Does the global trade of virtual water reduce inequality in freshwater resource allocation?

Society and Natural Resources

Volumn 24, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1205-1215

  Seekell, David A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Freshwater resources; Gini coefficient; Inequality; Virtual water; Water scarcity

Indexed keywords

FRESHWATER; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER RESOURCE;

EID: 80053295000     PISSN: 08941920     EISSN: 15210723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08941920.2011.557712     Document Type: Article

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