The water footprint of global food production

MM Mekonnen, W Gerbens-Leenes - Water, 2020 - mdpi.com
Agricultural production is the main consumer of water. Future population growth, income
growth, and dietary shifts are expected to increase demand for water. The paper presents a …

A review on greywater reuse: quality, risks, barriers and global scenarios

AK Vuppaladadiyam, N Merayo, P Prinsen… - … Science and Bio …, 2019 - Springer
Greywater is wastewater collected from household sources without input from toilet or
commode streams. Greywater represent ca. 65% of total household wastewaters globally …

Global land-water nexus: Agricultural land and freshwater use embodied in worldwide supply chains

B Chen, MY Han, K Peng, SL Zhou, L Shao… - Science of the Total …, 2018 - Elsevier
As agricultural land and freshwater inextricably interrelate and interact with each other, the
conventional water and land policy in “silos” should give way to nexus thinking when …

[HTML][HTML] Global virtual water trade and the hydrological cycle: patterns, drivers, and socio-environmental impacts

P d'Odorico, J Carr, C Dalin… - Environmental …, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
The increasing global demand for farmland products is placing unprecedented pressure on
the global agricultural system and its water resources. Many regions of the world, that are …

The food‐energy‐water nexus: Transforming science for society

BR Scanlon, BL Ruddell, PM Reed… - Water Resources …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Emerging interdisciplinary science efforts are providing new understanding of the
interdependence of food, energy, and water (FEW) systems. These science advances, in …

[HTML][HTML] Unravelling the effects of crop blue, green and grey virtual water flows on regional agricultural water footprint and scarcity

X Cao, Y Bao, Y Li, J Li, M Wu - Agricultural Water Management, 2023 - Elsevier
There was presently a lack of multidimensional investigation on the impact of virtual water
flow (VWF) on regional water use and scarcity. A framework for impact analysis of VWF in …

[BUCH][B] The water footprint of modern consumer society

AY Hoekstra - 2019 - taylorfrancis.com
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 …

Blue water footprint linked to national consumption and international trade is unsustainable

MM Mekonnen, AY Hoekstra - Nature Food, 2020 - nature.com
Increasing pressure on the world's freshwater resources raises serious concerns about
global food security and the sustainability of water use in agriculture. Here we quantify and …

Estimating water pollution and economic cost embodied in the mining industry: An interprovincial analysis in China

H Sun, X Hu, X Yang, H Wang, J Cheng - Resources Policy, 2023 - Elsevier
China's rapid industrialization since the 21st century has led to significant mineral resource
consumption, causing a dual dilemma of water scarcity and pollution. Imbalanced supply …

Exploring consumption-based planetary boundary indicators: An absolute water footprinting assessment of Chinese provinces and cities

M Li, T Wiedmann, J Liu, Y Wang, Y Hu, Z Zhang… - Water Research, 2020 - Elsevier
The water planetary boundary (PB) has attracted wide academic attention, but empirical
water footprint research that accommodates local biophysical boundaries remains scarce …