Evaluation of Water Resources Security in the Karst Region from the “Man-Land-Water” Perspective: A Case Study of Guizhou Province

Qun-Wei Zheng; Wei-Ci Su; Feng-Tai Zhang; Zi-Qin Zhou

doi:10.3390/w11020224

Evaluation of Water Resources Security in the Karst Region from the “Man-Land-Water” Perspective: A Case Study of Guizhou Province

Water ◽

10.3390/w11020224 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 11 (2) ◽

pp. 224 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Qun-Wei Zheng ◽

Wei-Ci Su ◽

Feng-Tai Zhang ◽

Zi-Qin Zhou

Keyword(s):

Water Resources ◽

Human Activity ◽

Spatiotemporal Variation ◽

Evaluation Index System ◽

Guizhou Province ◽

Karst Region ◽

Security Evaluation ◽

Activity Intensity ◽

Comprehensive Index ◽

Geomorphological Features

This paper constructs a water resources security evaluation model from the “man (human activity intensity)-land (geological and geomorphological features)-water (water resources background conditions)” perspective, which accounts for the characteristics of hydrology and water resources in karst areas. A water resources security evaluation index system is established from three aspects (i.e., the background conditions of water resources, human activity intensity and geological and geomorphological features). The evaluation standard threshold is determined in accordance with relevant standards and domestic/foreign development experience. Both the comprehensive weights obtained by the Lagrange coefficient and the multi-objective fuzzy membership functions are used to comprehensively evaluate the spatial and temporal evolution of water resources security in Guizhou Province from 2001 to 2015. The results show that the water resources security comprehensive index of Guizhou Province was between 0.6 and 0.8 during this time (relatively safe type) and the safety was trending upwards. However, the comprehensive index of water resources security of each city in Guizhou Province demonstrates significant spatiotemporal variation. Whilst the comprehensive index was low in the Western part and high in the Eastern part of the province, it generally improved over time for the entire province. Moreover, the criteria layer indexes of water resources security in Guizhou Province and all cities also showed different degrees of variation and regional consistency across space and time. The interaction among these three aspects promoted the spatiotemporal variation of the Water Resources Security Comprehensive Index. In order to safeguard and improve water resources security, it is important to strengthen ecological and environmental management, promote the efficient use of water resources, establish sound management measures and security system related institutions and ensure water resources security.

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Water resources security evaluation model based on grey relational analysis and analytic network process: A case study of Guizhou Province

Journal of Water Process Engineering ◽

10.1016/j.jwpe.2020.101429 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 37 ◽

pp. 101429 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Bo Li ◽

Qiang Wu ◽

Wenping Zhang ◽

Zijie Liu

Keyword(s):

Water Resources ◽

Grey Relational Analysis ◽

Evaluation Model ◽

Analytic Network Process ◽

Guizhou Province ◽

Security Evaluation ◽

Relational Analysis ◽

Network Process ◽

Grey Relational

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An analytical method of regional water resources carrying capacity in karst area – a case study in Guizhou province, China

Water Practice & Technology ◽

10.2166/wpt.2016.085 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 11 (4) ◽

pp. 796-805 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Li Bo ◽

Wu Qiang ◽

Chen Li-xia

Keyword(s):

Water Resources ◽

Carrying Capacity ◽

Evaluation Method ◽

Evaluation Model ◽

Research Area ◽

Evaluation Index System ◽

Guizhou Province ◽

Karst Area ◽

Water Resources Carrying Capacity ◽

Regional Water

The uneven temporal and spatial distributions and the unreasonable development and utilization of water resources have caused increasingly severe water resources shortage around the world. Studying on regional water carrying capacity is beneficial for the optimal management of water resources, and can provide assistance for the sustainable utilization of water resources. The typical karst area in China – Guizhou province was applied as the research area in the paper. Meanwhile, twelve indexes were selected from three perspectives including water supply, water demand and social economy to establish the evaluation index system of regional water carrying capacity. Afterwards, the analysis hierarchy process was utilized to construct the evaluation model of regional water resources carrying capacity, so as to evaluate, compare and analyze the regional water carrying capacity in each city of Guizhou province, China. This model verified the feasibility of the evaluation method. Relevant studies can provide certain theory evidence and method support for the investigation on regional water carrying capacity.

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Functional Coupling Degree and Human Activity Intensity of Production–Living–Ecological Space in Underdeveloped Regions in China: Case Study of Guizhou Province

Land ◽

10.3390/land10010056 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 10 (1) ◽

pp. 56

Author(s):

Xuesong Zhang ◽

Zijin Xu

Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development ◽

Human Activity ◽

Guizhou Province ◽

Moderate Intensity ◽

Functional Coupling ◽

Coordinated Development ◽

Activity Intensity ◽

Development Level ◽

Underdeveloped Areas ◽

Coordination Degree

(1) Background: Clarify the coordinated development level of production, living, and ecological spaces in the underdeveloped areas of China and their relationship with the intensity of human activity. Explore and address the problems that are likely to be faced when developing these areas and improve the quality of China’s new urbanization development. Promote the coordinated and sustainable development of the economy, society and ecology in underdeveloped areas. Guizhou Province is located in southwest China; the landform is broken and complex. Its economic development level is low. It is one of the representatives of underdeveloped areas in China. Therefore, Guizhou Province of China was selected as the study area. (2) Methods: This paper constructs the evaluation index system of the production–living–ecological space (PLES) functional system in China’s underdeveloped areas, and uses the coupling coordination degree model to measure the development coordination level of the study area. The human activity intensity model was used to calculate the human activity intensity in the study area. Response index is introduced to analyze the relationship between the spatial function coupling coordination degree and the intensity of human activities. (3) Results: Before 2015, the level of functional coupling coordination degree of production–living–ecological space (PLES) in the study area fluctuated, and after 2015, it showed a stable and coordinated development trend. The intensity of human activity continues to increase, and the interaction between human activity and local production–living–ecological space (PLES) function coupling coordination is intense. (4) Conclusions: human activity is a significant factor affecting regional, coordinated and sustainable development. In less developed areas, the impact of human activity is more obvious. Human activity, in combination with the theory of the human–land relationship and the moderate intensity of human activity, are important ways to improve the coordinated and sustainable development of underdeveloped regions.

