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48. Effects of Non-Stationarity on Flood Frequency Analysis: Case Study of the Cheongmicheon Watershed in South Korea S. Kim et al. https://doi.org/10.3390/su10051329
49. Water footprint assessment of citrus production in South Africa: A case study of the Lower Sundays River Valley S. Munro et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.06.142
50. Intermittent Rainfed Rice var. INIA 516 LM1: A Sustainable Alternative for the Huallaga River Basin R. Flores-Marquez et al. https://doi.org/10.3390/w17091262
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52. Diet change and food loss reduction: What is their combined impact on global water use and scarcity? M. Jalava et al. https://doi.org/10.1002/2015EF000327
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56. The Decomposition Analysis of Tourism Water Footprint in Taiwan: Revealing Decision-Relevant Information Y. Sun & C. Hsu https://doi.org/10.1177/0047287518757371
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60. Water and carbon risks within hydropower development on national scale X. Chen et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2022.119872
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62. Is the nitrogen footprint fit for purpose? An assessment of models and proposed uses R. Einarsson & C. Cederberg https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2019.03.083
63. Evaluation of Sustainable Water Resource Use in the Tarim River Basin Based on Water Footprint Y. Wang et al. https://doi.org/10.3390/su141710611
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73. Water footprint of Xiamen city from production and consumption perspectives (2001–2012) J. Kang et al. https://doi.org/10.2166/ws.2016.152
74. Environmental impact of cattle grazing on a karst aquifer in the southern Apennines (Italy): Quantification through the grey water footprint V. Allocca et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2018.05.075
75. Estimation of the Water Footprint of Wood Construction in Chile Using a Streamlined Input–Output-Based Model X. Vallejos et al. https://doi.org/10.3390/su17031061
76. Economic analysis of water footprint for water management of rain-fed and irrigated almonds in Iran O. Bazrafshan et al. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00271-023-00861-y
77. How much water do we really appropriate? A revised water footprint and its application in the agriculture and forestry of south-central Chile S. Hidalgo-Toapanta et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.iswcr.2026.100640
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