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https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-18-5025-2014
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Research article
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11 Dec 2014
Research article |
| 11 Dec 2014
A virtual water network of the Roman world
Utrecht University, Department of Environmental Sciences, Copernicus Institute, Utrecht, the Netherlands
R. P. H. van Beek
Utrecht University, Department of Physical Geography, Utrecht, the Netherlands
E. Meeks
Stanford University Library, Palo Alto, USA
K. Klein Goldewijk
Utrecht University, Department of Environmental Sciences, Copernicus Institute, Utrecht, the Netherlands
Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency, De Bilt, the Netherlands
W. Scheidel
Stanford University, Department of Classics, Palo Alto, USA
Y. van der Velde
Wageningen University, Department of soil, geography and landscape, Wageningen, the Netherlands
M. F. P. Bierkens
Utrecht University, Department of Physical Geography, Utrecht, the Netherlands
M. J. Wassen
Utrecht University, Department of Environmental Sciences, Copernicus Institute, Utrecht, the Netherlands
S. C. Dekker
Utrecht University, Department of Environmental Sciences, Copernicus Institute, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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Short summary
Our virtual water network of the Roman World shows that virtual water trade and irrigation provided the Romans with resilience to interannual climate variability. Virtual water trade enabled the Romans to meet food demands from regions with a surplus. Irrigation provided stable water supplies for agriculture, particularly in large river catchments. However, virtual water trade also stimulated urbanization and population growth, which eroded Roman resilience to climate variability over time.
Our virtual water network of the Roman World shows that virtual water trade and irrigation...
