Introduction
Tiziano Distefano
Part I. Water resources and economy
1. Revisiting water and economic growth from a long-term perspective
Rosa Duarte*, Vicente Pinilla and Ana Serrano
2. Income flows and water flows: Exploring the relation between income, economic growth, water use and water quality
David Katz*
3. Water markets’ promise and limits in a changing world
Peter Debaere*
4. Green and blue water use for agricultural production: Volumes and efficiencies
Stefania Tamea*, Marta Tuninetti and Matteo Rolle
5. Water stranding in the energy and agriculture sectors: The case of hydraulic fracturing in water scarce irrigated regions
Lorenzo Rosa*, Maria Cristina Rulli and Paolo D’Odorico
Part II. A focus on local case-studies
6. Water-related perceived harms and pro-environment behaviours: A taxonomy of EU citizens
Giovanni Marin* and Tiziano Distefano
7. Deepening regional cooperation for enhancing water, energy, and food security in the Hindu Kush Himalayan region
Golam Rasul*, Nilhari Neupane, Binaya Pasakhala, Prakriti Gurung and Eklabya Sharma
8. China’s crop-related water footprint and trade
La Zhuo*, Mesfin M. Mekonnen, and Arjen Y. Hoekstra
9. The role of policies, institutions and regulation for the Portuguese water utilities
Rui Cunha Marques* and Gustavo Saltiel
Part III. Water limits: human and modelling challenges
10. Water scarcity and migration: A simple theoretical approach
Simone Borghesi* and Gianluca Iannucci
11. Water-in-food, conflicts and refugee movements: A comprehensive analysis
Rodolfo Metulini*, Massimo Riccaboni and Francesco Serti
12. Modelling water resources and economic growth: The empirical challenge
Roberto Roson* and Martina Sartori
13. The future of water and economics: A regional approach in Colombia
Tiziano Distefano*, Carlos Adrián Saldarriaga Isaza, and Estefanía Muñoz
*Corresponding Author
Biography
Tiziano Distefano is a Research Fellow at the University of Pisa, Italy.
