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Statistical Characterization of the Virtual Water Trade Network

Authors : Alessandra Petrucci, Emilia Rocco

Published in: Analysis and Modeling of Complex Data in Behavioral and Social Sciences

Publisher: Springer International Publishing

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Abstract

The water that is used in the production process of a product (a supply, commodity or service) is called the “virtual water” contained in the product. If one country (or region, company, individual, etc.) exports a water intensive product to another country, it exports water in virtual form. Virtual water trade as both a policy instrument and practical means to balance the local, national and global water budget has received much attention in recent years. Several studies have been conducted by researchers from various disciplines including engineers, economists and demographers. The aim of this paper is to improve the statistical characterization of the virtual water flow networks by suggesting a statistical modeling approach for examining their stochastic properties.

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Metadata
Title
Statistical Characterization of the Virtual Water Trade Network
Authors
Alessandra Petrucci
Emilia Rocco
Copyright Year
2014
Book
Analysis and Modeling of Complex Data in Behavioral and Social Sciences

Print ISBN: 978-3-319-06691-2

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-319-06692-9

Copyright Year: 2014

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-06692-9_23

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