A SEEC Model Based on the DPSIR Framework Approach for Watershed Ecological Security Risk Assessment: A Case Study in Northwest China

Engineering Research Center of Groundwater Pollution Control and Remediation of Ministry of Education, College of Water Sciences, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China

State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Eco-Environmental Damage Identification and Restoration, Chinese Academy of Environmental Planning, Beijing 100012, China

Hebei Institute of Water Science, Shijiazhuang 050051, China

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Academic Editor: Tammo Steenhuis

Water 2022, 14(1), 106; https://doi.org/10.3390/w14010106

Received: 30 November 2021 / Revised: 31 December 2021 / Accepted: 31 December 2021 / Published: 4 January 2022

(This article belongs to the Special Issue River Ecological Restoration and Groundwater Artificial Recharge)

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The DPSIR model is a conceptual model established by the European Environment Agency to solve environmental problems. It provides an overall framework for analysis of environmental problems from five aspects: driving force (D), pressure (P), state (S), impact (I), and response (R). Through use of the DPSIR model framework, this paper presents the SEEC model approach for evaluating watershed ecological security. The SEEC model considers four aspects: socioeconomic impact (S), ecological health (E), ecosystem services function (E), and control management (C). Through screening, 38 evaluation indicators of the SEEC model were determined. The evaluation results showed that the ecological security index of the study area was >80, indicating a generally safe level. The lowest score was mainly attributable to the low rate of treatment of rural domestic sewage. The water quality status was used to evaluate the applicability of the SEEC model, and the calculation results indicated that the higher the score of the ecological security evaluation results, the better the water quality status. The findings show that the SEEC model demonstrates satisfactory applicability to evaluation of watershed ecological security. View Full-Text

Keywords: watershed ecological security assessment; DPSIR model framework; environmental management

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Wang, B.; Yu, F.; Teng, Y.; Cao, G.; Zhao, D.; Zhao, M. A SEEC Model Based on the DPSIR Framework Approach for Watershed Ecological Security Risk Assessment: A Case Study in Northwest China. Water 2022, 14, 106. https://doi.org/10.3390/w14010106

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Wang B, Yu F, Teng Y, Cao G, Zhao D, Zhao M. A SEEC Model Based on the DPSIR Framework Approach for Watershed Ecological Security Risk Assessment: A Case Study in Northwest China. Water. 2022; 14(1):106. https://doi.org/10.3390/w14010106

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Wang, Bin, Fang Yu, Yanguo Teng, Guozhi Cao, Dan Zhao, and Mingyan Zhao. 2022. "A SEEC Model Based on the DPSIR Framework Approach for Watershed Ecological Security Risk Assessment: A Case Study in Northwest China" Water 14, no. 1: 106. https://doi.org/10.3390/w14010106

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