Virtual water trade and development in Africa

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 17, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 3969-3982

  Konar, M ^a   Caylor, K K ^b  

^a University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign   (United States)

^b Princeton University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL WATER; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; EXTERNAL SOURCES; INFRASTRUCTURE SHARING; POPULATION GROWTH; PRODUCTION SYSTEM; RECENT RESEARCHES; VIRTUAL WATER TRADE;

CROPS; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; POPULATION STATISTICS; WATER RESOURCES; WATER SUPPLY;

VIRTUAL REALITY;

ECONOMIC ACTIVITY; RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT; TRADE; WATER PLANNING; WATER SUPPLY; WATER USE; WELFARE PROVISION;

AFRICA;

EID: 84885812476     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: 16077938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-17-3969-2013     Document Type: Article

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