Water Footprint and Virtual Water Trade in Spain Policy Implications /

• Main Authors: Garrido, Alberto (Author), Llamas, M. Ramón (Author), Varela-Ortega, Consuelo (Author), Novo, Paula (Author), Rodríguez-Casado, Roberto (Author), Aldaya, Maite M. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2010.
• Series: Natural Resource Management and Policy ; 35
• Subjects: Environmental management.; Hydrogeology.; Life sciences.; Agricultural economics.; Environmental economics.; Economics.; Agricultural Economics.; Life Sciences, general.; Water Policy/Water Governance/Water Management.; Environmental Economics.

The evaluation of the water footprint and virtual water trade has become a promising means to evaluate the sustainability of a country’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-arid country....

Table of Contents:

• Literature Review
• Methodological Approaches
• Data and Limitations
• Spain’s Water Footprint
• Net Virtual-Water “Flows”
• Bringing the Analysis to the Policy Context
• Summary and Conclusions.