Water Footprint

Author : Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2021-01-12
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789813343771

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Water Footprint by Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu Pdf

This book highlights the concept of water footprint in different industrial sectors such as leather tanning, steel, agriculture, textile and wine. One of the very basic necessities of life which is soon going to be scarce is water, hence the environmental footprint assessments on any scale essentially includes water footprint which is being measured in various supply chains and across different product categories. According to ISO 14046, the water footprint assessment refers to the total freshwater volume consumed and polluted directly or indirectly across a product’s end-to-end supply chain. This book presents, for industry purposes, the focus on identification and quantification of water trade, the scarcity, and pollution involved in the production of goods and services.

Author : Stephen Leahy
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1770852956

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Your Water Footprint by Stephen Leahy Pdf

An investigation of water usage which combines infographics with a narrative detailing the typical volume of water necessary for common applications, from creating fuel to flushing the toilet.

Author : Maite M. Aldaya,Ashok K. Chapagain,Arjen Y. Hoekstra,Mesfin M. Mekonnen
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2012-08-21
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781136538520

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The Water Footprint Assessment Manual by Maite M. Aldaya,Ashok K. Chapagain,Arjen Y. Hoekstra,Mesfin M. Mekonnen Pdf

People use lots of water for drinking, cooking and washing, but significantly more for producing things such as food, paper and cotton clothes. The water footprint is an indicator of water use that looks at both direct and indirect water use of a consumer or producer. Indirect use refers to the 'virtual water' embedded in tradable goods and commodities, such as cereals, sugar or cotton. The water footprint of an individual, community or business is defined as the total volume of freshwater that is used to produce the goods and services consumed by the individual or community or produced by the business. This book offers a complete and up-to-date overview of the global standard on water footprint assessment as developed by the Water Footprint Network. More specifically it: o Provides a comprehensive set of methods for water footprint assessment o Shows how water footprints can be calculated for individual processes and products, as well as for consumers, nations and businesses o Contains detailed worked examples of how to calculate green, blue and grey water footprints o Describes how to assess the sustainability of the aggregated water footprint within a river basin or the water footprint of a specific product o Includes an extensive library of possible measures that can contribute to water footprint reduction

Author : Marta Antonelli,Francesca Greco
Publisher : Springer
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2015-04-11
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783319163932

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The Water We Eat by Marta Antonelli,Francesca Greco Pdf

This book pursues a comprehensive, multidisciplinary approach in order to analyze the relationship between water and food security. It demonstrates that most of the world’s economies lack sufficient water resources to secure their populations’ food requirements and are thus virtual importers of water. One of the most inspiring cases, which this book is rooted in, is Italy: the third largest net virtual water importer on earth. The book also shows that the sustainability of water depends on the extent to which societies recognize and take into account its value and contribution to agricultural production. Due to the large volumes of water required for food production, water and food security are in fact inextricably linked. Contributions from leading international experts and scholars in the field use the concepts of virtual water and water footprints to explain this relationship, with an eye to the empirical examples of wine, tomato and pasta production in Italy. This book provides a valuable resource for all researchers, professionals, policymakers and everyone else interested in water and food security.

Author : Alberto Garrido,M. Ramón Llamas,Consuelo Varela-Ortega,Paula Novo,Roberto Rodríguez-Casado,Maite M. Aldaya
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2010-03-25
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781441957412

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Water Footprint and Virtual Water Trade in Spain by Alberto Garrido,M. Ramón Llamas,Consuelo Varela-Ortega,Paula Novo,Roberto Rodríguez-Casado,Maite M. Aldaya Pdf

1.1 General Framework In most arid and semi-arid countries, water resource management is an issue that is both important and controversial. Most water resources experts now acknowledge that water conflicts are not caused by physical scarcity but are mainly due to poor water management (Rosegrant et al. 2002; Benoit and Comeau 2005; Comprehensive Assessment of Water Management in Agriculture 2007; Garrido and Dinar 2010, among others). The scientific and technological advances of the past 50 years have led to new ways to solve many water-related conflicts, often with tools that seemed unthinkable a few decades ago (Llamas 2005; Lopez-Gunn and Llamas 2008). This study deals with the estimation and analysis of Spain’s water footprint, both from a hydrological and economic perspective. Its ultimate objective is to report on the allocative efficiency of water and economic resources. This analysis can provide a transparent and multidisciplinary framework for informing and optimising water policy decisions, contributing at the same time to the implementation of the EU Water Framework Directive (WFD) (2000/60/EC). It also responds to the current mandate of the Spanish Ministry of Environment and Rural and Marine Affairs, which recently issued instructions for drafting river basin management plans in compliance with the EU Water Framework Directive, with a deadline of end of year 2009 and then every 6 years (BOE 2008).

