The global component of freshwater demand and supply: An assessment of virtual water flows between nations as a result of trade in agricultural and industrial products

Water International

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 19-32

  Chapagain, Ashok K ^a   Hoekstra, Arjen Y ^b  

^a WWF UK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Globalization; International water dependency; Virtual water transfer; Water demand; Water footprint

Indexed keywords

EID: 43949117420     PISSN: 02508060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02508060801927812     Document Type: Article

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