Marrying unmarried literatures: The water footprint and environmental (Economic) valuation

Ben Lowe; David R. Oglethorpe; Sonal Choudhary

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Marrying unmarried literatures: The water footprint and environmental (Economic) valuation

Ben Lowe, David R. Oglethorpe, Sonal Choudhary

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In this commentary, we set out the rationale for bringing together two research fields: Water Footprint Assessment and environmental (economic) valuation, which have evolved separately. This has the potential to inform the efficient allocation of virtual water flows at a global scale. It would also address some of the aims and objectives in theWater Footprint Assessment Manual regarding the assessment of environmental impacts and their sustainability, which thus far have not been covered in the literature. We also indicate how established practice in the environmental valuation community would need to develop to facilitate productive exchange between the two fields. Finally, we outline the key developments in the non-peer reviewed grey literature that signal the merit of such an exchange.

Original language	English
Article number	1815
Journal	Water (Switzerland)
Volume	10
Issue number	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3390/w10121815
Publication status	Published - 10 Dec 2018

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Funding: This research was funded by The Economic and Social Research Council grant number [ES/J500215/1] and The University of Sheffield.

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© 2018 by the authors.

Keywords

Benefit transfer
Supply chain management
Value of water
Virtual water
Water footprint assessment

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