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Freshwater Use

Freshwater Use is a planetary boundary variable that quantifies the extent to which human appropriation and modification of freshwater resources, particularly through consumptive use and flow alterations in atmospheric, surface, and groundwater systems, deviate from the Earth system's natural variability and resilience thresholds.

656

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2.3K

Authors

965

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2017–2026

236

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Publications

656

Emerging trends in global freshwater availability

Matthew Rodell, J. S. Famiglietti, D. N. Wiese et al. · Nature · 2018 · 2K citations

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A Global Assessment of the Water Footprint of Farm Animal Products

Mesfin M. Mekonnen, Arjen Y. Hoekstra · Ecosystems · 2012 · 1.4K citations · Full text

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Assessing the Environmental Impacts of Freshwater Consumption in LCA

Stephan Pfister, Annette Koehler, Stefanie Hellweg · Environmental Science & Technology · 2009 · 1.3K citations · Full text

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WATER IN A CHANGING WORLD

Robert B. Jackson, Stephen R. Carpenter, Clifford N. Dahm et al. · Ecological Applications · 2001 · 1.1K citations · Full text

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State of the World's Freshwater Ecosystems: Physical, Chemical, and Biological Changes

Stephen R. Carpenter, Emily H. Stanley, M. Jake Vander Zanden · Annual Review of Environment and Resources · 2011 · 1.1K citations

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1–5 of 656

Authors

2.3K

  1. SP
    Stephan Pfister

    ETH Zurich, Switzerland

    11 publications · 2.3K citations

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  2. AY
    Arjen Y. Hoekstra

    University of Twente, Netherlands

    9 publications · 2.4K citations

    9

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  3. DG
    Dieter Gerten

    Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, Germany

    8 publications · 973 citations

    8

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  4. PH
    Peter H. Gleick

    Pacific Environment, United States

    8 publications · 1.6K citations

    8

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  5. AB
    Anne‐Marie Boulay

    Polytechnique Montréal, Canada

    7 publications · 895 citations

    7

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1–5 of 2.3K

Institutions

965

  1. Stockholm University

    Stockholm, Sweden

    19 h-index

    58 publications

    6.5K citations

  2. United States Geological Survey

    Reston, United States

    15 h-index

    24 publications

    2.6K citations

  3. Stockholm Resilience Centre

    Stockholm, Sweden

    15 h-index

    55 publications

    6.4K citations

  4. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    13 h-index

    37 publications

    3.6K citations

  5. Wageningen University & Research

    Wageningen, The Netherlands

    13 h-index

    21 publications

    1.8K citations

  6. Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research

    Potsdam, Germany

    13 h-index

    20 publications

    2.8K citations

  7. ETH Zurich

    Zurich, Switzerland

    11 h-index

    26 publications

    6.5K citations

  8. Texas A&M University

    College Station, United States

    10 h-index

    16 publications

    759 citations

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Venues

  1. Environmental Science & Technology

    21 publications · 3.4K citations

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  2. The Science of The Total Environment

    17 publications · 1.8K citations

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  3. The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment

    LCA · 14 publications · 1.8K citations

    13

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  4. Water

    17 publications · 742 citations

    13

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  5. Sustainability

    14 publications · 600 citations

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