Understanding reductions in water consumption in tourist areas: a case study of the Costa Brava, Spain
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, t...
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| Format: | article |
| Status: | Published version |
| Publication Date: | 2016 |
| Country: | España |
| Institution: | Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya) |
| Repository: | Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:recercat.cat:10256/13693 |
| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10256/13693 |
| Access Level: | Embargoed access |
| Keyword: | Aigua -- Consum -- Catalunya -- Costa Brava Water consumption -- Catalonia -- Costa Brava Aigua -- Abastament -- Catalunya -- Costa Brava Water-supply -- Catalonia -- Costa Brava Turisme sostenible Sustainable tourism |
| Summary: | 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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