Blue and green virtual water flows
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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International Food Policy Research Institute
2014
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| author | Siebert, Stefan Döll, Petra |
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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 | CGSpace1511232025-11-06T03:54:09Z Blue and green virtual water flows Siebert, Stefan Döll, Petra geographical information systems agricultural research water availability agriculture geography agricultural development 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 2024-08-01T02:55:25Z 2024-08-01T02:55:25Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/151123 en https://hdl.handle.net/10568/153606 Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Siebert, Stefan; Döll, Petra. 2014. Blue and green virtual water flows. In Atlas of African agriculture research and development: Revealing agriculture's place in Africa. Sebastian, Kate, Ed. Pp. 46-47. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://doi.org/10.2499/9780896298460_20 |
| spellingShingle | geographical information systems agricultural research water availability agriculture geography agricultural development Siebert, Stefan Döll, Petra Blue and green virtual water flows |
| title | Blue and green virtual water flows |
| title_full | Blue and green virtual water flows |
| title_fullStr | Blue and green virtual water flows |
| title_full_unstemmed | Blue and green virtual water flows |
| title_short | Blue and green virtual water flows |
| title_sort | blue and green virtual water flows |
| topic | geographical information systems agricultural research water availability agriculture geography agricultural development |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/151123 |
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