Recent evolution of China's virtual water trade: Analysis of selected crops and considerations for policy

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 1349-1357

  Shi, J ^a,b   Liu, J ^a   Pinter, L ^b,c  

^a BEIJING FORESTRY UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CENTRAL EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^c INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROPS; FOOD SUPPLY; SUPPLY CHAINS; WATER MANAGEMENT;

IMPORT AND EXPORTS; NUMBER OF TRADES; SOUTH AMERICA; SUPPLY CHAIN RISK; VIRTUAL WATER; VIRTUAL WATER TRADE; WATER MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES; WATER SCARCITY;

COMMERCE;

CEREAL; FOOD SUPPLY; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; IMPORT; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; WATER ECONOMICS; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

CHINA; NORTH AMERICA; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 84897982622     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: 16077938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-18-1349-2014     Document Type: Article

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