De Jalón, Diego ^a   Román, Mercedes ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Forecaster; National strategy; River restoration; Spain; Water framework directive; Water resources management

Indexed keywords

FORECASTER; NATIONAL STRATEGIES; RIVER RESTORATION; SPAIN; WATER FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVES; WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT;

DEGRADATION; ECOLOGY; REGIONAL PLANNING; RESTORATION; STREAM FLOW; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER RESOURCES; WATER SUPPLY;

RIVERS;

DESIGN; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE; IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS; IRRIGATION; LAND USE PLANNING; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; RIVER MANAGEMENT; RURAL DEVELOPMENT; STREAMFLOW; THEORETICAL STUDY;

ARTICLE; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HYDRODYNAMICS; HYDROLOGY; IRRIGATION (AGRICULTURE); LAND USE; REVEGETATION; RIPARIAN ECOSYSTEM; RIVER; RURAL AREA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN; THEORETICAL STUDY; WATER QUALITY;

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; EUROPE; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; MODELS, THEORETICAL; RIVERS; SPAIN; WATER QUALITY;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION; SPAIN;

EID: 84861627508     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: 14321009     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00267-012-9862-1     Document Type: Article

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