The spatiotemporal change of cultivated land can exert significant effects on food production
and the associated water consumption. The quantification of these effects is meaningful for …

While agriculture places the greatest demand on water resources, increasing agricultural
production is worsening a global water shortage. Reducing the cultivation of water …

The food–water–land–ecosystem (FWLE) nexus is fundamental for achieving sustainable
development. This study examines the influence of urbanization on the FWLE nexus …

Despite the awareness that green water is the main source of water to produce food, studies
on green water use in cropland ecosystems are still rather limited, and almost no research …

Exploring the coupling characteristics of regional water resources and food security helps to
promote the sustainable development of grain production and is of great significance for …

Agriculture is the largest water user and is the main driving force behind water stress in
Xinjiang, northwestern China. In this study, the water footprint (WF)(blue, green and gray …

China faces major challenges of balancing food security and water resources conservation.
However, little is known about the space-time interactions of food production and water …

Croplands play an important role in China's agricultural production and food security.
However, the shortage of water resource due to climate change and unsuitable utilization …

In arid areas, ecological degradation aroused by over-exploitation of fresh water, expansion
of artificial oasis and shrinkage of natural oasis, has drawn attention of many scholars and …

In this study, the water footprint (blue, green and grey WF) and virtual water theory were
used to uniform measure the new challenges (population growth, population urbanization …