scholarly journals Analysis of Water Resources and Water Environmental Carrying Capacity of Animal Husbandry in China—Based on Water Footprint Theory

Water ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (23) ◽  
pp. 3386
Author(s):  
Lin Yu ◽  
Xuezhen Xiong ◽  
Sayed Alim Samim ◽  
Zhiquan Hu
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Water Resources ◽  
Water Resource ◽  
Carrying Capacity ◽  
Water Footprint ◽  
Water Environment ◽  
Animal Husbandry ◽  
Resource Saving ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Water Resource Carrying Capacity

Water shortage and water pollution have become the key factors restricting the sustainable development of animal husbandry in China. In this study, the water footprint model was used to analyze the water resource carrying capacity and water environment bearing pressure of animal husbandry in 31 provinces of China from 2001 to 2019. The findings indicate that: (1) The development of animal husbandry has exacerbated the regional water deficiency problem. Shandong, Henan, Hebei, and Liaoning have become the most serious water deficit areas of animal husbandry in China. The decreasing water resource carrying capacity indicates that water resources are difficult in supporting the growth of animal husbandry; (2) the change of animal feeding structures has led to the decrease of gray water footprint and the alleviation of the water environment bearing pressure; however, the water environment of animal husbandry in northern China and the northwest is still overburdened, which poses a major challenge to the control of agricultural non-point source pollution; (3) furthermore, according to the spatial and temporal characteristics of the water resource carrying capacity and water environment bearing pressure, the main livestock-producing areas in the north are facing a profound “water-livestock” contradiction and showing an increasing trend. The research results will help decision-makers to adjust the development mode of animal husbandry, optimize resource allocation, and promote the sustainable development of resource-saving and environment-friendly animal husbandry.

Evaluation of Water Resource Based on Carrying Capacity in Gansu

2013 ◽  
Vol 807-809 ◽  
pp. 1600-1603
Author(s):  
Qian Wang ◽  
Di Chen Zhao ◽  
Qi Peng Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Water Resources ◽  
Water Resource ◽  
Carrying Capacity ◽  
Gansu Province ◽  
Utilization Efficiency ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Water Resource Carrying Capacity ◽  
Economic Sustainable Development

Water Resource Carrying Capacity related to Economic Sustainable Development of an area. To improve the utilization efficiency of water resources in Gansu.Carrying Capacity of the Water Resource provides a useful measure of the sustainable development of a region. The results showed that most parts of Gansu Province overloading of water resources. And the situation of Water Resources Carrying is far from adequate.And the utilization degree of water resources in Gansu is at the highest level and the exploitation potential is small.

scholarly journals The Analysis of the Water Resource Carrying Capacity in the Shale and Gas Exploration Area, Southwest China Karst Region ‒ A Case Study from Cenggong County

2017 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 258-269 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaoqin Luo ◽  
Ganlu Wang ◽  
Yuliang Mou ◽  
Ruiying Liu ◽  
Hao Zhou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Water Resources ◽  
Water Resource ◽  
Shale Gas ◽  
Carrying Capacity ◽  
Karst Area ◽  
Ecological Environment ◽  
Karst Region ◽  
Karst Water ◽  
Water Resource Carrying Capacity

Introduction: As an unconventional natural gas resource, shale gas is the current hot topic in the oil and gas industry. China is rich in shale gas resource, most of which lies in the Southwest Karst Area with its fragile ecological environment. Discussion: The following questions must be studied before exploration thereof: on one hand, shale gas mining requires a lot of water, on the other hand, if the karst region water resources can support shale gas mining over a large area, and if the consequent water/environmental pollution problems will bring more severe challenges to the sustainable development of society and the economy in the southwest karst area, there is a potential conflict requiring a research-based resolution. The water resource carrying capacity is an important measure of the potential sustainable development of a karst region, with its unique geological structure and fragile natural landscape. Therefore, the study of karst water resource carrying capacity is of great significance. Conclusion: This essay is based on Cenggong County, one of the five key shale gas exploration areas in Guizhou at the end of 2012. By calculating the water resource carrying capacity in the studied area with the help of the ecological footprint method, it is concluded that the existing water resources in the studied area can support shale gas exploration. However, shale gas mining will cause a change in the industrial structure within the region. In addition, it has significant effects on the bearing capacity of water resources in the ecological environment.

Scenario Analysis on the Water Environment Carrying Capacity of Wuliangsuhai Lake Basin

2012 ◽  
Vol 616-618 ◽  
pp. 1388-1393
Author(s):  
Hong Jun Lei ◽  
Lina Yin ◽  
Bei Dou Xi
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Carrying Capacity ◽  
Water Environment ◽  
Social Economy ◽  
Lake Basin ◽  
Environmental Capacity ◽  
Coordinated Development ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Capacity Index ◽  
Resource Environment

