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Who Manages Spain's Water Resources? The Political and Administrative Division of Water Management

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  • María-Teresa Sánchez-Martínez
  • Manuel Salas-Velasco
  • Noelina Rodríguez-Ferrero

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At the beginning of the 20th century, Spain introduced a pioneering system of water management by river basins, which was later endorsed by the EU Water Framework Directive. Recently, for a variety of political and administrative reasons, a number of fierce territorial disputes and debates have arisen that challenge the validity of this system. Changes have also taken place in the way water is managed, with a shift towards a more environmentally friendly approach. It is recommended that the river basin remain the basic territorial unit for any water management system, although this will require a National Water Agreement.

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  • María-Teresa Sánchez-Martínez & Manuel Salas-Velasco & Noelina Rodríguez-Ferrero, 2012. "Who Manages Spain's Water Resources? The Political and Administrative Division of Water Management," International Journal of Water Resources Development, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 28(1), pages 27-42.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:28:y:2012:i:1:p:27-42
    DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2012.640610
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    1. González-Gómez, Francisco & García-Rubio, Miguel A. & González-Martínez, Jesús, 2014. "Beyond the public–private controversy in urban water management in Spain," Utilities Policy, Elsevier, vol. 31(C), pages 1-9.
    2. Jorge Bielsa & Ignacio Cazcarro, 2014. "Implementing Integrated Water Resources Management in the Ebro River Basin: From Theory to Facts," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 7(1), pages 1-24, December.
    3. Teresa Sanchez-Martinez & Noelina Rodriguez-Ferrero, 2017. "Ramsey Pricing for Cost Recovery Applied to Reservoir Infrastructure in Andalucía (Spain)," Water Economics and Policy (WEP), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 3(04), pages 1-20, October.
    4. Baulenas, Eulàlia, 2021. "She’s a Rainbow: Forest and water policy and management integration in Germany, Spain and Sweden," Land Use Policy, Elsevier, vol. 101(C).

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