Characterization of Irrigated Holdings in the Terra Chá Region of Spain: A First Step Towards a Water Management Model

Authors: Álvarez C.¹; Cancela J.²; Fandiño M.²

Source: Water Resources Management, Volume 19, Number 1, February 2005 , pp. 23-36(14)

Publisher: Springer

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Abstract:

The European Union’s Water Framework Directive, and in Spain the National Irrigation Plan, call for the sustainable and integrated use of water resources. Here we report the results of a questionnaire administered to irrigation users in the Terra Chá region of northwest Spain, as the basis for a water management model, and to allow identification of a representative subsample of respondents for ongoing monitoring of irrigation use in this region. The proposed management model should fulfill the dual aims of sustainable water management, namely to promote long-term social and economic development and at the same time ensure long-term environmental protection.

Keywords: integrated water management; irrigation communities; questionnaire; sustainability

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11269-005-0295-y

Affiliations: 1: Department of Agroforestry Engineering, University of Santiago de Compostela, Lugo, Spain, Email: proyca@lugo.usc.es 2: Department of Agroforestry Engineering, University of Santiago de Compostela, Lugo, Spain,

Publication date: 2005-02-01