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Research article
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08 Apr 2014
Research article |
| 08 Apr 2014
Recent evolution of China's virtual water trade: analysis of selected crops and considerations for policy
J. Shi
School of Nature Conservation, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China
Department of Environmental Sciences and Policy, Central European University, Budapest, Hungary
School of Nature Conservation, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China
L. Pinter
Department of Environmental Sciences and Policy, Central European University, Budapest, Hungary
International Institute for Sustainable Development, 161 Portage Avenue East, Winnipeg, MB R3B 0Y7, Canada
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