The water footprint is a consumption-based indicator of water use, referring to the total
volume of freshwater used directly and indirectly by a nation or a company, or in the …

In the globalised world greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and water consumption are
becoming increasingly important indicators for policy and decision making. Development of …

Water is an important factor of production contributing both directly and indirectly to
economic activity across all sectors and regions of the global economy. Water scarcity may …

Water shortages and the uneven distribution of water resources restrict China's sustainable
development. The concepts of virtual water and water footprints provide a new approach to …

The impact of tourism activities on local water resources remains a largely understudied
issue in environmental and sustainable tourism management. The aim of the paper is to …

This work investigates the determinants of bilateral 'virtual water trade (VWT) flows' by
means of an estimated gravity model of trade applied to the services of the water embodied …

In this paper a multiregional input–output model is proposed and used to estimate time
series trends for water use, water footprint and water trade balance. By using data provided …

The concept of virtual water refers to the volume of water used in the production of a
commodity or a service. The concept was identified by the geographer Tony Allan in the …

Highlights•Major progress has been made in elaborating interconnections of water uses
across system boundaries.•There remains a lack of policy relevance of VW and WF …

Import virtual water is an effective way to alleviate water shortage. Since China is a country
that suffers severely from the lack of water resources, it is badly needed to research in virtual …