Author : Maite M. Aldaya,Ashok K. Chapagain,Arjen Y. Hoekstra,Mesfin M. Mekonnen
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2012-08-21
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781136538513

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The Water Footprint Assessment Manual by Maite M. Aldaya,Ashok K. Chapagain,Arjen Y. Hoekstra,Mesfin M. Mekonnen Pdf

People use lots of water for drinking, cooking and washing, but significantly more for producing things such as food, paper and cotton clothes. The water footprint is an indicator of water use that looks at both direct and indirect water use of a consumer or producer. Indirect use refers to the 'virtual water' embedded in tradable goods and commodities, such as cereals, sugar or cotton. The water footprint of an individual, community or business is defined as the total volume of freshwater that is used to produce the goods and services consumed by the individual or community or produced by the business. This book offers a complete and up-to-date overview of the global standard on water footprint assessment as developed by the Water Footprint Network. More specifically it: o Provides a comprehensive set of methods for water footprint assessment o Shows how water footprints can be calculated for individual processes and products, as well as for consumers, nations and businesses o Contains detailed worked examples of how to calculate green, blue and grey water footprints o Describes how to assess the sustainability of the aggregated water footprint within a river basin or the water footprint of a specific product o Includes an extensive library of possible measures that can contribute to water footprint reduction

Author : David Tickner,Ashok Kumar Chapagain
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 66 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2017-09-08
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781351274067

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Water Footprint Assessment by David Tickner,Ashok Kumar Chapagain Pdf

As business risks associated with water intensify – for example risks to oeprations, supply chains and reputation – many corporate sustainability professionals are seeking practical tools to help them understand and assess these risks. Water Footprint Assessment tools developed primarily by the research sector are gaining attention in this context. However, there is debate among experts and non-experts about the merits of this approach. Water Footprint Assessment: A Business Guide is a concise and comprehensive digest of emerging concepts, tools and arguments around water footprint approaches. Specifically aimed at business audiences, this definitive short guide to the issues distils the latest in scientific and policy literature, helps sustainability leaders understand what they can, and can't do with water footprint tools, includes practical experience and case studies and outlines the pros and cons of using Water Footprint Assessment and similar approaches.

Author : Arjen Y. Hoekstra
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 293 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2019-06-28
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780429755347

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The Water Footprint of Modern Consumer Society by Arjen Y. Hoekstra Pdf

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 first edition, the question of how to reduce our water footprint has become even more urgent. Freshwater scarcity is increasingly perceived as a global systemic risk and overconsumption of water is widespread. The water footprint, a concept founded by the author, is an indicator of direct and indirect freshwater use by a consumer or producer that can be used to analyze water usage along supply chains and assess the sustainability, efficiency and fairness of our water use. This new edition is fully revised and updated to reflect continued developments in this rapidly growing field of knowledge. New chapters are added covering the history of the water footprint concept; the environmental footprint of the human species versus planetary boundaries; and the human right to water as a foundation to equitable sharing. All other chapters are fully revised with new findings, applications and references, including major new research on energy, vegetarian diets and intelligent water allocation over competing demands. The Water Footprint of Modern Consumer Society is a key textbook for students of interdisciplinary water studies and those taking other related courses within the environmental sciences. It will also be of interest to those working in the governmental sector, environmental and consumer organizations, the business sector and UN institutions, where there is growing interest in the water footprint concept.

Author : Arjen Y. Hoekstra,Ashok K. Chapagain,Pieter Van Oel
Publisher : MDPI
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2019-06-24
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783039210381

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Progress in Water Footprint Assessment by Arjen Y. Hoekstra,Ashok K. Chapagain,Pieter Van Oel Pdf

Water Footprint Assessment is a young research field that considers how freshwater use, scarcity, and pollution relate to consumption, production, and trade patterns. This book presents a wide range of studies within this new field. It is argued that collective and coordinated action—at different scale levels and along all stages of commodity supply chains—is necessary to bring about more sustainable, efficient, and equitable water use. The presented studies range from farm to catchment and country level, and show how different actors along the supply chain of final commodities can contribute to more sustainable water use in the chain.

