Water, Food and Welfare
Water Footprint as a Complementary Approach to Water Management in Mexico
Editors: Pérez-Espejo, Rosario, Constantino-Toto, Roberto M., Dávila-Ibáñez, Hilda R. (Eds.)
- 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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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Water, Food and Welfare
- Book Subtitle
- Water Footprint as a Complementary Approach to Water Management in Mexico
- Editors
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- Rosario Pérez-Espejo
- Roberto M. Constantino-Toto
- Hilda R. Dávila-Ibáñez
- Series Title
- SpringerBriefs in Environment, Security, Development and Peace
- Series Volume
- 23
- Copyright
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing
- Copyright Holder
- 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
- Series ISSN
- 2193-3162
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XVII, 252
- Number of Illustrations and Tables
- 72 b/w illustrations, 4 illustrations in colour
- Topics
