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More water exchange, less water scarcity? Driving factors from conventional and reclaimed water swap between agricultural and urban-tourism activities in Alicante, Spain

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Pages 677-686 | Received 03 Jun 2019, Accepted 26 Jan 2020, Published online: 11 Feb 2020

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