The Water We Eat: Combining Virtual Water and Water Footprints (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9783319386669)

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.

Author: Marta Antonelli
ISBN-10: 3319386662
ISBN-13: 9783319386669
Publisher: Springer
Language: English
Published: 10/09/2016
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.84lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.56d