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Record Nr.

UNINA9911019880803321

Autore

Hoekstra Arjen Y. <1967->

Titolo

Globalization of water : sharing the planet's freshwater resources / / by Arjen Y. Hoekstra and Ashok K. Chapagain

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Malden, MA, : Blackwell Pub., 2008

ISBN

1-282-34183-9

9786612341830

0-470-69622-2

0-470-69547-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (234 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

ChapagainAshok K

Disciplina

333.91

Soggetti

Water-supply - Management

Water resources development

Freshwater ecology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [195]-202) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Globalization of Water: Sharing the Planet's Freshwater Resources; Contents; List of Maps; Preface; 1 Introduction; 2 How Much Water is Used for Producing our Goods and Services?; 3 Virtual-Water Flows Between Nations as a Result of Trade in Agricultural and Industrial Products; 4 Water Saving Through International Trade in Agricultural Products; 5 The Water Footprints of Nations; 6 The Water Footprints of Morocco and the Netherlands; 7 Virtual- versus Real-Water Transfers Within China; 8 The Water Footprint of Coffee and Tea Consumption; 9 The Water Footprint of Cotton Consumption

10 Water as a Geopolitical Resource11 Efficient, Sustainable, and Equitable Water Use in a Globalized World; Appendices; Glossary; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Globalization of Water is a first-of-its-kind review of the critical relationship between globalization and sustainable water management. It explores the impact of international trade on local water depletion and pollution and identifies "water dependent" nations.Examines the critical link between water management and international trade, considering how local water depletion and pollution are often closely



tied to the structure of the global economyOffers a consumer-based indicator of each nation's water use: the water footprintQuestions whether trade can enhance global