Journal article
Transfer of virtual water embodied in food: A new perspective
Abstract
Food and water are inextricably linked. With the increase of water consumption in irrigation and food growth, water shortage has become an urgent issue. Irrational cross-regional transfer of water embodied in food exacerbates water scarcity and restrict China's sustainable development. Given that, a Virtual Water-Food Nexus Model is developed to quantify the inter-provincial transfer of water embodied in food and to identify the complicated …
Authors
Zhai M; Huang G; Liu L; Xu X; Li J
Journal
The Science of The Total Environment, Vol. 659, , pp. 872–883
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
4 2019
DOI
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.12.433
ISSN
0048-9697