Comparing local and global water scarcity information in determining the water scarcity footprint of potato cultivation in Great Britain

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 666-674

  Hess, T M ^a   Lennard, A T ^a,b   Daccache, A ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Blue water; Impact assessment; Potato; Water footprint; Water risk; Water scarcity

Indexed keywords

ABSTRACTING; CATCHMENTS; CULTIVATION; ECOLOGY; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; IRRIGATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RUNOFF; SURFACE WATER RESOURCES; WATER SUPPLY;

BLUE WATER; IMPACT ASSESSMENTS; POTATO; WATER FOOTPRINT; WATER SCARCITY;

WATER RESOURCES;

SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 84923850809     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.10.075     Document Type: Article

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