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  1. 1. The water footprint of coffee production in Miraflor, Nicaragua

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Emma Moberg; [2016]
    Keywords : Water footprint; water footprint assessment; consumptive water use; water pollution; Nicaragua; coffee; Vattenfotavtryck; konsekvensanalys; vattenanvändning; vattenkonsumtion; vattenförorening; Nicaragua; kaffe;

    Abstract : A water footprint is a tool for assessing the impacts of freshwater use by mapping the water use of the production of a good or a service, a process in a production chain, a business or even of a whole country. One of the most commonly used methods for calculating the water footprint was developed by the Water Footprint Network (WFN). READ MORE

  3. 2. The economic importance of wild salmon - applying contingent valuation method

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Baiba Pruse; [2015]
    Keywords : economics; human behaviour; non-use values; sustainable development; use values; wild salmon;

    Abstract : Wild salmon face an alarming decline in numbers around the globe due to various reasons from which a great part serves the decrease of water quality and habitat destruction. Keeping in mind the benefits associated with wild salmon new measures and forms of social involvement are urgent before it becomes impossible to safeguard the species of interest. READ MORE

  4. 3. A shift from extensive to intensive livestock production system in Uruguay : Driver of local changes in water-related ecosystem services?

    University essay from Stockholm Resilience Centre

    Author : Ylva Ran; [2012]
    Keywords : consumptive water use; water-related ecosystem services; livestock production; extensive and intensive agriculture; regime shift; conceptual matrix;

    Abstract : Livestock production is one of the largest and fastest growing agricultural subsectors in the world, contributing almost 40 % of agricultural GDP. The present global trend of livestock intensification affects water demand, resulting in local alterations of hydrological features. READ MORE