The water footprint of modern consumer society / (Record no. 5452)
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| fixed length control field | 130213s2013 enka b 001 0 eng |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 9781849713030 (hbk) |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 9781849714273 (pbk) |
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| Binding type | ebook |
| ISBN | 9781849713030 |
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| Language code of text/sound track or separate title | eng |
| 082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 333.91/13 |
| 245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | The water footprint of modern consumer society / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc | Arjen Y. Hoekstra. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | xvi, 204 pages : |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | 1.Drinking ten bathtubs of water a day -- <br/>2.Water for bread and pasta -- <br/>3.The meat eater, a big water user -- <br/>4.How our cotton clothes link to a disappearing sea -- <br/>5.Burning water: the water footprint of biofuels -- <br/>6.The overseas water footprint of cut flowers -- <br/>7.The supply-chain water footprint of paper -- <br/>8.Maximum sustainable water footprint per river basin -- <br/>9.Water-use efficiency -- <br/>10.Allocating the world's limited freshwater resources -- <br/>11.Getting trade right -- <br/>12.Product transparency -- <br/>13.Who will be the heroes of change? |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Abstract, etc | Water is not only used in the domestic context, but also in agriculture and industry in the production of commercial goods, from food to paper. The water footprint is an indicator of freshwater use that looks at both direct and indirect use of water by a consumer or producer. The water footprint of an individual, community or business is defined as the total volume of freshwater that is used to produce the goods and services consumed by the individual or community or produced by the business. This book shows how the water footprint concept can be used to quantify and map the water use behind consumption and how it can guide reduction of water use to a sustainable level. With a number of case studies, it illustrates water use along supply chains and that water consumption at one place is often linked to water use at another. For example, it is calculated that it takes 15,000 litres of water to produce 1 kg of beef, or 8,000 litres of water to produce a pair of jeans. The book shows that imports of water-intensive products can highly benefit water-scarce countries, but also that this creates a dependency on foreign water resources. The book demonstrates how water-scarce regions sometimes, nevertheless, use lots of water for making export products. It raises the issue of sustainable consumption: how can consumers, businesses and governments get involved in reducing the water footprints of final consumer goods? |
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| Topical Term | Water consumption |
| General subdivision | Measurement. |
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| Topical Term | Industrial water supply. |
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| Topical Term | Water-supply |
| General subdivision | Accounting. |
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| Koha item type | Books |
| Lost status | Damaged status | Collection code | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Source of acquisition | Cost, normal purchase price | Full call number | Accession Number | Koha item type |
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| Non Fiction | Library, SPAB | Library, SPAB | F-1 | 13/12/2013 | SPAB/LIB/13-14/B372 | 2013-09-02 | C-6855 | 2013-09-09 | Baroda | GBP80.00 | Rs8624.00 | 140.87 | 333.9113 HOE-W | 007271 | Text/Reserve Book |