... response to coastal catastrophes such the Prestige oil spill in Spain, are also described. Findings Whether implementing sustainable coastal management through either balanced systems (between large and small‐scale strategies) or through largely bottom‐up approaches, participation is detected...

... was declared a protected area in legislation passed in 1982 by the Parliament of Catalonia, and was the first protected natural area established by an autonomous government in Spain. The 1985 Law of Natural Areas in Catalonia defines the instruments of protection at the park's disposal, as well as its...

... countries because northern European countries have larger diffusion rates (e.g. 16.7 per cent in Finland or 15.1 per cent in Sweden) whereas southern European countries have lower diffusion rates (e.g. 2.8 per cent in Spain). Teleworking has several benefits and disadvantages to both companies...

... with appropriate performance and cost is said to have good value. During a VA process, researchers: © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2004 Environmental management Value analysis Cost analysis Finland Portugal Spain Nowadays, the design of environmental friendly products, processes...

... nature, irregular availability, and scarcity of this resource have not been sufficiently taken into account in land planning in southern Spain. For this reason, this article first focuses on a detailed description of the factors that are crucial for the elaboration of scenarios that will enhance...

...). The result has been a drop in marine diversity, a drastic decrease in the number of benthic and demersal species, and a fall in the economic profitability of the bay's resources. Sustainable development Environmental management Modelling Spain The economic relevance of coastal...

...Juan José Mascaró This paper studies the environmental behavior of two low‐income social housings: one is located in Barcelona, Spain, and the other in Porto Alegre, Brazil. They were both built around the same time. A comparative study of the climates of each of the cities under consideration...

... community (Spain) in order to forecast accurately the ozone, nitrogen dioxide and sulphur dioxide air concentrations in a 3D domain centred on Madrid city. Describes the challenging scientific matters to be solved in order to develop an operational version of the atmospheric mesoscale numerical pollution...

... dioxide (SO2), nitrogen oxide (NOx), volatile organic compounds (VOC), carbon monoxide (CO), carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and ammonia (NH3). Among EU countries, Spain occupies the fourth place in SO2 and N2O, emissions, the fifth in NOx, VOC, CO, and CO2, and the sixth...

...Mark Mulligan; Sophie Burke This paper looks at the potential implications of land use and climate change for replenishment of the five aquifers which lie beneath the Upper Guadiana catchment in central Spain. The impacts of scenarios for climate and land use change on groundwater recharge...