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100 1 _aGarrido, Alberto.
_eauthor.
245 1 0 _aWater Footprint and Virtual Water Trade in Spain
_h[electronic resource] :
_bPolicy Implications /
_cby Alberto Garrido, M. Ramón Llamas, Consuelo Varela-Ortega, Paula Novo, Roberto Rodríguez-Casado, Maite M. Aldaya.
264 1 _aNew York, NY :
_bSpringer New York,
_c2010.
300 _aIX, 150p. 62 illus.
_bonline resource.
336 _atext
_btxt
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337 _acomputer
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338 _aonline resource
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347 _atext file
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490 1 _aNatural Resource Management and Policy ;
_v35
505 0 _aLiterature Review -- Methodological Approaches -- Data and Limitations -- Spain’s Water Footprint -- Net Virtual-Water “Flows” -- Bringing the Analysis to the Policy Context -- Summary and Conclusions.
520 _aThe evaluation of the water footprint and virtual water trade has become a promising means to evaluate the sustainability of a country’s water resources. This book is based on the research and results of a thorough study carried out for Spain, which serves as a leading case for a semi-arid country. The objective of this study was to assess and analyze Spain’s virtual water use and water footprint, differentiating the green and blue (surface and groundwater) components, both from a hydrological and economic perspective. This contributes to the water footprint and virtual water literature in several ways. By evaluating both water footprint and virtual water over time and at the provincial scale, the analysis allows for policy-relevant conclusions at the river basin level. By separating green and blue water components, and evaluating all crops at the provincial level, the study enables a finer analysis of how water footprint and virtual water vary during droughts and water shortages. The linkage between commodities trade and water scarcity was explored to determine the extent to which virtual water trade has the potential to deal with water-stressed periods. The analysis contained in this study includes both market and non-market dimensions and will appeal to researchers in both resource economics and hydrology as well as policy-makers concerned with water-related issues.
650 0 _aEconomics.
650 0 _aHydraulic engineering.
650 0 _aFarm economics.
650 0 _aEnvironmental economics.
650 1 4 _aEconomics/Management Science.
650 2 4 _aAgricultural Economics.
650 2 4 _aEnvironmental Economics.
650 2 4 _aHydrogeology.
700 1 _aLlamas, M. Ramón.
_eauthor.
700 1 _aVarela-Ortega, Consuelo.
_eauthor.
700 1 _aNovo, Paula.
_eauthor.
700 1 _aRodríguez-Casado, Roberto.
_eauthor.
700 1 _aAldaya, Maite M.
_eauthor.
710 2 _aSpringerLink (Online service)
773 0 _tSpringer eBooks
776 0 8 _iPrinted edition:
_z9781441957405
830 0 _aNatural Resource Management and Policy ;
_v35
856 4 0 _uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-5741-2
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