@misc{10498/15035,
year = {2000},
month = {1},
url = {http://hdl.handle.net/10498/15035},
abstract = {During 1998, the Spanish Ministry of  Environmental Protection  has developed the restoration
of the Guadiaro estuary, near the Strait of Gibraltar, through the Coastal General Directorate.
The main environmental problems, amongst others, detected at the area were a high
eutrophication  level of  the estuarine waters and fish mortality mainly due to the low summer
river effluent, the urban sewage inputs and no tidal renovation caused by the blockage
of the sand bar at the mouth of the river.
Sorne of the actions developed concerning the estuary restoration project were the implementation
of a management plan for the natural site limitation of road  traffic access, cleaning
operations, suppression of the main sewage water input to the estuary and dune flora
plantation for the sandbar stabilisation. Furthermore, dredging of sand (175.000 m3
) at the
estuary mouth was carried out in order to improve tidal renovation. Material was availed for
the nourishment of the south beach.
Although water quality parameters have been improved, complementary measures are under
study to guarantee the permanent opening of the Guadiaro estuary mouth.},
keywords = {littoral transport},
keywords = {river mouth},
keywords = {coastal management},
keywords = {sustainable development},
keywords = {sustainable tourism},
title = {Environmental restoration of the Guadiaro river estuary, Cadiz (Spain)},
author = {De la Casa, Ángel and Gomez-Pina, Gregorio and Acha Martin, Antonio and Muñoz Pérez, Juan José},
}