Water, Food and Welfare
Water Footprint as a Complementary Approach to Water Management in Mexico
Herausgeber: Pérez-Espejo, Rosario, Constantino-Toto, Roberto M., Dávila-Ibáñez, Hilda R. (Eds.)
Vorschau- Estimating a water footprint and a critical application of this methodology
- Provides an overview of water management, water policies and institutions
- Includes an analysis of the major factors affecting water resources in Mexico
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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.
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Contemporary Model for Water Management and Alternative Approaches
Seiten 3-11
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Socioeconomic Framework
Seiten 13-19
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Water Policy and Institutions
Seiten 21-28
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Water Use for Food Purposes
Seiten 29-34
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Water Resources Inventory and Implications of Irrigation Modernization
Seiten 35-43
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Inhaltsverzeichnis (20 Kapitel)
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- Buchtitel
- Water, Food and Welfare
- Buchuntertitel
- Water Footprint as a Complementary Approach to Water Management in Mexico
- Herausgeber
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- Rosario Pérez-Espejo
- Roberto M. Constantino-Toto
- Hilda R. Dávila-Ibáñez
- Titel der Buchreihe
- SpringerBriefs in Environment, Security, Development and Peace
- Buchreihen Band
- 23
- Copyright
- 2016
- Verlag
- Springer International Publishing
- Copyright Inhaber
- The Author(s)
- eBook ISBN
- 978-3-319-28824-6
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-319-28824-6
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-3-319-28822-2
- Buchreihen ISSN
- 2193-3162
- Auflage
- 1
- Seitenzahl
- XVII, 252
- Anzahl der Bilder
- 72 schwarz-weiß Abbildungen, 4 Abbildungen in Farbe
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