The water footprint of modern consumer society/

Main Author: Hoekstra, Arjen Y., 1967-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London New York: Earthscan, from Routledge, c2013
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Drinking ten bathtubs of water a day
  • 3. Water for bread and pasta
  • 4. The meat eater, a big water user
  • 5. How our cotton clothes link to a disappearing sea
  • 6. Burning water: the water footprint of biofuels
  • 7. The overseas water footprint of cut flowers
  • 8. The supply-chain water footprint of paper
  • 9. Maximum sustainable water footprint per river basin
  • 10. Water-use efficiency
  • 11. Allocating the worldʹs limited freshwater resources
  • 12. Getting trade right
  • 13. Product transparency
  • 14. Who will be the heroes of change?
  • References
  • Index