The impact of European Water on the water cultural heritage

Author: 

MEMOLA

Year: 
2015
Publisher: 
Mediterranean Mountainous Ladscapes (MEMOLA)
Place: 
Granada, España
EUROPEAN POLICY BRIEF
 
This policy brief summarises the findings of the MEMOLA project with regard to the impact of European water policy on the water cultural heritage associated with historical irrigation systems. The brief also presents suggestions for policy interventions in order to establish the mechanisms and criteria for the delimitation of their values and for their protection.

Under the context of this Policy Brief, the following specific objectives included within the Work Package 9 ‘Socio-Economic Impact’ should be noted:

  • Analysis of the productivity and resource (water and soil) use efficiency in the study areas, through agronomic and hydrological methodologies.
  • Analysis of the ecosystem services associated with the agroecosystems in the Mediterranean mountainous. Trace an historical trajectory of agroecosystems leading to the creation of a “High Nature Value farmland”.
  • Proposals for improving resources-use efficiency and conservation of cultural landscapes associated with traditional agricultural and livestock activities, in order to contribute to a sustainable development of the study areas from a social and environmental point of view, while enhancing their heritage and natural values.
  • Analysis of the role and impact of the Water Framework Directive and EU Water Blueprint strategy on the current uses of water in the studied agroecosystems.
Work regions: 
Europe
Publication Type: 
Publication language: 
English
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