Driving force analysis of the agricultural water footprint in China based on the lmdi method

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 48, Issue 21, 2014, Pages 12723-12731

  Zhao, Chunfu ^a   Chen, Bin ^a  

^a BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ECONOMICS; EFFICIENCY; NUTRITION; POPULATION STATISTICS; WATER RESOURCES; WATER SUPPLY;

AGRICULTURAL WATER; BOTTOM UP APPROACH; DRIVING FORCE ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; EFFECTIVE APPROACHES; POPULATION EXPLOSION; STRUCTURE ADJUSTMENTS;

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS;

WATER;

BOTTOM-UP APPROACH; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; NUMERICAL MODEL; POLICY MAKING; WATER FOOTPRINT; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER RESOURCE; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

AGRICULTURE; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CHINA; DRIVING FORCE ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; FLUID INTAKE; HUMAN; LOG MEAN DIVISIA INDEX; POPULATION; WATER SUPPLY; DIET; ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; POPULATION GROWTH; PROCEDURES;

CHINA;

AGRICULTURE; CHINA; DIET; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; POPULATION GROWTH; WATER; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 84908565519     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es503513z     Document Type: Article

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