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Impacts of booming concrete production on water resources worldwide

Miller, Sabbie A., Horvath, Arpad, Monteiro, Paulo J. M.·2018·Nature Sustainability
DOI 10.1038/s41893-017-0009-5
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Authors
Miller, S. A., Horvath, A., & Monteiro, P. J. M.
Affiliations
  • University of California, Davis (US)
  • University of California, Berkeley (US)
Corresponding author
Miller, Sabbie A.
ORCID
Venue
Nature Sustainability
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published
2018-01-08
Volume
1
Issue
1
Pages
69-76
ISSN
2398-9629 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1038/s41893-017-0009-5
OpenAlex
W2782055019
Cited by
533
References
3
Citations by year
2026: 92 · 2025: 90 · 2024: 90 · 2023: 81 · 2022: 74 · 2021: 40 · 2020: 31 · 2019: 27 · 2018: 6
FWCI
13.06
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
Locations
  • Nature Sustainability (publishedVersion)
  • RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Environmental Engineering › Environmental Impact and Sustainability
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Water Science and Technology › Water resources management and optimization
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Civil and Structural Engineering › Concrete and Cement Materials Research
Keywords
concrete production, industrial water use, water abstraction, water demand forecasting, water stress, water scarcity, renewable water resources, greenhouse gas emissions

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