{"product_id":"the-water-footprint-assessment-manual-arjen-hoekstra-9781849712798","title":"The Water Footprint Assessment Manual: Setting the Global Standard","description":"\u003cp\u003ePeople use lots of water for drinking, cooking and washing, but significantly more for producing things such as food, paper and cotton clothes. The water footprint is an indicator of water use that looks at both direct and indirect water use of a consumer or producer. Indirect use refers to the 'virtual water' embedded in tradable goods and commodities, such as cereals, sugar or cotton. 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book offers a complete and up-to-date overview of the global standard on water footprint assessment as developed by the Water Footprint Network. More specifically it: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eprovides a comprehensive set of methods for water footprint assessment \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eshows how water footprints can be calculated for individual processes and products, as well as for consumers, nations and businesses \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003econtains detailed worked examples of how to calculate green, blue and grey water footprints \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003edescribes how to assess the sustainability of the aggregated water footprint within a river basin or the water footprint of a specific product \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eincludes an extensive library of possible measures that can contribute to water footprint reduction.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Arjen Hoekstra,Ashok K. Chapagain,Maite M. Aldaya\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1849712794\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781849712798\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 204\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.19lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.00w x 0.90d","brand":"Arjen Hoekstra","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48088911315199,"sku":"9781849712798","price":190.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9e0135ad-3a98-4634-b167-657415b0a593.jpg?v=1769107232","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-water-footprint-assessment-manual-arjen-hoekstra-9781849712798","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}