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- Title: Water, Food and Welfare
- Author : Rosario H. Perez-Espejo, Roberto M. Constantino-Toto & Hilda R. Dávila-Ibáñez
- Release Date : January 17, 2016
- Genre: Earth Sciences,Books,Science & Nature,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 5477 KB
Description
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.