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Water security evaluation based on comprehensive index in Jing-Jin-Ji district, China

Water Science & Technology Water Supply ◽

10.2166/ws.2020.164 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 20 (7) ◽

pp. 2698-2714

Author(s):

Ze Huang ◽

Jiahong Liu ◽

Chao Mei ◽

Hao Wang ◽

Weiwei Shao

Keyword(s):

Water Resources ◽

Comprehensive Evaluation ◽

Water Security ◽

Scientific Basis ◽

The State ◽

Evaluation Index System ◽

Security Evaluation ◽

State Of Water ◽

North Water ◽

The Impact

Abstract China has long faced the problem of uneven distribution of water resources in time and space. The state of water security is therefore a key factor in regional development. The Jing-Jin-Ji district in China, which includes Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei Province, faced severe water security problems. Therefore, to improve the management of water resources, water security should be properly evaluated. This study established a comprehensive evaluation index system for evaluation. Furthermore, it analyzed the impacts of the South-to-North Water Transfer Project (SNWTP), which fully reflects the impact of human activities on the spatial distribution of water resources and is an innovation. The results showed that the state of water security in the Jing-Jin-Ji district generally had an increasing trend, and the score of the overall evaluation was increased by 65.8%. The Middle Route of the SNWTP had played a major role in water security in resources criterion, which increased by 28.53% in 2015 and 13.64% in 2016. With social development, the general state of water security in the district was improving. These findings could provide a scientific basis for regional water resources management.

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Comprehensive Evaluation of Water Resource Security: Case Study from Luoyang City, China

Water ◽

10.3390/w10081106 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 10 (8) ◽

pp. 1106 ◽

Cited By ~ 11

Author(s):

Guanghua Dong ◽

Juqin Shen ◽

Yizhen Jia ◽

Fuhua Sun

Keyword(s):

Water Resources ◽

Water Resource ◽

Water Resource Management ◽

Evaluation Index System ◽

Security Evaluation ◽

Security Level ◽

Analysis Model ◽

Water Resource System ◽

Water Resource Security ◽

Resource Security

The security of water resources is the core content and ultimate goal of urban water resource management agencies. The management of water resources is directly related to the needs of urban residents’ lives and the area’s socio-economic development. How to determine the effective evaluation indicators and methods is an important prerequisite to solving the water resource security problem. This study took Luoyang City as the research area and constructed a water resource security evaluation index system based on pressure-state-response framework. An analytic hierarchy process and entropy weight method were used to determine the index weight. A set pair analysis model was then introduced to evaluate the security of water resources in Luoyang from 2006 to 2016. The results of this study show that the standard of water resource security generally improved in Luoyang in the latter years of the study period. From 2006 to 2008, Luoyang was graded at the Insecurity Level. This compares to a slightly improved grading of Critical Security Level from 2009 to 2016 (except for 2013). However, the overall grade is still low. The pressure on the Luoyang water resource system mainly comes from the development of the urban socio-economy, which in turn has caused problems for both the quantity and quality of water resources. Therefore, a series of countermeasures have been introduced as a means of improving the water resource security of Luoyang, and these measures have achieved certain results. However, further improvements to the efficiency of water resource utilization and strengthening the management and protection of water resources remain necessary.

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A study on agricultural logistics mode of karst region: the case of Guizhou province*

Advances in Services Science and Services Information Technology ◽

10.2495/sssit131162 ◽

2014 ◽

Author(s):

Shanmei Song

Keyword(s):

Guizhou Province ◽

Karst Region ◽

Logistics Mode

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Assessment of water resource security in karst area of Guizhou Province, China

Scientific Reports ◽

10.1038/s41598-021-87066-5 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Liying Liu

Keyword(s):

Neural Network ◽

Water Resources ◽

Water Resource ◽

Bp Neural Network ◽

Back Propagation ◽

Water Shortage ◽

Guizhou Province ◽

Karst Area ◽

Water Resource Security ◽

Resource Security

AbstractThis paper presents the assessment of water resource security in the Guizhou karst area, China. A mean impact value and back-propagation (MIV-BP) neural network was used to understand the influencing factors. Thirty-one indices involving five aspects, the water quality subsystem, water quantity subsystem, engineering water shortage subsystem, water resource vulnerability subsystem, and water resource carrying capacity subsystem, were selected to establish an evaluation index of water resource security. In addition, a genetic algorithm and back-propagation (GA-BP) neural network was constructed to assess the water resource security of Guizhou Province from 2001 to 2015. The results show that water resource security in Guizhou was at a moderate warning level from 2001 to 2006 and a critical safety level from 2007 to 2015, except in 2011 when a moderate warning level was reached. For protection and management of water resources in a karst area, the modes of development and utilization of water resources must be thoroughly understood, along with the impact of engineering water shortage. These results are a meaningful contribution to regional ecological restoration and socio-economic development and can promote better practices for future planning.

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