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Transformations accompanying a shift from surface to drip irrigation in the Cànyoles watershed, Valencia, Spain

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Transformations accompanying a shift from surface to drip irrigation in the Cànyoles watershed, Valencia, Spain

dc.contributor.author	Sese-Minguez, Saioa
dc.contributor.author	Boesveld, Harm
dc.contributor.author	Asins-Velis, Sabina
dc.contributor.author	Van der Kooij, Saskia
dc.contributor.author	Maroulis, Jerry
dc.date.accessioned	2018-04-16T15:11:50Z
dc.date.available	2018-04-16T15:11:50Z
dc.date.issued	2017
dc.identifier.citation	Sese-Minguez, Saioa Boesveld, Harm Asins-Velis, Sabina Van der Kooij, Saskia Maroulis, Jerry 2017 Transformations accompanying a shift from surface to drip irrigation in the Cànyoles watershed, Valencia, Spain Water Alternatives-An Interdisciplinary Journal On Water Politics And Development 10 1 81 99
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10550/65696
dc.description.abstract	Drip irrigation is widely promoted in Spain to increase agricultural production and to save water. In the Cànyoles watershed, Valencia, we analysed the consequences of change from surface irrigation to drip irrigation over the past 25 years. There were a number of transformations resulting from, or accelerated by, this change including the 1) intensification of well construction causing a redistribution in access to groundwater, water shortages and a lowering of the groundwater table; 2) expansion of irrigation into former rain-dependent uphill areas resulting in increased water use; 3) shift to higher- value monoculture fruit crops, but with associated higher crop water requirements; 4) increased electrical energy consumption and higher costs due to groundwater pumping; and 5) loss of cultural heritage as wells have replaced traditional surface irrigation infrastructure that originated in the Middle Ages. Consequently, the authors argue that transitioning from surface irrigation to drip irrigation should critically look beyond the obvious short-term benefits that are intended by the introduction of the technology, and consider possible unforeseen side effects, that may have serious long-term impacts on the environment and the community.
dc.language.iso	eng
dc.relation.ispartof	Water Alternatives-An Interdisciplinary Journal On Water Politics And Development, 2017, vol. 10, num. 1, p. 81-99
dc.subject	Energia Estalvi
dc.subject	Aigua Utilització
dc.title	Transformations accompanying a shift from surface to drip irrigation in the Cànyoles watershed, Valencia, Spain
dc.type	journal article	es_ES
dc.date.updated	2018-04-16T15:11:51Z
dc.identifier.idgrec	125140
dc.rights.accessRights	open access	es_ES