More than the mean - A note on heterogeneity aspects in the assessment of water footprints

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 29, Issue , 2013, Pages 145-147

  Finger, Robert ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS;

AVERAGE VALUES; CLIMATE CONDITION; DECISION MAKERS; GREY WATERS; PRODUCTION TECHNIQUES; SEED COTTON; SPATIAL HETEROGENEITY; WATER FOOTPRINT;

DECISION MAKING;

CLIMATE CONDITIONS; COTTON; CROP PRODUCTION; DECISION MAKING; HETEROGENEITY; TRADE-OFF; WATER FOOTPRINT; WATER RESOURCE;

BRAZIL; CHINA;

GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM;

EID: 84873802768     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2012.12.029     Document Type: Letter

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