Opportunity costs of virtual water: a justification for green-water based agricultural capacity growth for economic, social and environmental sustainability
Traditional development of water and agriculture based on irrigation tends to lead to over-extraction of environmentally-derived water as water use rises to an unsustainable peak. This behaviour is traditionally remedied by maintaining agricultural production while re-investing in efficiency and alt...
Main Authors: | Gilmont, M, Antonelli, M, Greco, F |
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Format: | Journal article |
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Italian Association of Agrometeorology
2015
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