02936ctm a22004458i 4500 21025466 20250312110732.0 ta 200122s2020 enk b 001 0 eng 2019009220 9781138354784 (pbk) (hardback) : Đ35.59 9781138354784 (paperback) 9780429424557 (ebook) DLC eng DLC rda pcc TD345 .H557 2019 333.91/13 23 Hoekstra, Arjen Y., 1967- author. The water footprint of modern consumer society / [manuscript] / by Arjen Hoekstra. Second Edition. Routledge, ; London and New York:., c2020. 1111 Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge 2019 xxi, 272 pages cm ; 24 cm. text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. Preface to the first edition -- Preface to the second edition -- Acknowledgements -- The environmental footprint of the human species -- A brief history of water footprint thinking -- Why do we overexploit our limited freshwater resources? -- Drinking ten bathtubs of water a day -- Water for bread and pasta -- Meat and dairy, the biggest water users -- How our cotton clothes link to a disappearing sea -- The energy transition : how to combine carbon and water footprint reduction? -- The overseas water footprint of cut flowers -- The supply-chain water footprint of paper -- Sustainability: water footprint caps per water body -- Efficiency: water footprint benchmarks per product -- Equitability : fair water footprint shares per community -- Allocating the world's limited Freshwater resources -- Getting trade right -- Product transparency -- Who will be the heroes of change? "Using the water footprint concept, this impactful book aids our understanding of how we can reduce water consumption and pollution to sustainable levels. 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 organisations, the business sector and UN institutions, where there is growing interest in the water footprint concept"-- Provided by publisher. Water consumption Measurement. Industrial water supply. Water-supply Accounting. 0 vip orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg acquire 1 shelf copy policy default BK xm06 2019-07-08 9 11143 11143 0 0 0 0 EGSTL EGSTL CIRC 2025-03-09 0 333.9113 Hoe 2020 20692 2025-06-30 00:00:00 2025-03-09 BK