Water Policy in Spain

1. Scope and objectives Alberto Garrido and M. Ramon Llamas Part I. The natural resource base, the environment and the economy 2. Physical and Hydrological Characteristics Luis Martinez Cortina 3. The State of Water Ecosystems Francisco Garcia Novo, Julia Toja Santillana and Carlos Granado Lorencio 4. Major Processes Degrading Freshwater Resources and Ecosystems Guido Schmidt and Lucia De Stefano 5. Water Uses in Transition Josefina Maestu and Carlos Mario Gomez 6. Water Footprint and Virtual Water Trade in Spain M.M. Aldaya, A. Garrido, M.R. Llamas, C. Varela-Ortega, P. Novo & R. Rodriguez Casado Part II. Constraints, opportunities and social perceptions 7. Drought and Climate Risks Ana Iglesias, Marta Moneo, Luis Garrote and Francisco Flores 8. Water Supply in Urban Areas Enrique Cabrera, Enrique Cabrera Rochera and Ricardo Cobacho 9. Changing Water Discourses in a Modern Society Leandro del Moral Part III. Water Law, Institutions and Policies 10. Water Sector Regulation and Liberalisation Gaspar Arino Ortiz and Monica Sastre 11. The Foundations and principles of Modern Water Law Antonio Embid Irujo 12. Institutions and Institutional Reform in the Spanish Water Sector: a Historical Perspective Consuelo Varela Ortega and Nuria Hernandez-Mora 13. Trends in Water Pricing and Markets Alberto Garrido and Javier Calatrava 14. Issues Related to Intensive Groundwater Use M. Ramon Llamas and Pedro Martinez-Santos 15. Making Groundwater Institutionally Visible Elena Lopez-Gunn 16. Facing the Challenges of Implementing the European Water Directive to Spain Manuel Menendez Prieto 17. Public Participation in Developing and Improving Water Governance Ana Barreira 18 The Spanish and Portuguese Cooperation over their Transboundary Basins A. Garrido, A. Barreira, S. Dinar & E. Luque 19. The End of Large-Scale Water Projects Pedro Arrojo Agudo Part IV. Conclusions 20. Meeting Future Water Challenges: Spain's Strengths and Weaknesses M. Ramon Llamas and Alberto Garrido