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RECERCAT author Pascual, Roger author Piana, Lucia author Bhat, Sami Ullah author Fidel Castro, Pedro author Corbera, Jordi author Cummings, Dion author Delgado, Cristina author Eades, Eugene author Fensham, Roderick J. author Fernández-Martínez, Marcos author Ferreira, Verónica author Filippini, Maria author García Pérez, Guillermo author Gargini, Alessandro author Hopper, Stephen D. author Knapp, Lynette author Lewis, Ian D. author Peñuelas, Josep author Preece, Catherine author Resh, Vincent H. author Romero, Estela author Samraoui, Boudjéma author Samraoui, Farrah author Segadelli, Stefano author Seiler, Hallie author Skoulikidis, Nikolaos Th author Solak, Cüneyt N. author Solé Herce, Jaume author Villholth, Karen G. author Wani, Huma Khurshid author Cantonati, Marco author Stevens, Lawrence E. 2024 Cultures in Mediterranean climate zones (MCZs) around the world have long been reliant on groundwater and springs as freshwater sources. While their ecology and cultural sustainability are recognized as critically important, inter-relationships between springs and culture in MCZs has received little attention. Here we augmented a global literature review with case studies in MCZ cultural landscapes to examine the intensity of cultural and socio-economic impacts on springs ecohydrogeology. MCZs are often oriented on the west and southern coasts in tectonically active landscapes, which control aquifer structure, the prevalence of westerly winds, and aridity, and generally expose associated habitats to harsh, afternoon sunlight. Cultural appreciation and appropriation of springs ranges widely, from their use as subsitence supplies to profound traditions, such as Greco-Roman nymphs, and Asian and Abrahamic spiritual cleansing and baptism. Commoditization of water resources for agriculture, industry (e.g., mining, water bottling, geothermal resorts), and urban needs is placing ever-increasing, non-sustainable demands on aquifers and springs. When economic values approach or exceed cultural values, these irreplaceable aquatic resources are degraded and lost. Sustainable stewardship of springs and the aquifers that support them are a little-recognized, but central conservation challenge for modern society facing global climate changes. open access Aquest document està subjecte a una llicència d'ús Creative Commons. Es permet la reproducció total o parcial, la distribució, la comunicació pública de l'obra i la creació d'obres derivades, fins i tot amb finalitats comercials, sempre i quan es reconegui l'autoria de l'obra original. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Cultural anthropology Ecology Global review History Hydrogeology Socio-economics Springs Water resources The Cultural ecohydrogeology of Mediterranean-climate cprings : a global review with case studies Prepublicació