Virtual Water Flows in the EU27: A Consumption-based Approach

Journal of Industrial Ecology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 547-558

  Serrano, Ana ^a   Guan, Dabo ^b   Duarte, Rosa ^c   Paavola, Jouni ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

consumption; Europe; including environmental accounts (NAMEA); industrial ecology; multiregional input output (MRIO) model; national accounting matrixwater

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; COMMERCE; FLOW OF WATER; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HYDRAULICS; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; SOIL MOISTURE; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

CONSUMPTION; ENVIRONMENTAL ACCOUNT; EUROPE; INDUSTRIAL ECOLOGY; INPUT-OUTPUT; NATIONAL ACCOUNTING;

WATER RESOURCES;

ACCOUNTABILITY; CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; EUROPEAN UNION; GROUNDWATER; IMPORT; INDUSTRIAL ECOLOGY; INPUT-OUTPUT ANALYSIS; SURFACE WATER; VIRTUAL REALITY; WATER FLOW; WATER FOOTPRINT; WATER PLANNING; WATER QUALITY; WATER USE;

EASTERN EUROPE; GERMANY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 84970965965     PISSN: 10881980     EISSN: 15309290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jiec.12454     Document Type: Article

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