The water we eat : combining virtual water and water footprints /: combining virtual water and water footprints. ([2015])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Marta Antonelli, Francesca Greco, editors.
• Editors: Antonelli, Marta; Greco, Francesca
• Contents: Introduction -- Not all water drops are equal -- Water and food security: food-water and food supply value chains -- The Water Footprint: linking human consumption and water use -- The impact of food on our lives -- Water sustainability and 0 km: Slow Food -- Virtual water: the water we eat, buy and waste -- Water labelling -- Virtual water: an anthropological perspective -- Moral economy and virtual water: Italian activism for water as a public good -- Food globalization and water geography: where does Italy stand? -- Virtual water 'trade' in the Mediterranean area -- Overcoming water scarcity through economics: irrigation and drought -- From the Barilla Centre for Food and Nutrition's Double pyramid to virtual water in the pasta trade -- The water footprint of wine -- Water footprint and environmental sustainability of typical Italian food products -- Water footprint of tomatoes.
• Publisher Details: Cham : Springer
• Publication Date: 2015
• Copyright Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource (x, 256 pages)
• Subjects: 333.91; Environment; Water consumption; Water conservation; Water security; Food supply; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Real Estate -- General; Food supply; Water conservation; Water consumption; Water security; Environment; Sustainable Development; Water Policy/Water Governance/Water Management; Water Industry/Water Technologies; Popular Science in Nature and Environment; Science -- Environmental Science; Technology & Engineering -- Environmental -- Water Supply; Nature -- General; Environmental management; Water supply & treatment; Popular science; Sustainable development; Life sciences; Sustainability; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319163932; 3319163930; 3319163922; 9783319163925
• Related ISBNs: 9783319163925
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references.; Note: Vendor-supplied metadata.
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