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Connections between Water, Energy and Landscape: The Social Acceptance in the Monachil River Valley (South of Spain)

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  • Belén Pérez Pérez

    (Department of Human Geography, Faculty of Phylosophy and Letters, University of Granada—UGR, Campus of Cartuja s/n, 18071 Granada, Spain)

  • Pilar Díaz-Cuevas

    (Department of Physical Geography and Regional Geographical Analysis, University of Seville, C/Doña María de Padilla s/n, 41004 Seville, Spain)

Abstract

The relationship between water and renewable energy, as a vertebrate axis of the territory and landscape and its social acceptance in the Monachil river valley, was analysed. Qualitative interviews and surveys were designed and implemented using quantitative techniques that enabled the measure factors and dimensions of the perception of water, territory, and landscape. The main values and elements of the Monachil inventory, their links with ecosystem services, and traditional activities were identified. In addition, the influence of these premises on the acceptance of renewable energy projects was analysed. Results show that in Monachil, water is part of the territorial identity and landscape of the valley. There is also a strong link between the territory and hydroelectric power, which has generated a new energy landscape. More recently, solar energy has led them to pioneer an energy transition at the local scale. It is demonstrated how renewable energy infrastructures have been integrated into territorial practices.

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  • Belén Pérez Pérez & Pilar Díaz-Cuevas, 2022. "Connections between Water, Energy and Landscape: The Social Acceptance in the Monachil River Valley (South of Spain)," Land, MDPI, vol. 11(8), pages 1-17, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jlands:v:11:y:2022:i:8:p:1203-:d:876378
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