Publication detail
Blue Water Footprint of the Czech Republic
Jia, X. Klemeš, J.J. Varbanov, P.S. Wan Alwi S.R.
English title
Blue Water Footprint of the Czech Republic
Type
journal article in Scopus
Language
en
Original abstract
Water scarcity has been a serious concern as a global issue in various regions around the world. Located in the central Europe, the Czech Republic is also affected by the shortage of water. To improve the understanding of water use at a country level and identify the potential for optimal water management, this study investigated the internal blue water footprint of the Czech Republic from 2013 to 2017 and the national blue water footprint in 2017. Based on the existing method, treated water and water loss, as the water recharged to natural water supply, are considered as an offset of the water footprint. The results showed a slight increase in the internal blue water footprint in 2013 – 2017. The national blue water footprint showed that fossil fuel and paper are the two major imported commodities contributing to virtual water import, and wheat and beer are the major commodities contributing to virtual water export in 2017.
English abstract
Water scarcity has been a serious concern as a global issue in various regions around the world. Located in the central Europe, the Czech Republic is also affected by the shortage of water. To improve the understanding of water use at a country level and identify the potential for optimal water management, this study investigated the internal blue water footprint of the Czech Republic from 2013 to 2017 and the national blue water footprint in 2017. Based on the existing method, treated water and water loss, as the water recharged to natural water supply, are considered as an offset of the water footprint. The results showed a slight increase in the internal blue water footprint in 2013 – 2017. The national blue water footprint showed that fossil fuel and paper are the two major imported commodities contributing to virtual water import, and wheat and beer are the major commodities contributing to virtual water export in 2017.
Keywords in English
Water; Czech Republic; blue water footprint;
Released
30.10.2019
Publisher
Italian Association of Chemical Engineering - AIDIC
ISSN
2283-9216
Number
76
Pages from–to
1063–1068
Pages count
6
BIBTEX
@article{BUT163308,
author="Xuexiu {JIA} and Jiří {Klemeš} and Petar Sabev {Varbanov},
title="Blue Water Footprint of the Czech Republic",
year="2019",
number="76",
month="October",
pages="1063--1068",
publisher="Italian Association of Chemical Engineering - AIDIC",
issn="2283-9216"
}