Analysis of Stakeholders' attitudes towards water markets in Southern Spain

Water (Switzerland)

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1517-1532

  Giannoccaro, Giacomo ^a,b   Pedraza, Verónica ^a   Berbel, Julio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FOGGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Guadalquivir river basin; Irrigation; Stakeholders' attitudes; Water markets

Indexed keywords

INTERNATIONAL LAW; IRRIGATION; MANAGEMENT; MANAGERS; SURVEYS; WATERSHEDS;

FOCUS GROUPS; POLICY MAKERS; RIVER BASINS; SOUTHERN SPAIN; STAKEHOLDERS' ATTITUDES; WATER MARKET; WATER RIGHTS; WATER TRADING;

COMMERCE;

IRRIGATION SYSTEM; RIVER BASIN; STAKEHOLDER; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER PLANNING;

ANDALUCIA; GUADALQUIVIR BASIN; SPAIN;

EID: 84888793193     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20734441     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/w5041517     Document Type: Article

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