Global land and water grabbing

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Volumn 110, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 892-897

  Rulli, Maria Cristina ^a   Saviori, Antonio ^a   D'Odorico, Paolo ^b  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Foreign direct investment; Land tenure; Virtual water; Water security

Indexed keywords

RAIN; WATER;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENT; FOOD SECURITY; HYDROLOGICAL MODEL; IRRIGATION (AGRICULTURE); LAND GRABBING; LAND USE; MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGRICULTURE; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; FRESH WATER; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; OWNERSHIP; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 84872556454     PISSN: 00278424     EISSN: 10916490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1213163110     Document Type: Article

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