Overestimation of water pressure by traditional water footprint: Method revision and application

The water footprint (WF) is an essential indicator for assessing the pressure of human activities on freshwater resource utilization. The traditional WF model assumes that human water resource occupation comprises a green, blue, and grey WF, which can be linearly summed to the total WF. However, sin...

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Published in:	Ecological Indicators
Main Authors:	Jia Liu, Wei Gao, Yuan Zhang, Feng Guo, Weihua Peng
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2024-08-01
Subjects:	Water footprint Grey water footprint Blue water footprint Water resources Revised model Environmental background value
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1470160X24006824