Water Scarcity in the Mediterranean Perspectives Under Global Change /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Sabater, Sergi (Editor), Barceló, Damià (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2010.
• Series: The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry, 8
• Subjects: Environment.; Water quality.; Water pollution.; Geochemistry.; Hydrogeology.; Environmental chemistry.; Environmental management.; Environmental Management.; Waste Water Technology / Water Pollution Control / Water Management / Aquatic Pollution.; Environmental Chemistry.; Water Quality/Water Pollution.

Water scarcity affects hydrologic resources, systems connectivity, biodiversity, water quality, and river ecosystem functioning. It has direct impacts on economic sectors that use and depend on water, such as agriculture, tourism, industry, energy and transport. The Mediterranean Basin is one of the...