Faced with severe groundwater depletion, many governments have opted to increase the
power of the state. Despite calls for more inclusive governance and a role for groundwater …

The globally recurring droughts, day-zero scenarios and the lack of resiliency of traditional
water resources to climate change has led to an increased dependence on desalination as …

An examination of the central role of water politics and engineering in Spain's
modernization, illustrating water's part in forging, maintaining, and transforming social …

Anchored in 19th century scientism and an ideology of the domination of nature, inspired by
colonial hydraulic feats, and fuelled by technological improvements in high dam …

In this paper we explore the new orientation taken by Spanish water policy since the
beginning of the 21st century and very specifically the shift towards desalination as an …

When the socialist party (PSOE) unexpectedly won the Spanish elections in 2004, one of the
first initiatives of the new government was to scrap the most controversial parts of the …

The inception of Spain's 'new water politics' in 2004 elevated seawater desalination from
supplementary water supply to an alleged panacea for the country's recurrent water crises …

This paper re-visits the concept of water efficiency applied to Spanish agriculture and
assesses how this technical concept is sometimes lost in translation when applied at …

In this chapter, we explore how changing political visions, socio-cultural imaginaries and
hydro-territorial configurations interact with shifting practices of water justice. In Plato's …

This paper analyses the discussions surrounding dam removal in Spain and, specifically,
ongoing contestations around the Toranes Dam. Engaging with scholarship about the …