Author : Meng Xu,Chunhui Li
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 149 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2019-11-14
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789811502347

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Application of the Water Footprint: Water Stress Analysis and Allocation by Meng Xu,Chunhui Li Pdf

Based on the water footprint (WF) concept, this book reviews WF-based water stress evaluation methods at the city, provincial and river basin levels respectively. In addition, it explores the factors that influence regional water footprint in the spatial sequence via the extended STIRPAT model. Highlighting the utilization of WF accounting in sustainable water management, one of the book’s goals is to establish the optimization model of water allocation in various industrial sectors. Based on WF accounting, which thoroughly considers the water input for production, the relevant intermediate water inputs, and the water amount for wastewater discharge dilutions, the book provides a wealth of insights for scholars and practitioners with an interest in water resources and environmental management. In addition, it exhibits a scientific plan for regional water resource utilization and allocation, helping relieve regional water shortages.

Author : Paul Mason
Publisher : Marshall Cavendish
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2010-01-30
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0761444173

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How Big is Your Water Footprint? by Paul Mason Pdf

What sort of footprint are you leaving on the environment? Do you have a heavy footprint or a light footprint? Everything we do and everything we use has an impact on the environment. Heavy footprints harm the environment and use lots of natural resources. Light footprints harm the environment as little as possible and use fewer natural resources. Read the Environmental Footprints series to decide what type of footsteps you want to take in the future! In How Big Is Your Water Footprint? read about what makes up a travel footprint and the effect this has on the environment. Discover ways to reduce your travel footprint and live sustainably. Special Features Rethink! feature offer ways to lighten your footprints Case studies give real-life examples of heavy-footprint and light-footprint actions. Book jacket.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : UNESCO
Page : 39 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2024-05-20
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789231041174

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The United Nations World Water Development Report – N° 3 - 2009 – Water Footprint Analysis (Hydrologic and Economic) of the Guadania River Basin by Anonim Pdf

Author : Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu
Publisher : Springer
Page : 74 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2018-08-29
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789811324543

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Environmental Water Footprints by Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu Pdf

This book discusses the concept of water footprint and corporate water footprint, presenting case studies on a thermal power plant in India and on the food sector. Water conservation is a key element of industrial sustainability strategies.

Author : Andrea Collins,Andrew Flynn
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2015-05-29
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780857936967

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The Ecological Footprint by Andrea Collins,Andrew Flynn Pdf

The ecological footprint is one of the most prominent tools used to measure environmental sustainability, and its rise in academic and policy debates since the early 1990s has been remarkable. Drawing upon research and examples from around the world, t

Author : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations,Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2018-10-30
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789251309445

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Methodological guide to reduce carbon and water footprints in banana plantations by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations,Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit Pdf

The World Banana Forum (WBF) publication developed a methodological guide to reduce water and carbon footprints in banana plantations worldwide. Members of the Working Group (WG) on Sustainable Production Systems and Environmental Impact acknowledged the contribution of banana production in the total global GHG emissions and the consumption of freshwater in the economic activity, both stressed in the 2015 Paris Climate Conference (COP21), having the agricultural sector a high mitigation potential. Therefore, the WG wishes to contribute to the global fight against climate change and promote the sustainable use of natural resources, developing practical tools to strengthen the efforts of the global banana industry to reduce its carbon and water footprint (CWF). Since banana farmers are struggling to adapt to climate change, the project aims to mainstream and support the adoption of best climate-smart practices and efficient water management in the banana value chain as part of the environmental strategy of organizations. Efforts to promote CWF reduction programs in the banana industry are still incipient and carried out mostly by multinationals, due in part to the implementation costs, the complexity of the topic for farmers, the lack of user-friendly tools to measure them efficiently, and that is still a B2B-driven strategy not yet recognized by consumers. Even though the need for supporting carbon and water footprint analysis (CWF) in the banana industry remains strong, there is still an apparent lack of sufficient financial incentives by both the governments and the global market.