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Understanding reductions in water consumption in tourist areas: a case study of the Costa Brava, Spain

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  • Ariadna Gabarda-Mallorquí
  • Anna Ribas Palom

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With nearly three million tourists per year, the Costa Brava (Spain) is one of the most frequently visited tourist areas on the Mediterranean coast. The aim of this article is to understand its hydrosocial cycle and to identify why water consumption per capita is decreasing in the region. Overall, this decrease is not related to a single factor. Instead, many factors, including the incorporation of technological and institutional innovations in water management, increasing levels of social awareness related to saving water, the introduction of alternative water resources, and increasing water prices, must be considered together.

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  • Ariadna Gabarda-Mallorquí & Anna Ribas Palom, 2016. "Understanding reductions in water consumption in tourist areas: a case study of the Costa Brava, Spain," International Journal of Water Resources Development, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 32(6), pages 912-930, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:32:y:2016:i:6:p:912-930
    DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2016.1142861
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    1. Maria Torres-Bagur & Anna Ribas & Josep Vila-Subirós, 2019. "Incentives and Barriers to Water-Saving Measures in Hotels in the Mediterranean: A Case Study of the Muga River Basin (Girona, Spain)," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(13), pages 1-16, June.
    2. Andreas Nicolaidis Lindqvist & Rickard Fornell & Thomas Prade & Linda Tufvesson & Sammar Khalil & Birgit Kopainsky, 2021. "Human-Water Dynamics and their Role for Seasonal Water Scarcity – a Case Study," Water Resources Management: An International Journal, Published for the European Water Resources Association (EWRA), Springer;European Water Resources Association (EWRA), vol. 35(10), pages 3043-3061, August.

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