Assessing regional virtual water flows and water footprints in the Yellow River Basin, China: A consumption based approach

K Feng, YL Siu, D Guan, K Hubacek - Applied geography, 2012 - Elsevier
The Yellow River, the second longest river in China, is facing increasing water scarcity due
to rising water consumption of a fast growing economy and an increasingly urbanized …

The water footprint of tourism in Spain

I Cazcarro, AY Hoekstra, JS Chóliz - Tourism management, 2014 - Elsevier
This study complements the water footprint (WF) estimations for Spain, incorporating insights
of the process analysis and input–output (IO) analysis. We evaluate the virtual (both blue …

[HTML][HTML] Integrated water resources management for an inland river basin in China

P Kumar, W Liu, X Chu, Y Zhang, Z Li - Watershed Ecology and the …, 2019 - Elsevier
There is a crucial need to achieve a more sustainable management of the world's water
resources with serious water scarcity and water pollution. The trans-basin movement of …

Multiregional input–output model for the evaluation of Spanish water flows

I Cazcarro, R Duarte… - Environmental science & …, 2013 - ACS Publications
We construct a multiregional input–output model for Spain, in order to evaluate the
pressures on the water resources, virtual water flows, and water footprints of the regions …

Evaluating the water footprint of the energy supply of Liaoning Province, China: A regional input–output analysis approach

T Okadera, Y Geng, T Fujita, H Dong, Z Liu, N Yoshida… - Energy Policy, 2015 - Elsevier
Water and energy are important resources for regional economies and are inextricably and
reciprocally linked. Global water and energy demand will increase significantly by 2030 …

Water footprint for energy production and supply in Thailand

T Okadera, J Chontanawat, SH Gheewala - Energy, 2014 - Elsevier
Water and energy are both important resources that are inextricably and reciprocally linked.
Indeed, energy production requires a lot of water (eg, cooling water at power plants), and …

Impacts of water scarcity on socio-economic development: A case study of Gaotai County, China

Q Zhou, X Deng, F Wu - Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, Parts A/B/C, 2017 - Elsevier
Provisioning services for socio-economic development are important hydrological
ecosystem services that humans obtain from freshwater. The conflict between water scarcity …

Dynamic carbon emission linkages across boundaries

S Chen, Z Liu, B Chen, F Zhu, BD Fath, S Liang… - Earth's …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Cities are increasingly linked to domestic and foreign markets during rapid globalization of
trade. While transboundary carbon footprints of cities have been recently highlighted, we still …

City‐level water withdrawal in China: Accounting methodology and applications

Z Zhang, J Liu, B Cai, Y Shan, H Zheng… - Journal of Industrial …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
In the context of the freshwater crisis, accounting for water withdrawal could help planners
better regulate water use in different sectors to combat water scarcity. However, the water …

Developing the greatest Blue Economy: Water productivity, fresh water depletion, and virtual water trade in the Great Lakes basin

A Mayer, S Mubako, BL Ruddell - Earth's Future, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Great Lakes basin hosts the world's most abundant surface fresh water reserve.
Historically an industrial and natural resource powerhouse, the region has suffered …