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.
| Serija: | SpringerBriefs in Environment, Security, Development and Peace |
| Leidėjas: | Springer Nature Switzerland |
| Išleidimo metai: | 2016 |
| Knygos puslapių skaičius: | 272 |
| ISBN-10: | 3319288229 |
| ISBN-13: | 9783319288222 |
| Formatas: | Knyga minkštu viršeliu |
| Kalba: | Anglų |
| Žanras: | Hydrology and the hydrosphere |
Parašykite atsiliepimą apie „Water, Food and Welfare: Water Footprint as a Complementary Approach to Water Management in Mexico“