Rapid social-economic development and the ever-increasing water pollutant discharge of Wuliangsuhai lake basin made the water quality deteriorated; the lake eutrophication intensified and heavily restricted the sustainable development of the watershed’s social economy. Wuliangsuhai lake basin was selected as the study area. By the use of system dynamics simulation model the water environment and social economy were connected, and three kinds of improved scenarios (resource-environment constrained type, social economy constrained type, coordinated development type) were proposed based on the inertial and planning schemes. Ten indexes of water environment carrying capacity, i.e. the GDP per capita, ratio of industrial output to GDP, et al., were selected, and fuzzy comprehensive evaluation method was used. Results showed that, the water environmental capacity utilization ratios of COD and TN in the resource-environment constrained scenario were 69.5% and 57.9% in 2020, respectively. And the water environment carrying capacity index increased from 0.19 in 2008 to 0.31 in 2020. Under the coordinated development scenario, the surplus environmental capacity of COD and TN were 1755.46t/a, 260.21t/a respectively, and the water environment carrying capacity index was up to 0.29 in 2020. The sustainable development plan was proposed and some feasible suggestions and strategies were put forward.

scholarly journals Research on Sustainable Development in an Alpine Pastoral Area Based on Equilibrium Analysis Between the Grassland Yield, Livestock Carrying Capacity, and Animal Husbandry Population

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (17) ◽  
pp. 4659 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiping Zhang ◽  
Linbo Zhang ◽  
Xiaona Liu ◽  
Qing Qiao
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Spatial Distribution ◽  
Carrying Capacity ◽  
Net Primary Productivity ◽  
Animal Husbandry ◽  
Quantitative Relationship ◽  
Equilibrium Analysis ◽  
Population Pressure ◽  
Management Policy ◽  
The Sustainable Development

Equilibrium of the grassland yield, livestock carrying capacity, and animal husbandry population is the key factor that influences the ecological environment and sustainable development in pastoral areas. It is of great importance to define the animal husbandry pressure and carrying capacity of an animal husbandry population for grassland management policy-making and the sustainable development of animal husbandry. As one of the areas with the most sensitive and vulnerable ecosystem in China, the Three-River Headwaters Region is an ecological barrier for the environmental security and regional sustainable development of Southeast Asian nations. It is of great significance to define the livestock carrying capacity and population pressure in the area. This research estimates the net primary productivity (NPP) of vegetation in the Three-River Headwaters Region using Carnegie-Ames-Stanford approach (CASA) model, estimates the grass yield on the basis of NPP data, and then estimates the reasonable livestock carrying capacity according to the grass yield. Meanwhile, combined with herdsmen investigation data, it establishes a quantitative relationship between the proper livestock carrying capacity and reasonable animal husbandry population. In addition, the spatial distribution of an overloading animal husbandry population is analyzed through spatial interpolation, which can provide theoretical support for the establishment of scientific ecological immigration policy and the sustainable development of local animal husbandry. The results show that (1) the total grass yield of the grassland in the Three-River Headwaters Region is 13.96 million tons, and the average grass yield is 529.87 kg/hm2, whilst the spatial distribution presents a decreasing trend from the east and southeast to the west and northwest; (2) the reasonable livestock carrying capacity is 14.03 million sheep units (hereinafter referred as “SU”), and the average livestock carrying capacity is 55.14 SU/km2; and (3) the reasonable animal husbandry population carrying capacity is 512,500 people, while the actual amount is 645,300, with 132,800 people beyond the carrying capacity, especially in Xinghai, Tongde, Zekog, Yushu, Nangqen, and Chindu County.

Empirical Study of Sunan’s Water Resources Carrying Capacity during the Process of Modernization

2014 ◽  
Vol 955-959 ◽  
pp. 3075-3078
Author(s):  
Miao Chen ◽  
Feng Ping Wu
Keyword(s):  
Principal Component Analysis ◽  
Water Resources ◽  
Empirical Study ◽  
Water Resource ◽  
Carrying Capacity ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Analysis Method ◽  
Water Resources Carrying Capacity ◽  
Water Resource Carrying Capacity ◽  
Composite Scores

Taking Sunan’s water resource carrying capacity as the research object, this article extracted three principal components from thirteen indicators influencing water resources carrying capacity through principal component analysis method. Then bestowing weights to the three components using entropy value method, the composite scores of Sunan’s water resource carrying capacity from 2002 to 2012 could be calculated.The result shows that, with the advancement of Sunan modernization, Sunan’s water resource carrying capacity will face a major test, thus requiring a reasonable and efficient use of water resources and giving full play to potential of water resources.

Calculation and Analysis of Water Footprint in Shunyi District of Beijing

2013 ◽  
Vol 295-298 ◽  
pp. 964-969 ◽  
Author(s):  
Su Ling Liu ◽  
Yu Xin Wang ◽  
Xiao Hui Mao
Keyword(s):  
Water Resources ◽  
Water Resource ◽  
Carrying Capacity ◽  
Water Scarcity ◽  
Water Footprint ◽  
Virtual Water ◽  
Consumption Pattern ◽  
Water Resources Carrying Capacity ◽  
Per Capita

