Consumptive water use to feed humanity - Curing a blind spot

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 9, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 15-28

  Falkenmark, Malin ^a   Lannerstad, M ^b  

^a Stockholm International Water Institute   (Sweden)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOOD SUPPLY; WATER DEMAND; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER USE;

EID: 20844462601     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-9-15-2005     Document Type: Article

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