Presented at the Conference of the European Society fro Ecological Economics. Ljubljana June 2009.

1. Applyed Economics

2. Concepts Applications Proposal INDEX

3. Water is different Cultural Value Human Right Productive Factor Waste sink Geographical Reference Arguments: Huge Volume Impact depend on the availability Data scarcity (quality) Diferent Scale Social Metabolism Energy MFA Terrestrial Products  10 9 Water and Air  10 12 Concepts Applications Proposal Water Metabolism Economic System Territorial Water System Virtual Water Imports Reuse Spills Water vapour Virtual Water Exports Self Extraction Agriculture Industry Domestic Re-Exported Virtual Water

6. Cooperative Research Put together Researches with Civil Society WP3 : Study of the virtual water trade between UK and South Spain (Andalusia) Perception of Virtual Water : By other Researchers By Stakeholders Farmers Wholesales Supermarkets Consumers Concepts Applications Proposal Survey Spanish Farmer answers Improve communication EU support for maintenance of Ecological and Social levels Use of VW and WF for food responsibility certification (Labelling) Consumers Policy Makers

7. Concepts Applications Proposal Virtual Water Compilation of the estimation process for different components of the Water Footprint 1993 Allan International Agriculture Products : Hoekstra & Hung, 2005 Industrial VW: Chapagain & Hoekstra, 2008, Water Footprint-Livestock : Hoekstra & Chapagain, 2007 Grid Based Assessment: Islam, 2007 Gepgraphical Reference Virtual Water- Meat : Galloway, 2007 Input Output: Dietzembacher &Velazquez, 2007 Water Footprint ∑ Crop Water Requirement Yield Specific Water Demand Surface Production Trade Meat Water Requirement Industrial Water Widrawal Product Market Price Industrial product Water Requirement Input Output Analysis

8. Concepts Applications Proposal Article Clasification

9. NEEDS SATISFACTORS PURCHASED (PRODUCED) NOT PURCHASED PRODUCT USE IMPACT Built based in Princen (1999) ? IMPACT OF PRODUCTION IMPACT OF CONSUMPTION Technologies/Volume Overconsumption Misconsumption Responsibilities Concepts Applications Proposal ?

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