Hydrological processes and water resources are increasingly modified by anthropogenic
actions, leading to multiple pressures on the environment and related ecosystems. A better …

The contingent valuation method (CV) has become a recognised tool for estimating
monetary non-market values. Despite the pragmatic acceptance of CV in policy evaluation …

The Menor sea is a coastal lagoon declared by the European Union as a sensitive area to
eutrophication due to human activities. To control the deterioration of its water quality, it is …

Coastal lagoons count among the marine habitats with the highest biological productivity,
playing an important ecological role. Together with wetlands in general and coral reefs, they …

Economic valuation of ecosystem services provides valuable information for the
management of anthropized environments, where individual preferences can be …

Best management practices (BMPs) provide a feasible solution for non-point source
pollution problems. High sediment and nutrient yields without retention control result in …

Agroecosystems provide several agroecosystem disservices, among which diffuse nutrient
pollution is one of the most significant, mainly due to its negative impacts on surrounding …

Allotment gardens (AGs), one of the basic types of urban gardening, provide goods and
services as recreation and climate regulation to the urban population beyond food supply …

Abstract The Water Framework Directive (WFD) establishes that Programme of Measures
(PoMs) to manage aquatic ecosystems have to be assessed to determine whether the …

Traditional Mediterranean irrigated lands, such as the Huerta of Murcia (Spain), constitute
characteristic agroecosystems which provide several ecosystem services, both cultural and …