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Water Sustainability and High-Quality Economic Development

A special issue of Water (ISSN 2073-4441). This special issue belongs to the section "Water Use and Scarcity".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2024 | Viewed by 4624

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Yang Kong

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College of Economics and Management, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, China
Interests: water pollution assessment; resource and environmental management, regional sustainable development; water determining prodution; water-energy-food nexus; social hydrology
Dr. Liang Yuan

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Guest Editor
College of Economics and Management, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, China
Interests: water demand and supply; water resources management; water resources cooperation; water resources conflict; resource and environmental policy
Dr. Li Xu

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Global Institute for Water Security, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
Interests: socio-hydrology; climate change adaptation; water management; human–water interactions; water policy; water security
Dr. Dagmawi Mulugeta Degefu

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Department of Architectural Science, Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto, ON, Canada
Interests: water resource management; game theory; building science/engineering; indoor air quality

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Water supports social and economic development, people’s lives, environmental protection, and ecosystem services. After entering the Anthropocene, the intensity and scope of human activities continued to increase, disrupting the dynamic natural water system cycle, and then restricting the natural water system’s functions. It is important to strike a balance between water sustainability and high-quality economic development within the water environment carrying capacity in order to achieve mutually reinforcing and synergistic development. This requires a global, systemic, and interdisciplinary vision.

This Special Issue of Water invites innovative scientific contributions that address water sustainability at different local, regional, or global levels and integrate the socio-economic dimensions of this management. This Special Issue concerns works addressing the link between water, the environment, and the social economy. We invite contributions that address these challenges or others in water sustainability and high-quality economic development considering quantitative and qualitative dimensions of the water environment carrying capacity, as well as those with a multidisciplinary approach.

Dr. Yang Kong
Dr. Liang Yuan
Dr. Li Xu
Dr. Dagmawi Mulugeta Degefu
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • water sustainability
  • water–environment–economy nexus
  • water environmental carrying capacity
  • coordinated development