The water footprint and consumption pattern is an effective tool for quantitifying the volume of water resources consumption in certain region [ ].Shunyi’s water footprint in the period 2006-2010 is calculated in this article from the view of virtual water. The general water footprint in Shunyi District at the year 2010 reached 790 million m3 and water footprint per capita was 536.48 cubic meters. Shunyi 's water resource quantity per capita was 501.27 m3 in the same year and the Water Scarcity Index was 1.98. The result of calculation shows that the water resource volume of exploitation in Shunyi District of Beijing has been beyond the water resources carrying capacity.

scholarly journals Quantitative Measurement of the Sustainable Water Resource Development System in China Inspired by Dissipative Structure Theory

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (11) ◽  
pp. 3996
Author(s):  
Xuedong Liang ◽  
Ruyun Zhang ◽  
Canmian Liu ◽  
Haiyue Liu
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Water Resources ◽  
Water Resource ◽  
Evaluation System ◽  
Dissipative Structure ◽  
Resource Development ◽  
Water Resource Development ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Development System ◽  
Sustainable Water Resource

In an attempt to ensure sustainable water resource development, this paper constructs a comprehensive scientific index evaluation system focused on the macro socio-economic-ecological environment. Inspired by the theory of dissipative structure, the sustainable development system of water resources is regarded as a complex and huge dissipative system. In order to effectively measure the coordinated development status and orderly evolution trend of the system, this paper uses the information entropy method to construct the measurement model of the water resources system and analyze its internal entropy flow changes. The empirical analysis of the water resources in China from 2007 to 2016 found that coordinated water resource subsystem development could achieve sustainable development, and that over the examined period, the sustainable water resource development system in China became more orderly and coordinated; therefore, the sustainable development aim is gradually being achieved.

Study on Water Resource Carrying Capacity of Enshi Autonomous Prefecture in Hubei Province

2013 ◽  
Vol 864-867 ◽  
pp. 2288-2291
Author(s):  
Yi Sun ◽  
Jun Wei Wan ◽  
Song Yuan Yang ◽  
Yan Qiu Lu
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Water Resources ◽  
Water Resource ◽  
Carrying Capacity ◽  
Social Economic ◽  
Analysis And Evaluation ◽  
The Social ◽  
Vector Module ◽  
Water Resource Carrying Capacity ◽  
Social Economic Development

Starting from the function of water resources to the social economic development, using the method of vector module, this thesis makes the analysis and evaluation of Enshi water resource carrying capacity. The results show that the water resource carrying capacity maintain its wide between 0.0884 to 0.1275 in 2007-2011, which shows that the carrying capacity of water resource in Enshi can meet the needs of social economic development.

Correlation Analysis on Water Resources Utilization and the Sustainable Development of Social Economy in Minqin of Gansu Province

2013 ◽  
Vol 368-370 ◽  
pp. 311-317
Author(s):  
Jian Min Han ◽  
Ren Zhi Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Water Resources ◽  
Rural Population ◽  
Social Economic ◽  
Social Economy ◽  
Animal Husbandry ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Process Of Urbanization ◽  
Pressure On Water Resources ◽  
Water Resources Utilization

This paper analyze the relativity of water resources utilization in Minqin and social economic sustainable development adopting optimal multiple regressions. The results show that: 1There is remarkable correlation between the economic growth and the demand of water resources. On condition that the sustainable development of economy is satisfied, the growth of rural population is a huge pressure on water resources. It is an appropriate measure to coordinate the environmental protection and social economic development that reducing the consumption of water for rural population or accelerating the process of urbanization and developing forestry and animal husbandry. 2) Increasing urban population and developing industry and modern farming can promote our economic growth at the same time reduce the pressure on water resources significantly. 3) 97.5% of the variation in the total water requirement of Minqin is caused by two variables animal husbandry output value and rural population. So the major routes of rational utilization of water resources and the sustainable development of social economy in Minqin are reducing the consumption of water for rural population constantly or accelerating the process of urbanization and optimizing animal husbandry industry further.

The Water Resources Carrying Capacity & Strategy Research of Rizhao City

2011 ◽  
Vol 347-353 ◽  
pp. 3946-3951 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhen Cai Cui ◽  
Jin Ling Hu ◽  
De Yuan Zhao ◽  
Hong Li Zhao
Keyword(s):  
Water Resources ◽  
Development Strategy ◽  
Water Resource ◽  
Carrying Capacity ◽  
Structure Type ◽  
Efficiency Factor ◽  
Living Standard ◽  
Water Resources Carrying Capacity ◽  
Calculation Results ◽  
Water Resource Carrying Capacity

Three kinds of calculations are used in this literature based on the calculating modes on water resources carrying capacity in my literature [2]. The different level year & different guarantee rate water resources carrying capacity of Rizhao City will be calculated by the water-using efficiency factor and environment contribution (baffled) factor of America in 2005. The different welfare level (living standard) water resources carrying capacity of Rizhao City when the water-using efficiency factor and environment contribution (baffled) factor changed and it when the pollutants receiving capacity decreases 20%. The conclusion compared to the calculation results got by the method in literature [3]. According to the water resource carrying capacity status quo of Rizhao City, the thesis puts forward with development strategy in three aspects to strengthen the water resource carrying capacity of Rizhao City: Engineering type, Structure type and Economy & technique type.

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