Globalization of water : sharing the planet's freshwater resources / / by Arjen Y. Hoekstra and Ashok K. Chapagain
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| Autore: |
Hoekstra Arjen Y. <1967->
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| Titolo: |
Globalization of water : sharing the planet's freshwater resources / / by Arjen Y. Hoekstra and Ashok K. Chapagain
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| Pubblicazione: | Malden, MA, : Blackwell Pub., 2008 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (234 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 333.91 |
| Soggetto topico: | Water-supply - Management |
| Water resources development | |
| Freshwater ecology | |
| Altri autori: |
ChapagainAshok K
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| 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 |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Globalization of water |
| ISBN: | 1-282-34183-9 |
| 9786612341830 | |
| 0-470-69622-2 | |
| 0-470-69547-1 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9911019880803321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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