Sustainability of irrigated agriculture with overexploited aquifers: The case of Segura basin (SE, Spain)

Agricultural Water Management

Volumn 182, Issue , 2017, Pages 67-76

  Rupérez Moreno, Carmen ^a   Senent Aparicio, Javier ^a   Martinez Vicente, David ^b   García Aróstegui, José Luis ^b,c   Calvo Rubio, Francisco Cabezas ^b   Pérez Sánchez, Julio ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

^c INSTITUTO GEOLÓGICO Y MINERO DE ESPAÑA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Alternative water sources; Irrigation; Overexploitation of aquifers; Sustainability; Water Framework Directive

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; AQUIFERS; CLIMATE CHANGE; COSTS; CROPS; CULTIVATION; ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HYDROGEOLOGY; IRRIGATION; PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION; REGIONAL PLANNING; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER LEVELS; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATER RESOURCES; WATER SUPPLY;

AGRICULTURAL CONDITIONS; AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT; ALTERNATIVE WATER SOURCES; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; OVER-EXPLOITED AQUIFERS; OVEREXPLOITATION; WATER FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVES; WATER QUALITY IMPAIRMENT;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ADMINISTRATIVE SYSTEM; AQUIFER; CLIMATE CHANGE; COST ANALYSIS; DROUGHT; EXPLOITATION; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; ORGANIZATIONAL FRAMEWORK; PUMPING; SEMIARID REGION; SUSTAINABILITY; WATER LEVEL; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER USE;

MURCIA [SPAIN]; SEGURA BASIN; SPAIN;

EID: 85007085697     PISSN: 03783774     EISSN: 18732283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2016.12.008     Document Type: Article

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