Objective Agricultural practices are damaging the environment and the quality of ground water, in particular by using, in big quantities, organic or mineral fertilisers and pesticides. It is therefore necessary to evaluate the effectiveness of the different agri-environmental measures in order to keep or to restore the quality of ground water. This research is particular to mountain or sub-mountain regions and will analyze the whole circulation system from the surface to the water bodies through the aquifers. The project gathers socio-economists, biologists and hydrogeologists from Austria, France and Switzerland and deals principally with the inter-relation between socio-economy and biophysics. It is subdivised in three main parts: - Surface investigations under socio-economicals aspects; - Subsurface investigations under hydrogeological aspects; - Multidisciplinary analysis of the results. An action plan, in collaboration with farmers, decision-makers and researchers will be elaborated to recommend the less pollutant land use practices and the more economical solutions. The results of the project will be used as reference terms for the notion of 'Hydrological park'. Fields of science natural sciencesearth and related environmental scienceshydrologynatural sciencesbiological sciencesbiophysics Programme(s) FP3-AIR - Specific research and technological development and demonstration programme (EEC) in the field of agriculture and agro-industry, including fisheries, 1990-1994 Topic(s) 112 - Interaction between agriculture/horticulture and the environment Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme CSC - Cost-sharing contracts Coordinator INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR ALPINE ENVIRONMENTS Address 73374 Le bourget-du-lac France See on map EU contribution € 0,00 Participants (3) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all JOANNEUM RESEARCH CENTRE G.M.B.H. Austria EU contribution € 0,00 Address Steyrergasse 8010 Graz See on map LAB. DE GEOLOGIE ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE Switzerland EU contribution € 0,00 Address Lausanne See on map UNIVERSITE DE SAVOIE France EU contribution € 0,00 Address 73376 Le bourget-du-lac See on map
