The Water We Eat : Combining Virtual Water and Water Footprints /

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Antonelli, Marta. (Editor), Greco, Francesca. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
Edition:1st ed. 2015.
Series:Springer Water,
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Not all water drops are equal
  • Water and food security: food-water and food supply value chains
  • The Water Footprint: linking human consumption and water use
  • The impact of food on our lives
  • Water sustainability and 0 km: Slow Food
  • Virtual water: the water we eat, buy and waste
  • Water labelling
  • Virtual water: an anthropological perspective
  • Moral economy and virtual water: Italian activism for water as a public good
  • Food globalization and water geography: where does Italy stand?
  • Virtual water 'trade' in the Mediterranean area
  • Overcoming water scarcity through economics: irrigation and drought
  • From the Barilla Centre for Food and Nutrition's Double pyramid to virtual water in the pasta trade
  • The water footprint of wine
  • Water footprint and environmental sustainability of typical Italian food products
  • Water footprint of tomatoes.