Arjen Ysbert Hoekstra
University of Twente
390 Papers
4.1K Citations
Arjen Ysbert Hoekstra is an academic researcher from University of Twente. The author has contributed to research in topics: Water use & Water resources. The author has an hindex of 86, co-authored 384 publications. Previous affiliations of Arjen Ysbert Hoekstra include International Institute of Minnesota & Columbia University.
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Papers
Four billion people facing severe water scarcity
TL;DR: It is found that two-thirds of the global population (4.0 billion people) live under conditions of severe water scarcity at least 1 month of the year, and nearly half of those people live in India and China.
The green, blue and grey water footprint of crops and derived crop products
TL;DR: In this article, the authors used a grid-based dynamic water balance model to estimate the green, blue and grey water footprint of global crop production in a spatially-explicit way for the period 1996-2005.
The water footprint of humanity
TL;DR: The study illustrates the global dimension of water consumption and pollution by showing that several countries heavily rely on foreign water resources and that many countries have significant impacts on water consumptionand pollution elsewhere.
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The Water Footprint Assessment Manual: Setting the Global Standard
Maite M. Aldaya,Ashok Chapagain,Arjen Ysbert Hoekstra,Mesfin Mekonnen +3 more
- 22 Feb 2011
TL;DR: The Water Footprint Network (WFN) as mentioned in this paper is a set of definitions and methods for water footprint accounting, as well as a library of water footprint response options for consumers, nations, and businesses.
Water footprints of nations: Water use by people as a function of their consumption pattern
TL;DR: The water footprint of a country is defined as the volume of water needed for the production of the goods and services consumed by the inhabitants of the country as mentioned in this paper, which shows the extent of water use in relation to consumption of people.