This research is part of the results of the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF)-University of Jaen-1381621 project (2021–2022) entitled “La gestión sostenible de los servicios públicos: Agua en Andalucía (1820–2020)” [Sustainable management of public services: Water in Andalusia (1820–2020)], within the ERDF Operational Programme of Andalusia R+D+i (2014–2020), and has been financed by the Regional Government of Andalusia and the European Regional Development Fund.
Cover illustration: Watch tower of the dam Embalse de los Bermejales, Arenas del Rey, Andalusia, Spain. Photographer: Xavier Espinasse (Jebulon). Wikimedia Commons, CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication.
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