Socioeconomic drivers of provincial-level changes in the blue and green water footprints in China

• Published in: Resources, conservation and recycling Vol. 175; p. 105834
• Main Authors: Zhao, Dandan, Liu, Junguo, Yang, Hong, Sun, Laixiang, Varis, Olli
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.12.2021
• Subjects: Blue water footprint; China; Green water footprint; input output analysis; Interactions; Multi-region input-output analysis; socioeconomic development; Structural-decomposition analysis; water footprint; water security; water shortages; Water-economy relation; China; Water-economy relation; Interactions; Multi-region input-output analysis; Green water footprint; Blue water footprint; Structural-decomposition analysis

Socioeconomic development has led to increased consumption of both blue and green water. Consequently, China is facing serious water scarcity issue. However, few studies have investigated interactions of blue and green water footprints, as well as driving forces underlying the changes in water footp...