Water, Food and Welfare : Water Footprint As a Complementary Approach to Water Management in Mexico

Perez-espejo, Rosario H. (EDT); Constantino-toto, Roberto M. (EDT); Davila-ibanez, Hilda R. (EDT)

ISBN 10: 3319288229 / ISBN 13: 9783319288222

Published by Springer, 2016

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Water, Food and Welfare : Water Footprint As a Complementary Approach to Water Management in Mexico
• Publisher: Springer
• Publication Date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3319288229
• ISBN 13: 9783319288222
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

This book addresses the following topics: the contemporary model for water management and alternative approaches; the socioeconomic framework, water policy and institutions; water use for food purposes, water-resources inventory and irrigation; manifestations of welfare loss and water prices; change in dietary patterns and water security; hydrological stress and pressures on water availability; groundwater management problems; vulnerability and climate change; water demand of major crops; gray water footprint and water pollution; gray water footprint and mining; virtual water and food trade; estimates of the water footprint of four key cereals, forage, livestock and bottled drinks. It is the result of a cooperation between 16 researchers from eleven Mexican academic institutions.