Publications by authors named "Dor Fridman"
Article Synopsis
- As global populations and wealth increase, the demand for food leads to greater water scarcity, highlighting the geopolitical importance of virtual water trade related to crops between countries.
- This study examines the socio-ecological impacts of virtual water trade in Israel, a country that heavily relies on this trade, by analyzing the blue water consumption associated with up to 100 different crops.
- Findings reveal that Israel's crop production significantly contributes to blue water consumption and identifies concerning trends in groundwater depletion, biodiversity loss, and regional impacts in places like India and the U.S.
The water use of societies results in multiple environmental and social impacts and is a fundamental component of sustainability. Correspondingly, water footprint studies have grown significantly in numbers over the last decade. However, these studies mostly account for the human appropriation of freshwater resources, while overlooking various alternative water resources.
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Sci Total Environ
August 2019
Promoting sustainability in today's world requires an understanding of the environmental burdens and social impacts of one region's consumption on other regions, both adjacent and remote. In recent years a growing body of research has quantified interregional flows of primary food crops and of embodied resources. However, most studies to date are limited to the national resolution, and mostly overlook sub- and supra-national divisions of space that emphasize varied socio-ecological circumstances.
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