Instruments of administrative concessions of water use rights in Spain

• Published in: Revista brasileira de recursos hídricos Vol. 22
• Main Authors: Magalhães Junior, Antônio Pereira, Curiel, Pedro Brufao
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Associação Brasileira de Recursos Hídricos 01.01.2017
• Subjects: ENGINEERING, ENVIRONMENTAL; ENGINEERING, GEOLOGICAL; ENGINEERING, MARINE; ENGINEERING, OCEAN; Spain water management; Water resources management; Water use rights concession; Gestión del agua en España; Water use rights concession; Water resources management; Spain water management; Gestión de recursos hídricos; Concesiones de derecho de uso del agua

ABSTRACT Most of the Spanish territory is marked by Mediterranean climatic characteristics, in which rain irregularity and droughts present continuous challenges to water resource managers. Since the end of the 19th century, the country has adopted a management logic based on flow regularization fro...