Simulating Water Resource Disputes of Transboundary River: A Case Study of the Zhanghe River Basin, China

2017 International Conference on Advanced Environmental Engineering

生态环境科学

Yuan, Liang^1,2 ; He, Weijun^1,2 ; Liao, Zaiyi^3,4 ; Degefu, Dagmawi Mulugeta^3,4 ; An, Min^1 ; Zhang, Zhaofang^1

School of Business, Hohai University, Nanjing, Jiangsu

210098, China^1

College of Economics and Management, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, Hubei

443002, China^2

Department of Architecture Science, Ryerson University, Toronto

ON

M5B 2K3, Canada^3

College of Hydraulic and Environmental Engineering, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, Hubei

443002, China^4

关键词: Complex information;    Efficient managements;    Environmental change;    Environmental systems;    National governments;    Political systems;    System interactions;    Trans-boundary rivers;   

Others  :  https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1755-1315/111/1/012001/pdf
DOI  :  10.1088/1755-1315/111/1/012001

学科分类：环境科学（综合）

来源: IOP

【 摘 要 】

Water resource disputes within transboundary river basin has been hindering the sustainable use of water resources and efficient management of environment. The problem is characterized by a complex information feedback loop that involves socio-economic and environmental systems. This paper presents a system dynamics based model that can simulate the dynamics of water demand, water supply, water adequacy and water allocation instability within a river basin. It was used for a case study in the Zhanghe River basin of China. The base scenario has been investigated for the time period between 2000 and 2050. The result shows that the Chinese national government should change the water allocation scheme of downstream Zhanghe River established in 1989, more water need to be allocated to the downstream cities and the actual allocation should be adjusted to reflect the need associated with the socio-economic and environmental changes within the region, and system dynamics improves the understanding of concepts and system interactions by offering a comprehensive and integrated view of the physical, social, economic, environmental, and political systems.