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OverviewAs business risks associated with water intensify - for example risks to oeprations, supply chains and reputation - many corporate sustainability professionals are seeking practical tools to help them understand and assess these risks. Water Footprint Assessment tools developed primarily by the research sector are gaining attention in this context. However, there is debate among experts and non-experts about the merits of this approach. Water Footprint Assessment: A Business Guide is a concise and comprehensive digest of emerging concepts, tools and arguments around water footprint approaches. Specifically aimed at business audiences, this definitive short guide to the issues distils the latest in scientific and policy literature, helps sustainability leaders understand what they can, and can't do with water footprint tools, includes practical experience and case studies and outlines the pros and cons of using Water Footprint Assessment and similar approaches. Full Product DetailsAuthor: David Tickner , Ashok Kumar ChapagainPublisher: Routledge Imprint: Routledge Dimensions: Width: 14.80cm , Height: 0.40cm , Length: 21.00cm Weight: 0.090kg ISBN: 9781910174562ISBN 10: 1910174564 Pages: 67 Publication Date: 18 July 2015 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of Contents1. Introduction 2. Context: Water, business and risk 3. Water Footprint concepts and definitions 4. Water Footprint applications 5. The positives and pitfalls of Water Footprints 6. Conclusions Notes and references Further Reading Acronyms and definitions AcknowledgmentsReviewsAuthor InformationDAVID TICKNER is Chief Freshwater Adviser at WWF-UK. He provides strategic leadership to river conservation projects and advice on water management practice and policy. ASHOK KUMAR CHAPAGAIN is Science Director at the Water Footprint Network. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |