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Název:		Globalization of water : sharing the planet's freshwater resources
Autor:		Arjen IJsbert Hoekstra, Ashok K. Chapagain
Rok vydání:		2008
Identifikátory:		9781405163354

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Anotace:	<i>Globalization of Water</i> is a first-of-its-kind review of the critical relationship between globalization and sustainable water management. It explores the impact of international trade on local water depletion and pollution and identifies “water dependent” nations. <ul> <li>Examines the critical link between water management and international trade, considering how local water depletion and pollution are often closely tied to the structure of the global economy <li>Offers a consumer-based indicator of each nation’s water use: the water footprint <li>Questions whether trade can enhance global water use efficiency, or whether it simply shifts the environmental burden to a distant location <li>Highlights the hidden link between national consumption and the use of water resources across the globe, identifying the threats facing ‘water dependent’ countries worldwide <li>Provides a state-of-the-art review and in-depth data source for a new field of knowledge </ul>
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