Irrigated agriculture has had an enormous influence on food security, water security and
human well-being. Water footprint (how much water is used), water scarcity (how scarce …

Water shortage is a critical constraint limiting China's capacity for food security. To provide
evidence supporting environmentally sustainable water use in food production, this study …

Irrigation plays an increasing important role in agriculture of China. The assessment of water
resources utilization during agricultural production process will contribute to improving …

Water use efficiency (WUE) improvements in agricultural production are of great significance
to regional food security and ecological sustainability. Based on modified water footprint …

With the rapid development of global economy and society, water shortage has become a
crucial limitation to the growth of many cities. The agricultural water resources carrying …

Efficient agricultural water use is required for food safety and water alleviation on a global
scale. Combining the water footprint and agricultural water use paradigms and enveloping …

Reducing water use and relieving negative environmental consequences contribute to
regional water and ecological sustainability. This work examined water resource efficiency …

Scarcity and competition for water are becoming matters of increasing concern around the
world. The interdisciplinary nature of the problem requires that the technical, economic …

Here we identified and evaluated the strengths and spatio-temporal heterogeneities in 12
main socio-economic driving factors of water footprints and inter-provincial virtual water …

Irrigation plays a major role in Chinese agricultural production, as China is experiencing
water and food scarcity. Assessing water use (WU) and water productivity (WP) will …