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Título : The recovery of estuarine quality and the perceived increase of cultural ecosystem services by beach users: A case study from northern Spain
Autor : Pouso, Sarai; Uyarra, Maria C.; Borja, Angel
Citación : JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT, 2018, 212, 450-461
Resumen : In Europe, the quality of coastal bathing waters improved considerably in the last decades, mainly due to the more demanding legislation and the adoption of water sanitation plans. In the Nerbioi estuary (North Spain), the Wastewater Treatment Plan implemented between 1990 and 2001 resulted on an abrupt decrease in microbial concentration; thus, complying with bathing waters legislation and allowing recreational activities again in the three beaches of the estuary. However, little is known about how improvements in bathing waters influences the provision of cultural ecosystem services and human well-being. A questionnaire was used to study beach users' behaviour and perceptions and compared with environmental time-series data (microbial concentration and water transparency). Most respondents perceived an improvement in bathing waters quality and linked it to the estuarine sanitation. Nerbioi beaches are important recreational areas, mainly for local visitors, and water quality improvement was found to be a critical factor for deciding to visit these beaches. Furthermore, most visitors answered that they would not return if water conditions deteriorate. Significant differences existed between beaches, with the most inner beach presenting worse environmental conditions than the other two beaches; and matching user's perceptions. Our findings highlight that water sanitation actions are important for the recovery of degraded coastal environments and for the maintenance of ecosystem services. Also, that multidisciplinary research is necessary to better comprehend the links between environmental recovery and the provision of ecosystem services. (C) 2018 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Palabras clave : Wastewater treatment; Long-term monitoring; Questionnaire; Ecosystem service social valuation; Social-ecological systems; PUBLIC PERCEPTIONS; WATER-QUALITY; RECREATIONAL WATER; ESCHERICHIA-COLI; COASTAL WATERS; BATHING WATERS; HEALTH; POLLUTION; ENVIRONMENTS; TOURISM
Fecha de publicación : 2018
Editorial : ACADEMIC PRESS LTD- ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
Tipo de documento: Article
Idioma: Inglés
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2018.02.033
URI : http://dspace.azti.es/handle/24689/824
ISSN : 0301-4797
E-ISSN: 1095-8630
Patrocinador: URA
MARS project (Managing Aquatic ecosystems and water Resources under multiple Stress) under the 7th EU Framework Programme [603378]
Fundacion AZTI
AZTI (Marine Research Division) [842]
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