Papers by Francesca Greco , Ph.D
Integrated Groundwater Management, 2016
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The Water We Eat, 2015
Food represents 90 % of the water consumption of an individual and the agricultural sector uses o... more Food represents 90 % of the water consumption of an individual and the agricultural sector uses on average 70 % of the freshwater withdrawn from surface and aquifers for irrigation purposes globally. From the perspective of a sustainable growth, oriented towards optimizing the use of green water and reducing that of blue water, i.e. irrigation waste and inefficiencies, it is essential to raise citizens’ awareness and promote more sustainable consumption. For this purpose, this contribution will discuss the possibility of guiding the commercial choices we, the citizens, make by means of a method for labelling water sustainability. This hypothesis of labelling provides “qualitative” information on the typology and origin of the water used to produce any type of food we consume.
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Sustainability, 2018
This article contributes to critical sustainability studies through an interrogation of Sustainab... more This article contributes to critical sustainability studies through an interrogation of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and their action towards improving access to water and sanitation. This is done through an analysis of ‘SDG 6: Ensure access to water and sanitation for all’, specifically focusing on Target 6.5: ‘By 2030, implement integrated water-resources management at all levels, including through transboundary cooperation as appropriate’, and its related Indicator 6.5.2, ‘Proportion of transboundary basin area with an operational arrangement for water cooperation’. While on paper Target 6.5 might seem relatively unproblematic, this article shows that its implementation could have some unintended practical implications for countries sharing transboundary waters. This article fine-tunes SDG 6.5.2 by suggesting two additional qualitative steps to improve the indicator. These qualitative dimensions are deemed extremely important for two reasons: the first one is the need to ...
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This article contributes to critical sustainability studies through an interrogation of Sustainab... more This article contributes to critical sustainability studies through an interrogation of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and their action towards improving access to water and sanitation. This is done through an analysis of 'SDG 6: Ensure access to water and sanitation for all', specifically focusing on Target 6.5: 'By 2030, implement integrated water-resources management at all levels, including through transboundary cooperation as appropriate', and its related Indicator 6.5.2, 'Proportion of transboundary basin area with an operational arrangement for water cooperation'. While on paper Target 6.5 might seem relatively unproblematic, this article shows that its implementation could have some unintended practical implications for countries sharing transboundary waters. This article fine-tunes SDG 6.5.2 by suggesting two additional qualitative steps to improve the indicator. These qualitative dimensions are deemed extremely important for two reasons: the f...
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This article contributes to critical sustainability studies through an interrogation of Sustainab... more This article contributes to critical sustainability studies through an interrogation of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and their action towards improving access to water and sanitation. This is done through an analysis of 'SDG 6: Ensure access to water and sanitation for all', specifically focusing on Target 6.5: 'By 2030, implement integrated water-resources management at all levels, including through transboundary cooperation as appropriate', and its related Indicator 6.5.2, 'Proportion of transboundary basin area with an operational arrangement for water cooperation'. While on paper Target 6.5 might seem relatively unproblematic, this article shows that its implementation could have some unintended practical implications for countries sharing transboundary waters. This article fine-tunes SDG 6.5.2 by suggesting two additional qualitative steps to improve the indicator. These qualitative dimensions are deemed extremely important for two reasons: the f...
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This article contributes to critical sustainability studies through an interrogation of Sustainab... more This article contributes to critical sustainability studies through an interrogation of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and their action towards improving access to water and sanitation. This is done through an analysis of 'SDG 6: Ensure access to water and sanitation for all', specifically focusing on Target 6.5: 'By 2030, implement integrated water-resources management at all levels, including through transboundary cooperation as appropriate', and its related Indicator 6.5.2, 'Proportion of transboundary basin area with an operational arrangement for water cooperation'. While on paper Target 6.5 might seem relatively unproblematic, this article shows that its implementation could have some unintended practical implications for countries sharing transboundary waters. This article fine-tunes SDG 6.5.2 by suggesting two additional qualitative steps to improve the indicator. These qualitative dimensions are deemed extremely important for two reasons: the first one is the need to unfold and tackle inequitable water agreements; the second reason is to assess, recognize, and promote the role of civil society, NGOs, and technical and informal cooperation as a positive path toward the actual achievement of formal cooperation. The two steps that we propose are deemed essential if the United Nations (UN) is going to include SDG 6.5.2 as a proactive tool in the achievement of " implementing integrated water-resources management at all levels, including through transboundary cooperation as appropriate " , as declared in the 2030 agenda.
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The Water We Eat, 2015
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This book pursues a comprehensive, multidisciplinary approach in order to analyze the relationshi... more This book pursues a comprehensive, multidisciplinary approach in order to analyze the relationship between water and food security. It demonstrates that most of the world’s economies lack sufficient water resources to secure their populations’ food requirements and are thus virtual importers of water. One of the most inspiring cases, which this book is rooted in, is Italy: the third largest net virtual water importer on earth. The book also shows that the sustainability of water depends on the extent to which societies recognize and take into account its value and contribution to agricultural production. Due to the large volumes of water required for food production, water and food security are in fact inextricably linked. Contributions from leading international experts and scholars in the field use the concepts of virtual water and water footprints to explain this relationship, with an eye to the empirical examples of wine, tomato and pasta production in Italy. This book provides ...
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The first € price and the £ and $ price are net prices, subject to local VAT. Prices indicated wi... more The first € price and the £ and $ price are net prices, subject to local VAT. Prices indicated with * include VAT for books; the €(D) includes 7% for Germany, the €(A) includes 10% for Austria. Prices indicated with ** include VAT for electronic products; 19% for Germany, 20% for Austria. All prices exclusive of carriage charges. Prices and other details are subject to change without notice. All errors and omissions excepted. ▶ Combines virtual water and water footprints in a multidisciplinary approach ▶ Includes tips on how to make food production more sustainable in terms of water resources ▶ Analyzes the new ISO for water footprints and its relevance in the context of policymaking ▶ Presents case studies on specific food products, regions (the EU) and countries (Italy) This book pursues a comprehensive, multidisciplinary approach in order to analyze the relationship between water and food security. It demonstrates that most of the world's economies lack sufficient water resou...
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Papers by Francesca Greco , Ph.D
the sustainability of food products in terms of water resources
use. For this purpose, we will first provide a tool to describe the
different typologies of virtual water embedded in crops.
Secondly, we will present a matrix for appraising the different
degrees of sustainability associated with the production of
different crops. Thirdly, we will illustrate concrete cases and
provide an individual appraisal for each example
GRECO F.2012 "Introducing an historical perspective to virtual water flows: how hydrometabolism explains the “bad” virtual water flows from non renewable/overexploited groundwater"
EGU Leonardo Topical Conference Series on the hydrological cycle 2012 "Hydrology and Society Connections between Hydrology and Population dynamics, Policy making and Power generation" 14-16 November 2012
Torino (Italy)