Water, Food and Welfare

Water Footprint as a Complementary Approach to Water Management in Mexico

• Author(s): Rosario H. Perez-Espejo, Roberto M. Constantino-Toto, Hilda R. Davila-Ibanez,
• Publisher: Springer
• Pages: 252
• ISBN_10: 3319288245
  ISBN_13: 9783319288246
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Science / Earth Sciences / General , Science / Environmental Science , Science / Global Warming & Climate Change , Nature / Natural Resources , Political Science / Public Policy / Environmental Policy ,

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.