How Long to Read The Water Footprint of Modern Consumer Society

How Long Does it Take to Read The Water Footprint of Modern Consumer Society?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 3 minutes to read The Water Footprint of Modern Consumer Society by Arjen Y. Hoekstra

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Water is not only used in the domestic context, but also in agriculture and industry in the production of commercial goods, from food to paper. The water footprint is an indicator of freshwater use that looks at both direct and indirect use of water by a consumer or producer. The water footprint of an individual, community or business is defined as the total volume of freshwater that is used to produce the goods and services consumed by the individual or community or produced by the business. This book shows how the water footprint concept can be used to quantify and map the water use behind consumption and how it can guide reduction of water use to a sustainable level. With a number of case studies, it illustrates water use along supply chains and that water consumption at one place is often linked to water use at another. For example, it is calculated that it takes 15,000 litres of water to produce 1 kg of beef, or 8,000 litres of water to produce a pair of jeans. The book shows that imports of water-intensive products can highly benefit water-scarce countries, but also that this creates a dependency on foreign water resources. The book demonstrates how water-scarce regions sometimes, nevertheless, use lots of water for making export products. It raises the issue of sustainable consumption: how can consumers, businesses and governments get involved in reducing the water footprints of final consumer goods?

How long is The Water Footprint of Modern Consumer Society?

The Water Footprint of Modern Consumer Society by Arjen Y. Hoekstra is 237 pages long, and a total of 60,909 words.

This makes it 80% the length of the average book. It also has 74% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Water Footprint of Modern Consumer Society Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 32 minutes to read The Water Footprint of Modern Consumer Society aloud.

What Reading Level is The Water Footprint of Modern Consumer Society?

The Water Footprint of Modern Consumer Society is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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