Beyond Megaprojects?. Water Alternatives for Mass Tourism in Coastal Mediterranean Spain

Water Resources Management

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 553-565

  Rico Amoros, Antonio Manuel ^a   Sauri, David ^b   Olcina Cantos, Jorge ^a   Vera Rebollo, José Fernando ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Benidorm; Exchange; Mediterranean; Tourism; Wastewater; Water

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMMERCE; DESALINATION; ION EXCHANGE; IRRIGATION; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER;

BENIDORM; MEDITERRANEAN; MEDITERRANEAN AREAS; TOURIST AREAS; TOURIST DESTINATIONS; TOURIST INDUSTRY; TREATED WASTEWATER; WATER AVAILABILITY;

TOURISM;

IRRIGATION SYSTEM; TOURISM; WASTEWATER; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATER EXCHANGE; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

ALICANTE [COMUNIDAD VALENCIA]; BENIDORM; COMUNIDAD VALENCIA; MEDITERRANEAN COAST [SPAIN]; SPAIN;

EID: 84871712480     PISSN: 09204741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11269-012-0201-3     Document Type: Article

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