Water Footprint and Virtual Water Trade in Spain Policy Implications /

• Main Authors: Garrido, Alberto. (Author), Llamas, M. Ramn̤. (Author), Varela-Ortega, Consuelo. (Author), Novo, Paula. (Author), Rodrg̕uez-Casado, Roberto. (Author), Aldaya, Maite M. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2010.
• Series: Natural Resource Management and Policy ; 35
• Subjects: Economics.; Hydraulic engineering.; Farm economics.; Environmental economics.; Economics/Management Science.; Agricultural Economics.; Environmental Economics.; Hydrogeology.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-5741-2

The evaluation of the water footprint and virtual water trade has become a promising means to evaluate the sustainability of a country<U+0019>s water resources. This book is based on the research and results of a thorough study carried out for Spain, which serves as a leading case for a semi-a...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Literature review
• Methodology
• Data and Limitations
• Water Footprint of Spain
• Net Virtual Water <U+0018>Flow<U+0019>
• Bringing the analysis to the policy context
• Summary and Conclusions.