中欧社会论坛 - China Europa Forum

Authors: M.R. Llamas, P. Martinez-Santos, A. de la Hera

Date: janvier 2006

Published by National Ground Water Association Press, Ohio, USA. ISBN 1-56034-131-9, pp 105-116.

URL: www.igme.es

Sustainability is a manifold concept, approachable from many points of view (hydrological and ecological sciences, economics, social welfare, legal and institutional aspects, policy and inter and intra-generational solidarity). The following pages provide a succinct overview of what sustainability may entail when applied to intensive groundwater use, particularly in regard to irrigation in arid and semiarid regions. Environmental ethics play a significant role in identifying the driving motivations for human beings in relation to groundwater resources. These may at times relate to issues such as ignorance, arrogance, negligence and corruption. Four courses of action are suggested in order to ensure that future groundwater development may result ‘sustainable’ from most viewpoints.

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