?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Feprints.imtlucca.it%2F2269%2F&rft.title=Global+Virtual+Water+Trade%3A+integrating+Structural%0D%0ADecomposition+Analysis+with+Network+Theory&rft.creator=Distefano%2C+Tiziano&rft.creator=Riccaboni%2C+Massimo&rft.creator=Marin%2C+Giovanni&rft.subject=HB+Economic+Theory&rft.subject=HF+Commerce&rft.description=The+consideration+of+both+the+direct+and+the+indirect+effects+of+global+production+and+trade+is+the+first+step+in+order+to+assess+the+sustainability+of+resource++exploitation%2C+in+particular+water+usage.+This+paper%0D%0Aapplies+the+Global+Multi-Regional+Input-Output+model+to+quantify+the+interdependencies+of+different+sectors%0D%0Aand+to+determine+the+overall+water+consumption+of+each+country.+This+procedure+allows+the+measurement+of+Virtual+Water+Trade%2C+that+is+the+volume+of+water+embedded+in+traded+goods.+This+paper+introduces+further+extensions+based+on+network+analysis+to+overcome+the+limitations+of+I-O+models.+To+the+best+of+our+knowledge%2C+this+is+the+first+attempt+to+build+a+bridge+between+two+different%2C+but+related%2C+methodologies.+Firstly%2C+we+assess+the+evolution+of+the+structure+of+international+trade+in+Virtual+Water+(VW).+Secondly%2C+we+present+the+results+from+the+Structural+Decomposition+Analysis.+Finally%2C+we+introduce+other+measures%0D%0Afrom+Network+Theory%2C+in+order+to+integrate+the+previous+results.+Community+Detection+assessment+reveals%0D%0Athe+emergence+of+regional+VW+systems+composed+by+a+limited+set+of+countries.+Thus+our+study+confirms+the+need+of+elaborating+and+implementing+transboundary+policies+for+water+management%2C+especially+in+the+European+Union.&rft.publisher=IMT+Institute+for+Advanced+Studies+Lucca&rft.date=2014-08&rft.type=Working+Paper&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.language=en&rft.rights=cc_by_nd&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Feprints.imtlucca.it%2F2269%2F1%2FEIC_WP_8_2014.pdf&rft.identifier=++Distefano%2C+Tiziano+and+Riccaboni%2C+Massimo+and+Marin%2C+Giovanni++Global+Virtual+Water+Trade%3A+integrating+Structural+Decomposition+Analysis+with+Network+Theory.++EIC+working+paper+series++%238%2F2014++++IMT+Institute+for+Advanced+Studies+Lucca+++++++++