Virtual water flows of grain within China and its impact on water resource and grain security in 2010

Ecological Engineering

Volumn 69, Issue , 2014, Pages 255-264

  Wang, Y B ^a,b,c   Wu, P T ^a,b   Zhao, X N ^a,b   Engel, B A ^c  

^a NORTHWEST A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION   (China)

^c Purdue University   (United States)

Author keywords

China; Grain security; Virtual water flow; Water footprint; Water resource

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY; FLOW OF WATER; FOOD SUPPLY; HYDRAULICS; SOIL MOISTURE; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER RESOURCES;

CHINA; DISTRIBUTION OF GRAINS; ECOLOGICAL DEGRADATIONS; GRAIN SECURITY; PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION; VIRTUAL WATER-FLOW; WATER FOOTPRINT; WATER-SAVING TECHNOLOGIES;

GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT);

COMPENSATION SYSTEM; CROP PRODUCTION; FOOD SECURITY; PRICE DETERMINATION; TRADE FLOW; WATER FOOTPRINT; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER RESOURCE; WATER SUPPLY; WATER USE; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

CHINA;

EID: 84901639807     PISSN: 09258574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2014.03.057     Document Type: Article

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