| 论文题目: | Regional inequality and urban-rural difference of dietary water footprint in China |
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| 第一作者: | Liu Menghang, Fang Chuanglin, Bai Yu, Sun Biao etc. |
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| 发表年度: | 2023 |
| 摘 要: | Food system is the primary consumer of water resources, and dietary water footprint (DWF) provides insights into exploring food-water nexus from a consumption perspective. Previous studies mostly examine Chinese urban and rural DWF nationwide, but fail to quantify regional inequalities and urban-rural differences at province level when considering China is a vast country. Here we explore provincial inequalities using Gini index and concentration index, and employ Oaxaca-Blinder decomposition method to identify drivers influencing urban-rural differences in DWF. Results show animal-based foods have higher DWF and regional inequalities, though plantbased foods consumption is larger. Greater regional inequalities of DWF across provinces are observed in rural area compared with urban area. Consumption level is a predominant factor driving urban-rural differences whichever food category is chosen. This study integrates methods originated from economics into evaluating regional and urban-rural disparities in DWF, and can be further applied to environmental inequality assessment. |
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| 刊物名称: | RESOURCES CONSERVATION AND RECYCLING |
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| 论文类别: | SCI |