Dual-Level Material and Psychological Assessment of Urban Water Security in a Water-Stressed Coastal City

Sustainability

Yajing Huang²  Linyu Xu²  Hao Yin²  Yanpeng Cai²  Zhifeng Yang²  Xiangzheng Deng¹  Ram Babu Singh¹ 

[1] State Key Laboratory of Water Environment Simulation, School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China;;State Key Laboratory of Water Environment Simulation, School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China; E-Mails:

关键词: water security;    psychological security;    questionnaire;    coastal city;    Dalian;   

DOI  :  10.3390/su7043900

来源: mdpi

【 摘 要 】

The acceleration of urbanization and industrialization has been gradually aggravating water security issues, such as water shortages, water pollution, and flooding or drought disasters and so on. Water security issues have become a great challenge to urban sustainable development. In this context, we proposed a dual-level material and psychological assessment method to assess urban water security. Psychological security coefficients were introduced in this method to combine material security and residents’ security feelings. A typical water-stressed coastal city in China (Dalian) was chosen as a case study. The water security status of Dalian from 2010 to 2012 was analysed dynamically. The results indicated that the Dalian water security statuses from 2010 to 2012 were basically secure, but solutions to improve water security status and solve water resource problems are still required. This dual-level material and psychological assessment for urban water security has improved conventional material assessment through the introduction of psychological security coefficients, which can benefit decision-making for urban water planning, management and protection.

【 授权许可】

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