LEADER 03067nam 2200589 a 450 001 996206188503316 005 20230721005444.0 010 $a1-282-34183-9 010 $a9786612341830 010 $a0-470-69622-2 010 $a0-470-69547-1 035 $a(CKB)1000000000724554 035 $a(EBL)470230 035 $a(OCoLC)609848929 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000297692 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11230034 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000297692 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10333627 035 $a(PQKB)11640503 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC470230 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000724554 100 $a20070618d2008 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aGlobalization of water$b[electronic resource] $esharing the planet's freshwater resources /$fby Arjen Y. Hoekstra and Ashok K. Chapagain 210 $aMalden, MA $cBlackwell Pub.$d2008 215 $a1 online resource (234 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-4051-6335-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [195]-202) and index. 327 $aGlobalization 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 327 $a10 Water as a Geopolitical Resource11 Efficient, Sustainable, and Equitable Water Use in a Globalized World; Appendices; Glossary; References; Index 330 $aGlobalization 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 606 $aWater-supply$xManagement 606 $aWater resources development 606 $aFreshwater ecology 615 0$aWater-supply$xManagement. 615 0$aWater resources development. 615 0$aFreshwater ecology. 676 $a333.91 700 $aHoekstra$b Arjen Y.$f1967-$0860899 701 $aChapagain$b Ashok K$0941285 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a996206188503316 996 $aGlobalization of water$92123137 997 $aUNISA