The physio-geographical background and ecology of Mar Menor

This book is a major result of the LAGOONS research project (http://lagoons.web.ua.pt). LAGOONS stands for ‘Integrated water resources and coastal zone management in European lagoons in the context of climate change’ and was a three-year project (running from 2011 to 2014) funded by the European Commission on the call topic of ENV.2011.2.1.1–1 Lagoons in the context of climate change, under the 7th framework programme (FP7); contract no. 283157. The key concept of the LAGOONS project was that successful management of coastal lagoons is dependent not only on scientific information, but also on the governance systems in which this knowledge is used at the interface between science, policy and stakeholders, including the local population. The LAGOONS project seeked to address the issues surrounding climate change related ‘bottlenecks’. Such events include for instance high precipitation in winter, which can lead to floods and changes in the water quality; and heat waves in summer, which can also result in changes in water quality. In management terms, LAGOONS seeked to contribute to the decision-support methodologies for a coordinated approach to the Water Framework Directive and the Marine Strategy Directive. In addition, LAGOONS proposes actions foreseen in the goals of the Europe 2020 strategy – A strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth. In all, nine research institutes from eight countries participated in the project, and in total, more than 30 scientists, together with PhD and MSc students, contributed to the work. This large group of researchers included many different academic backgrounds, namely climate science, scenario building, modelling, ecology, biology, policy development and economics. For the purpose of this book, we also invited a LAGOONS ‘sister’ project ARCH (funded in the same EU call) to contribute directly to this book. Others, while not listed as authors, have contributed indirectly but significantly through their research. This large pool of scientific knowledge and experience created a unique possibility to explore and analyse management challenges in coastal lagoons from various angles and entry points.

Datos y Recursos

Cite como

Marín A. Lloret J. Velasco J. y Bello C. The physio-geographical background and ecology of Mar Menor. IWA Publishing, 2015. https://doi.org/10.2166/9781780406299

Clipboard Icon
Recuperado: 19 Jan 2025 12:31:38

Metadatos

Información básica
Tipo de recurso Artículo
Fecha de creación 05-11-2024
Fecha de última modificación 19-01-2025
Mostrar histórico de cambios
Identificador de los metadatos 2a8b8e37-e792-569d-9538-5a46c015013c
Idioma de los metadatos Español
Temáticas (NTI-RISP)
Categoría del conjunto de alto valor (HVD) Observación de la Tierra y medio ambiente
Categoría temática ISO 19115
URI de palabras clave
Información bibliográfica
Nombre del autor Marín, A., Lloret, J., Velasco, J. y Bello, C.
Nombre del editor IWA Publishing
Identificador alternativo DOI: 10.2166/9781780406299
Identificador del autor
Email del autor arnaldo@um.es
Web del autor
Procedencia
Declaración de linaje
Perfil de Metadatos
Notas sobre la versión
Versión