Local regulations on alternative water sources: Greywater and rainwater use in the Metropolitan Region of Barcelona
Alternative water resources are gaining momentum in Catalonia (north-east Spain) in an effort to promote water conservation and build resilience against drought episodes. Since 2002 more than 50 municipalities (summing up more than 1.3 million people) have approved a water saving ordinance that invo...
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Universidad de Alicante Servicio de Publicaciones
2014
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| author | Domènech, Laia Vallès, Maria |
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| description | Alternative water resources are gaining momentum in Catalonia (north-east Spain) in an effort to promote water conservation and build resilience against drought episodes. Since 2002 more than 50 municipalities (summing up more than 1.3 million people) have approved a water saving ordinance that involves the installation of rainwater harvesting and/or greywater reuse systems in new buildings. These new technologies trigger important transformations in the existing water cycle including institutional and social changes related with water decentralization. Drawing on interviews with local environmental managers and survey data from rainwater harvesters and greywater users, this paper analyses the social and technical learning generated during the implementation of the regulations and the main impediments and barriers that need to be overcome to control health risks and promote social acceptance of these alternative water sources. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1497662024-11-15T08:52:08Z Local regulations on alternative water sources: Greywater and rainwater use in the Metropolitan Region of Barcelona Domènech, Laia Vallès, Maria rainwater harvesting water conservation grey water Alternative water resources are gaining momentum in Catalonia (north-east Spain) in an effort to promote water conservation and build resilience against drought episodes. Since 2002 more than 50 municipalities (summing up more than 1.3 million people) have approved a water saving ordinance that involves the installation of rainwater harvesting and/or greywater reuse systems in new buildings. These new technologies trigger important transformations in the existing water cycle including institutional and social changes related with water decentralization. Drawing on interviews with local environmental managers and survey data from rainwater harvesters and greywater users, this paper analyses the social and technical learning generated during the implementation of the regulations and the main impediments and barriers that need to be overcome to control health risks and promote social acceptance of these alternative water sources. 2014-06-15 2024-08-01T02:49:54Z 2024-08-01T02:49:54Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/149766 en Open Access Universidad de Alicante Servicio de Publicaciones Domènech, Laia; and Vallès, Maria. 2014. Local regulations on alternative water sources: Greywater and rainwater use in the Metropolitan Region of Barcelona. Investigaciones Geográficas 61 (January-June): 87-96. https://doi.org/10.14198/ingeo2014.61.06 |
| spellingShingle | rainwater harvesting water conservation grey water Domènech, Laia Vallès, Maria Local regulations on alternative water sources: Greywater and rainwater use in the Metropolitan Region of Barcelona |
| title | Local regulations on alternative water sources: Greywater and rainwater use in the Metropolitan Region of Barcelona |
| title_full | Local regulations on alternative water sources: Greywater and rainwater use in the Metropolitan Region of Barcelona |
| title_fullStr | Local regulations on alternative water sources: Greywater and rainwater use in the Metropolitan Region of Barcelona |
| title_full_unstemmed | Local regulations on alternative water sources: Greywater and rainwater use in the Metropolitan Region of Barcelona |
| title_short | Local regulations on alternative water sources: Greywater and rainwater use in the Metropolitan Region of Barcelona |
| title_sort | local regulations on alternative water sources greywater and rainwater use in the metropolitan region of barcelona |
| topic | rainwater harvesting water conservation grey water |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/149766 |
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