Research on Water Resources Utilization Efficiency and Economic Development
A special issue of Water (ISSN 2073-4441). This special issue belongs to the section "Water Resources Management, Policy and Governance".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (27 May 2023) | Viewed by 3435
Special Issue Editors
Interests: aquatic ecosystem services; water-resource management; economic development; water footprint; carbon neutrality and resource management
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
It is well known that water resources are not only a basic resource for the survival of human beings, but are also crucial resources for economic and social development, and indispensable ecological resources for supporting the function of the ecosystem. However, When observing the state of the world at present, numerous factors, such as the unequal distribution of water resources and unregulated human activities, have resulted in water supply and demand problems as well as the contamination of the aquatic environment. Water-resource analysis has emerged as the most important issue that every country must address and develop in all areas.
Modern water-resource management's ultimate purpose is to secure the supply and demand process of water, fulfill the demands of human beings and the socio-economic development of water requirements, safeguard the water environment, maintain ecological balance, and provide living space for future generations. From an economic perspective, it entails achieving maximum economic benefits with minimum water-consumption activity. From a sociological perspective, it is necessary to guarantee a basic demand for fresh water for living and production to create maximum social efficiency and to ensure social security. Additionally, the exploitation of water resources should not be at the sacrifice of ecology and the environment, and the sustainable use of water resources should be ensured on the premise of maintaining a good ecology and environment. To achieve the sustainable development of water resources, we must begin with a rational exploitation of water resources.
Consequently, it is necessary to develop a rational and appropriate measurement and assessment index system of regional economic coordination to evaluate water-resource utilization efficiency and economic development.
In this context, researchers are invited to contribute to the Special Issue entitled “Research on Water Resources Utilization Efficiency and Economic Development”.
Both original field and experimental research papers, review papers, as well as case studies, are invited for submission in the context of water-resource utilization efficiency and economic development.
Dr. Sufyan Ullah Khan
Guest Editor
Dr. Zhang Yao
Guest Editor Assistant
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Keywords
- water-resource management
- economic development
- virtual water
- water footprint
- aquatic ecosystem services
- carbon neutrality and marine resource management
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