Water, Food and Welfare: Water Footprint as a Complementary Approach to Water Management in Mexico (1st ed. 2016) (SpringerBriefs in Environment, Security, Development and Peace #23)
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- Synopsis
- This book addresses the following topics: the contemporary model for water management and alternative approaches; the socioeconomic framework, water policy and institutions; water use for food purposes, water-resources inventory and irrigation; manifestations of welfare loss and water prices; change in dietary patterns and water security; hydrological stress and pressures on water availability; groundwater management problems; vulnerability and climate change; water demand of major crops; gray water footprint and water pollution; gray water footprint and mining; virtual water and food trade; estimates of the water footprint of four key cereals, forage, livestock and bottled drinks. It is the result of a cooperation between 16 researchers from eleven Mexican academic institutions.
- Copyright:
- 2016
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- ISBN-13:
- 9783319288246
- Related ISBNs:
- 9783319288222
- Publisher:
- Springer International Publishing
- Date of Addition:
- 09/15/19
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- N/A
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Science, Outdoors and Nature, Earth Sciences
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- This is a copyrighted book.
- Edited by:
- Rosario H. Perez-Espejo
- Edited by:
- Roberto M. Constantino-Toto
- Edited by:
- Hilda R. Davila-Ibanez
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