The water footprint of modern consumer society / Arjen Y. Hoekstra.

Author/creator Hoekstra, Arjen Y., 1967-
Format Electronic
Publication InfoLondon ; New York : Earthscan, from Routledge, 2013.
Descriptionxvi, 204 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Supplemental ContentFull text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects

Contents Drinking ten bathtubs of water a day -- Water for bread and pasta -- The meat eater, a big water user -- How our cotton clothes link to a disappearing sea -- Burning water: the water footprint of biofuels -- The overseas water footprint of cut flowers -- The supply-chain water footprint of paper -- Maximum sustainable water footprint per river basin -- Water-use efficiency -- Allocating the world's limited freshwater resources -- Getting trade right -- Product transparency -- Who will be the heroes of change?
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages [184]-196) and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2012045046
ISBN9781849713030 (hbk)
ISBN9781849714273 (pbk)

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