This paper reviews the evolvement of water footprint assessment (WFA) as a new research
field over the past fifteen years. The research is rooted in four basic thoughts:(1) there is a …

A bibliometric analysis of the research in the field of Water Footprint (WF) during 2006–2015
was presented with the information related to countries, institutions, journals, categories, top …

Water scarcity is a rapidly growing concern around the globe, but little is known about how it
has developed over time. This study provides a first assessment of continuous sub-national …

People use lots of water for drinking, cooking and washing, but significantly more for
producing things such as food, paper and cotton clothes. The water footprint is an indicator …

Water can be redistributed through, in physical terms, water transfer projects and virtually,
embodied water for the production of traded products. Here, we explore whether such water …

China's booming economy has brought increasing pressures on its water resources. The
water scarcity problem in China is characterized by a mismatch between the spatial …

Globalization of Water is a first-of-its-kind review of the critical relationship between
globalization and sustainable water management. It explores the impact of international …

A water crisis has prompted the Chinese government to develop an ambitious water
conservancy plan. However, the plan may not achieve water sustainability and may cause …

Water is at the core of the most difficult sustainability challenges facing humans in the
modern era, involving feedbacks across multiple scales, sectors, and agents. We suggest …

Using the water footprint concept, this impactful book aids our understanding of how we can
reduce water consumption and pollution to sustainable levels. Since the publication of the …