Markus Berger

TL;DR: This framework provides a solid basis for the consistent development of future LCIA methods for freshwater resources, thereby capturing the potential long-term impacts that could warn decision makers about potential safe water supply issues in the future.

TL;DR: The water planetary boundary has been proposed to determine limits for a sustainable anthropogenic appropriation of freshwater as discussed by the authors, and its development status and applications including its integration into Life Cycle Assessment and Environmentally-Extended Input-Output-Analysis.

TL;DR: Information is provided on the water scarcity impacts that the German consumption creates in other countries and may be useful for decision-making processes aiming at optimising water scarcity footprints.

TL;DR: The ESSENZ method presented in this paper comprehensively assesses a product's resource efficiency by going beyond existing approaches and considering the pollution of the environment as well as the physical and socioeconomic availability of resources.

TL;DR: Considering that 4 billion people are living in water-stressed regions and that global water consumption is predicted to increase continuously, the World Health Organization (WHO) has urged countries to take urgent action to protect and conserve water.