65280 20210121114526.0 doi 10.1007/s10113-014-0752-3 sideral 92259 ART-2015-92259 eng (orcid)0000-0003-3113-1698 Duarte, R. Universidad de Zaragoza Globalization and natural resources: the expansion of the Spanish agrifood trade and its impact on water consumption, 1965–2010 2015 Access copy available to the general public Unrestricted Beginning in 1960, the Spanish agricultural sector underwent an intensive process of development, resulting in important structural changes, not only in the sector itself, but also in the relationship of the agrarian system to natural resources. These changes were closely related to the growth of per capita income and Spain’s increasing integration into international markets. In the last five decades, the volume of Spanish agricultural trade has increased strongly, with a concomitant increase in the consumption of domestic water resources, requiring the construction of water infrastructure for irrigation. This paper examines the impact on water use in Spain during a period of economic modernization and trade liberalization. More specifically, we are interested in obtaining virtual water trade flow trends and identifying the major drivers responsible for these trajectories, via a decomposition analysis. Our results point to a large increase in virtual water exports and imports, primarily driven by the scale effect, that is, by the growing integration into international markets. The composition effect and changes in water intensity entailed a moderation in water consumption. info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MICINN/ECO2010-14929 info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MICINN/ECO2012-3328 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess All rights reserved http://www.europeana.eu/rights/rr-f/ 2.664 2015 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES 17 / 104 = 0.163 2015 Q1 T1 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES 67 / 225 = 0.298 2015 Q2 T1 1.013 2015 Global and Planetary Change 2015 Q2 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersion (orcid)0000-0003-2256-8898 Pinilla, V. Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0001-6991-7915 Serrano, A. 4000 415 Universidad de Zaragoza Dpto. Análisis Económico Área Fund. Análisis Económico 4008 480 Universidad de Zaragoza Dpto. Estruc.Hª Econ.y Eco.Pb. Área Hª e Instituc.Económ. (2015), [14 pp.] Regional Environmental Change Regional Environmental Change 1436-3798 1613609 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/65280/files/texto_completo.pdf Postprint 81692 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/65280/files/texto_completo.jpg?subformat=icon icon Postprint oai:zaguan.unizar.es:65280 articulos driver 2021-01-21-11:06:44 ARTICLE