Views of Donana: Fragmentation and Environmental Policy in Spain
3 Colum. J. Eur. L. 1 (1996) James J. Friedberg. Professor of Law, West Virginia University, J.D. Harvard Law School, B.A. Temple University. NO RAIN, CONDOS Drought, plus ecological pressures from agriculture and tourism, threatened the Donana wetlands with desiccation. Rain had been scarce in southern Spain for five years. Strawberry and rice growers on neighboring land drained local waters to irrigate their crops. Nearby, the beach resort of Matalascanas and the pilgrimage town of El Rocio siphoned off additional significant water. The Dofiana wildlife area presents an intriguing portrait of fragmented multilevel governance. European regional and environmental policies […]