Water Supply Portfolio Planning and Policy Evaluation under Climate Change: A Case Study of Central Taiwan
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LotSoar Consultants Inc., Taipei 106, Taiwan
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Institute of Natural Resource Management, National Taipei University, Taipei 23741, Taiwan
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Department of Information Management, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei 106, Taiwan
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Water 2021, 13(4), 567; https://doi.org/10.3390/w13040567
Received: 16 December 2020 / Revised: 17 February 2021 / Accepted: 17 February 2021 / Published: 23 February 2021
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Smart Technologies and Water Supply Planning II)
The present study examines the optimal water supply portfolio under the impact of climate change constructed by the authors previously. It incorporates feasibility planning for water supply projects, assesses a feasible water supply portfolio for central Taiwan, and uses the shadow price method to assess the rationality of the compensation policy for transferring agricultural water to ensure water supply security for the industrial sector. The study finds that Changhua and Yunlin have the highest per-unit costs of raw water, and the Nantou region has the highest carbon emission coefficient (carbon footprint) per unit of water produced. The cumulative value (2021–2031) of the water resources policy to reallocate agricultural water to achieve water supply security is about TWD 15.904–31.13 billion. The shadow price of industrial water is about TWD 40.18/cubic meter. Therefore, a compensation price for agricultural water transfer of less than TWD 40.18/cubic meter represents a rational policy.
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Huang, Y.-C.; Lee, C.-M.; Hong, Y.-R. Water Supply Portfolio Planning and Policy Evaluation under Climate Change: A Case Study of Central Taiwan. Water 2021, 13, 567. https://doi.org/10.3390/w13040567
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Huang Y-C, Lee C-M, Hong Y-R. Water Supply Portfolio Planning and Policy Evaluation under Climate Change: A Case Study of Central Taiwan. Water. 2021; 13(4):567. https://doi.org/10.3390/w13040567
Chicago/Turabian StyleHuang, Yen-Chen; Lee, Chien-Ming; Hong, Yue-Rong. 2021. "Water Supply Portfolio Planning and Policy Evaluation under Climate Change: A Case Study of Central Taiwan" Water 13, no. 4: 567. https://doi.org/10.3390/w13040567
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