The evaluation of the water footprint and virtual water trade has become a promising means to evaluate the sustainability of a country's water resources. This book is based on the research and results of a thorough study carried out for Spain, which serves as a leading case for a semi-arid...

Literature Review -- Methodological Approaches -- Data and Limitations -- Spain’s Water Footprint -- Net Virtual-Water “Flows” -- Bringing the Analysis to the Policy Context -- Summary and Conclusions

1. Converging global food and water trade-offs / Robert Sandford -- 2. Optimizing water productivity in food production / Elias Fereres -- 3. Modern agricultural under stress : lessons from the Murray-Darling in Australia / Wendy Craik and James Cleaver -- 4. Integrated watershed management :...