Are virtual water "flows" in Spanish grain trade consistent with relative water scarcity?

Ecological Economics

Volumn 68, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1454-1464

  Novo, P ^a   Garrido, A ^a   Varela Ortega, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Green and blue water; International trade; Virtual water; Water scarcity; Water use efficiency

Indexed keywords

INTERNATIONAL TRADE; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATER FLOW; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 60249103581     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2008.10.013     Document Type: Article

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