Changes in water footprint of crop production in Beijing from 1978 to 2012: a logarithmic mean Divisia index decomposition analysis

• Published in: Journal of cleaner production Vol. 87; pp. 180 - 187
• Main Authors: Xu, Yanjie, Huang, Kai, Yu, Yajuan, Wang, Xiaomeng
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 15.01.2015
• Subjects: Beijing; China; Crop production; Crops; Decomposition; Environmental impact; Footprints; LMDI approach; Scale effect; Sustainability; Urbanization; Water conservation; Water footprint; China, People's Rep., Beijing; China; Beijing; LMDI approach; Crop production; Water footprint
• ISSN: 0959-6526; 1879-1786
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.08.103

Beijing has been facing increasingly severe water scarcity. Water consumed by crop production is a notable proportion. To estimate total water consumption of crop production in Beijing, we refer to the water footprint concept, taking both direct and indirect water into account. The water footprint (...