The Cultural Ecohydrogeology of Mediterranean-Climate Springs: A Global Review with Case Studies
Pascual, Roger (Societat Catalana de Ciències per a la Conservació de la Biodiversitat)
Piana, Lucia (University of Bologna. Department of Biological, Geological and Environmental Sciences)
Ullah Bhat, Sami (University of Kashmir Srinagar. Department of Environmental Science)
Castro, Pedro Fidel (Universitat de les Illes Balears)
Corbera, Jordi (Institució Catalana d'Història Natural)
Cummings, Dion (University of Western Australia)
Delgado, Cristina (Campus As Lagoas Marcosende. Departamento de Ecoloxía e Bioloxía Animal)
Eades, Eugene (University of Western Australia)
Fensham, Roderick J. Fensham (The University of Queensland)
Fernández-Martínez, Marcos (Centre de Recerca Ecològica i d'Aplicacions Forestals)
Ferreira, Verónica (Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre)
Filippini, Maria (University of Bologna. Department of Biological, Geological and Environmental Sciences)
García, Guillermo (Catalan Society of Sciences for the Conservation of Biodiversity)
Gargini, Alessandro (University of Bologna. Department of Biological, Geological and Environmental Sciences)
Hopper, Stephen D. (University of Western Australia)
Knapp, Lynette (University of Western Australia)
Lewis, Ian D. (Water and River Murray Division)
Peñuelas, Josep (Centre de Recerca Ecològica i d'Aplicacions Forestals)
Preece, Catherine (Institut de Recerca i Tecnologia Agroalimentàries)
Resh, Vincent H. (University of California. Department of Environmental Science, Policy and Management)
Romero, Estela (Centre de Recerca Ecològica i d'Aplicacions Forestals)
Samraoui, Boudjéma (University Badji Mokhtar Annaba. Department of Biology)
Samraoui, Farrah (Université 8 Mai 1945 Guelma. Department of Ecology)
Segadelli, Stefano (Geological Survey Emilia-Romagna Region)
Skoulikidis, Nikolaos Th. (Institute of Marine Biological Resources and Inland Waters)
Solak, Cüneyt N. (Kütahya Dumlupınar University)
Solé, Jaume (Catalan Society of Sciences for the Conservation of Biodiversity)
Villholth, Karen G. (Water Cycle Innovation)
Khurshid Wani, Huma (University of Kashmir Srinagar. Department of Environmental Science)
Cantonati, Marco (University of Bologna. Department of Biological, Geological and Environmental Sciences)
Stevens, Lawrence E. (Springs Stewardship Institute)

Data:	2024
Resum:	Cultures in Mediterranean climate zones (MCZs) around the world have long been reliant on groundwater and springs as freshwater sources. While their ecology and cultural sustainability are recognized as critically important, inter-relationships between springs and culture in MCZs have received less attention. Here we augmented a global literature review with case studies in MCZ cultural landscapes to examine the diversity and intensity of cultural and socio-economic relationships on spring ecohydrogeology. MCZs are often oriented on western and southern coasts in tectonically active landscapes which control aquifer structure, the prevalence of westerly winds, and aridity, and generally expose associated habitats and cultures to harsh afternoon sunlight. Cultural appreciation and appropriation of springs ranges widely, from their use as subsistence water supplies to their roles in profound traditions such as Greco-Roman nymphalea as well as Asian and Abrahamic spiritual cleansing and baptism. The abandonment of traditional ways of life, such as rural livestock production, for urban ones has shifted impacts on aquifers from local to regional groundwater exploitation. The commoditization of water resources for regional agricultural, industrial (e. g. , mining, water bottling, geothermal resorts), and urban uses is placing ever-increasing unsustainable demands on aquifers and spring ecosystems. When the regional economic value of springs approaches or exceeds local cultural values, these irreplaceable aquatic ecosystems are often degraded, over-looked, and lost. Sustainable stewardship of springs and the aquifers that support them is a poorly recognized but central conservation challenge for modern Mediterranean societies as they face impending impacts of global climate change. Solutions to this crisis require education, societal dialogue, and improved policy and implementation.
Ajuts:	European Commission 101076740 Agencia Estatal de Investigación RYC2021-031511-I Agencia Estatal de Investigación CEX2018-000828-S Agencia Estatal de Investigación PID2021-128778OA-I00
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Llengua:	Anglès
Document:	Article ; recerca ; Versió publicada
Matèria:	Cultural anthropology ; Ecology ; Global review ; History ; Hydrogeology ; Socio-economics ; Springs ; Water resources
Publicat a:	Environments, Vol. 11, Issue 6 (May 2024) , art. 110, ISSN 2076-3298

DOI: 10.3390/environments11060110

87 p, 8.9 MB

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