Inequality or injustice in water use for food?

Environmental Research Letters

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2015, Pages

  Carr, J A ^a   Seekell, D A ^a,b   D'Odorico, P ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

human wellbeing; inequality; trade; virtual water

Indexed keywords

POPULATION STATISTICS; VIRTUAL REALITY;

FRESH WATER RESOURCES; GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN WELFARE; HUMAN WELLBEING; INEQUALITY; POPULATION DENSITIES; VIRTUAL WATER; WATER AVAILABILITY;

COMMERCE;

DECISION MAKING; HUMAN RIGHTS; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER RESOURCE; WATER USE; WELFARE REFORM;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84923673928     PISSN: 17489318     EISSN: 17489326     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/10/2/024013     Document Type: Article

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