The number of publications on environmental footprint indicators has been growing rapidly,
but with limited efforts to integrate different footprints into a coherent framework. Such …

This paper reviews the evolvement of water footprint assessment (WFA) as a new research
field over the past fifteen years. The research is rooted in four basic thoughts:(1) there is a …

Green water––rainfall over land that eventually flows back to the atmosphere as
evapotranspiration––is the main source of water to produce food, feed, fiber, timber, and …

Using the water footprint concept, this impactful book aids our understanding of how we can
reduce water consumption and pollution to sustainable levels. Since the publication of the …

With almost 40% of the global population suffering from water scarcity, the need to manage
water resources is evidently urgent. While water and energy systems are intrinsically linked …

Thermoelectric power plants traditionally have required huge volumes of water to condense
steam from the turbine exhaust. The complex interdependency between water and energy …

Ensuring secure access to food and energy worldwide relies on win-win share of sectoral
use of constrained natural resources such as land and water, taking also into account the …

In the context of China's rapid and perennial urbanization, it is of profound importance to
understand how to enable and accelerate progress towards achieving the country's …

Driven by biofuel policies, which aim to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and
increase domestic energy supply, global production and consumption of bioethanol have …

The main objective of sustainable development is to ensure the current and future demand
can be satisfied. Food, energy and water is the primary human demand. However, China is …