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18 pages, 3189 KiB  
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Decoupling Agricultural Grey Water Footprint from Economic Growth in the Yellow River Basin
by Xiaoyan Zhang, Yunan Xiao, Thomas Stephen Ramsey, Songpu Li and Qingling Peng
Water 2024, 16(8), 1129; https://doi.org/10.3390/w16081129 - 16 Apr 2024
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Decoupling agricultural economic growth from agricultural water pollution is of great importance to regional sustainable development. It is necessary to further explore the decoupling state and key driving factors connecting agricultural water pollution and agricultural economic growth on the basis of accurate measurement [...] Read more.
Decoupling agricultural economic growth from agricultural water pollution is of great importance to regional sustainable development. It is necessary to further explore the decoupling state and key driving factors connecting agricultural water pollution and agricultural economic growth on the basis of accurate measurement of agricultural water pollution. Accordingly, taking the Yellow River Basin (YRB) as the research object, this study combined the water footprint theory, the Logarithmic Mean Divisia Index (LMDI) model and the Tapio decoupling model (TDM) to conduct an in-depth decoupling analysis of the connection between the agricultural grey water footprint (AGWF) and agricultural economic growth in the YRB. Specifically, this study first calculated the AGWF of the YRB during 2016–2021 and objectively evaluated the water resource utilization in this region based on the AGWF. Then, the LMDI model was used to explore the driving factors of the AGWF in the YRB. Finally, the decoupling states between the AGWF and its driving factors with agricultural GDP (AGDP) were studied using the TDM. The main results are as follows: (1) The overall AGWF in the YRB showed a decreasing trend and a slow increase, decreasing by 5.39% in 2021 compared to 2016. (2) The primary promoting factor and inhibiting factor of AGWF reduction are the efficiency effect and agricultural economic effect, respectively. (3) The decoupling states of the AGWF and AGDP presented strong decoupling (SD) and then weak decoupling (WD) in the YRB during the research period. The decoupling states between the agricultural grey water footprint intensity (AGWFI) and AGDP changed from expansive negative decoupling (END) to SD. The decoupling state of population and AGDP remained SD. This study will contribute to alleviating agricultural water pollution in the YRB and help policymakers in water-stressed countries to formulate agricultural water management policies. Full article
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Does the Water Resource Tax Reform Bring Positive Effects to Green Innovation and Productivity in High Water-Consuming Enterprises?
by Chaohui Xu, Yingchao Gao, Wenwen Hua and Bei Feng
Water 2024, 16(5), 725; https://doi.org/10.3390/w16050725 - 28 Feb 2024
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Water resources are a fundamental natural and strategic economic resource and are closely related to high-quality economic and societal development. This paper uses the pilot implementation of the water resource tax reform to explore the impact of that reform on the green innovation [...] Read more.
Water resources are a fundamental natural and strategic economic resource and are closely related to high-quality economic and societal development. This paper uses the pilot implementation of the water resource tax reform to explore the impact of that reform on the green innovation and total factor productivity of enterprises. The study sample includes data for high water-consuming A-share listed enterprises in Shenzhen and Shanghai, China, from 2007 to 2021; the double-difference method was used for the analysis. Study findings indicate that replacing water resource fees with taxes significantly improves the green innovation level and total factor productivity of enterprises. Green innovation has a significant partial mediating effect between the water resource tax reform and total factor productivity. The water resource tax reform promotes green innovation in enterprises, enhancing total factor productivity. When considering different types of enterprise property rights, the economic effect of the water resource tax reform is more pronounced in non-state-owned enterprises, compared to state-owned enterprises. This paper provides empirical evidence for expanding the pilot scope of the water resource tax reform. Full article
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Optimizing Multi-Scenario Water Resource Allocation in Reservoirs Considering Trade-Offs between Water Demand and Ecosystem Services
by Bianshiyu Tao, Qiao Sun, Jigan Wang, Jie Zhang and Zhencheng Xing
Water 2024, 16(4), 563; https://doi.org/10.3390/w16040563 - 13 Feb 2024
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Reservoir engineering plays a critical role in achieving rational water resource allocation, providing ecological services, and promoting regional development. However, in the formulation of water allocation plans, there is often a tendency to prioritize meeting regional water demand while overlooking ecological benefits. This [...] Read more.
Reservoir engineering plays a critical role in achieving rational water resource allocation, providing ecological services, and promoting regional development. However, in the formulation of water allocation plans, there is often a tendency to prioritize meeting regional water demand while overlooking ecological benefits. This study develops a multi-objective water allocation model based on evaluating ecosystem services value supply and demand, integrating indicators such as ecosystem service fulfillment ability, water resources fulfillment ability, and equilibrium operation degree. Different development scenarios are also established using a forecasting model to formulate water allocation plans and apply a case study of the Datun Reservoir, a key hub on the eastern route of the South-to-North Water Diversion Project in China. This study demonstrates that (1) by optimizing the allocation of domestic and industrial water supply and reservoir storage, the overall ecosystem service value of the Datun Reservoir can be enhanced by 5.15% to 11.36% and (2) in scenarios of high economic growth, there is potential to achieve coordination between water supply and ecosystem service value. (3) However, lower-than-expected economic growth may lead to a trade-off between ecosystem services and water supply capacity in the reservoir, which could be maintained at a lower level. The methods proposed in this paper are of significant practical importance for guiding rational reservoir water allocation and achieving coordination between ecological services and water supply capacity. Full article
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A Comparative Study of the Driving Factors of Water Resources Use Efficiency in China’s Agricultural and Industrial Sectors
by Jianghong Li, Zhengwei Huang, Lingfang Zhou, Yongyu Dai and Yang Yang
Water 2024, 16(3), 387; https://doi.org/10.3390/w16030387 - 24 Jan 2024
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The efficient use of water resources has become an important topic in China. Research on measurement and driving factors is the foundation for improving water resources use efficiency (WRUE). In this paper, the super-efficiency slacks-based measure (SE-SBM) model is used to measure the [...] Read more.
The efficient use of water resources has become an important topic in China. Research on measurement and driving factors is the foundation for improving water resources use efficiency (WRUE). In this paper, the super-efficiency slacks-based measure (SE-SBM) model is used to measure the WRUE of China from 2005 to 2021. The agricultural carbon emissions and chemical oxygen demand (COD) in industrial wastes are taken as undesirable by-products. The driving factors of WRUE are discussed with use of the Tobit regression model. The results show that China’s agricultural WRUE ranges from 1.185 in Jilin to 0.687 in Ningxia. In the industrial sector, the WRUE ranges from 1.399 in Beijing to Jiangxi 0.212. The economic structure and development level, water resources endowment, government influence and environmental regulation, agricultural planting scale and urbanization rate have impacts on WRUE. Precautionary measures need to be applied to prevent inefficient WRUE caused by the declining share of the industrial sector in the economic structure. More financial support should be focused on water-saving irrigation in agriculture and energy and resource efficiency in industry. The organizational structure and technological advantages of urbanization should also be emphasized in efforts to improve water efficiency. Full article
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Strategic Analyses for a Cross-Basin Water Pollution Conflict Involving Heterogeneous Sanctions in Hongze Lake, China, within the GMCR Paradigm
by Lirui Xue, Shinan Zhao, Jun Wu, Bismark Appiah Addae, Daao Wang and Sharafat Ali
Water 2023, 15(18), 3269; https://doi.org/10.3390/w15183269 - 15 Sep 2023
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The graph model for conflict resolution (GMCR) methodology was enhanced in this research for addressing cross-basin water pollution conflicts involving heterogeneous sanctions, as a more intuitive and straightforward definition for mixed unilateral improvements was proposed, followed by an integrated procedure for performing mixed [...] Read more.
The graph model for conflict resolution (GMCR) methodology was enhanced in this research for addressing cross-basin water pollution conflicts involving heterogeneous sanctions, as a more intuitive and straightforward definition for mixed unilateral improvements was proposed, followed by an integrated procedure for performing mixed stability analyses. Furthermore, the cross-border water pollution dispute that occurred in 2018 in Hongze Lake, China, is systematically modeled and strategically analyzed for the first time, using the improved GMCR method. In addition, an evolution analysis was carried out within the framework of GMCR for verifying the applicability of the eco-compensation mechanism in addressing cross-basin water pollution disputes. This case study demonstrates that the heterogeneity of sanctioning opponents could influence equilibrium outcomes and even change the evolution of conflict situations. Moreover, the developed novel approach is able to accurately predict the equilibrium outcomes of the conflict and provide more strategic insights and valuable findings in making effective conflict resolutions for solving cross-basin water pollution conflicts. Full article
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